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28 (i) Disclosure of domestic violence related information. 1. Information with respect to victims of domestic violence collected as a result of procedures for domestic violence screening, assessment, referrals and waivers pursuant to 18 NYCRR Part 351 shall not be released to any outside party or parties or other government agencies unless the information is required to be disclosed by law, or unless authorized in writing by the public assistance applicant or recipient. 2. Employees of the office, social services district or any agency providing domestic violence liaison services, consistent with applicable statute and regulation, may have access to client identifiable information maintained by a domestic violence liaison or by the welfare management system only when the employees' specific job responsibilities cannot be accomplished without access to client identifiable information. 3. Each social service district and agency providing domestic violence liaison services, with access to the welfare management system, must develop and implement policies and practices to ensure the maintenance of confidential individual information. (j) Disclosure of education information. To the extent available, an authorized agency must provide a copy of a foster child's education record at no cost to the child when such foster child is discharged to his or her own care. For the purposes of this subdivision, the education record of a foster child includes the names and addresses of the child's educational providers; the child's grade level performance; assurances that the child's placement in foster care took into account proximity to the school in which the child was enrolled at the time of placement; and any other relevant education information concerning the child. 18 NYCRR 357.4 - Prohibition against improper use of lists of applicants and recipients. All material sent to applicants and recipients of public assistance, including material enclosed in envelopes containing checks, must be directly related to the administration of the public assistance programs and shall not have political implications. 18 NYCRR 357.5 - Procedures for safeguarding information maintained by the New York State Department of Social Services, local social services districts and other authorized agencies. (a) Records containing individually identifiable information shall be marked "confidential" and kept in locked files or in rooms that are locked when the records are not in use. (b) When in use, records shall be maintained in such a manner as to prevent exposure of individual identifiable information to anyone other than the authorized party directly utilizing the case record.