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2017 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 568
BY REPRESENTATIVE NANCY LANDRY

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AN ACT

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To amend and reenact R.S. 17:3914(C)(2)(b), relative to student information; to provide for

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the authority of the Department of Education; to provide for the release of

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information to entities located out-of-state; to provide for the use of information for

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academic research; and to provide for related matters.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
Section 1. R.S. 17:3914(C)(2)(b) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as
follows:
§3914. Student information; privacy; legislative intent; definitions; prohibitions;
parental access; penalties

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C.

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(2) Beginning August 1, 2015, no official or employee of a city, parish, or

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other local public school system shall provide personally identifiable student

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information to any member of the school board or to any other person or public or

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private entity, except such an official or employee may, in accordance with

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applicable state and federal law:

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(b)(i) Provide to the state Department of Education, for the purpose of

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satisfying state and federal assessment, auditing, funding, monitoring, program

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administration, and state accountability requirements, information from which
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enough personally identifiable information has been removed such that the remaining

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information does not identify a student and there is no basis to believe that the

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information alone can be used to identify a student. No official or employee of the

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state Department of Education shall share such information with any person or public

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or private entity located outside of Louisiana, other than for purposes of academic

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analysis of assessments or for purposes of research as authorized in Item (ii) of this

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Subparagraph.

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(ii) An official or employee of the state Department of Education may share

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such information with a person who is an employee of, and conducting academic

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research at, any postsecondary education institution accredited by a regional or

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national accrediting organization recognized by the United States Department of

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Education, provided the person and the department have entered into a memorandum

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of understanding in which the person agrees to be civilly liable for any fine imposed

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as provided in Subsection G of this Section for any violation of the provisions of this

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Section.

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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE

GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA

APPROVED:

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