HLS 20RS-442 ORIGINAL
2020 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 611
BY REPRESENTATIVE MCKNIGHT
STUDENTS: Provides relative to the collection and sharing of certain student information
1 AN ACT
2To enact R.S. 17:3914(M), relative to student information; to authorize the Board of
3 Regents, the governing authority of each public secondary school, the state
4 Department of Education, and the Louisiana Workforce Commission to share student
5 information; to provide for the use of information for research; to provide conditions;
6 to provide for penalties; and to provide for related matters.
7Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 17:3914(M) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
9 ยง3914. Student information; privacy; legislative intent; definitions; prohibitions;
10 parental access; penalties
11 * * *
12 M.(1) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, the
13 Board of Regents, the governing authority of each public secondary school, the state
14 Department of Education, and the Louisiana Workforce Commission shall exchange
15 student information for the purposes outlined in this Section.
16 (2) The governing authority of each public secondary school shall collect the
17 following personally identifiable information for each public secondary school
18 graduate who earned an industry-based credential:
19 (a) Full name.
20 (b) Date of birth.
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1 (c) Social security number.
2 (d) Industry-based credential earned.
3 (3) Each public postsecondary education institution shall collect the
4 following personally identifiable information for each of its students who earned an
5 industry-based credential at a public secondary school in Louisiana:
6 (a) Full name.
7 (b) Date of birth.
8 (c) Social security number.
9 (d) Industry-based credential earned.
10 (4) The governing authority of each public secondary school shall disclose
11 information collected pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection and each public
12 postsecondary education institution shall disclose information collected pursuant to
13 Paragraph (2) of this Subsection to the Louisiana Workforce Commission for the
14 express purpose of determining whether public secondary school graduates earning
15 industry-based credentials have entered the workforce in the industry for which they
16 earned the credential or pursued further education related to the industry for which
17 they earned the credential. The commission shall share the data with the Board of
18 Regents and the state Department of Education for the express purpose of analysis
19 and evaluation of performance outcomes of career and technical education. The state
20 department shall use the data to develop policies for improving student achievement
21 in this area.
22 (5) These agencies shall keep such information strictly confidential and shall
23 use the information for no other purpose than that provided in Paragraph (2) of this
24 Subsection.
25 (6) Any exchange of student information pursuant to the provisions of this
26 Subsection shall comply with all applicable state and federal law, including the
27 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
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1 (7) Any person who knowingly and willfully fails to maintain the
2 confidentiality of such information is subject to the penalties provided in Subsection
3 G of this Section.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 611 Original 2020 Regular Session McKnight
Abstract: Requires the Bd. of Regents, governing authority of each public secondary
school, the Dept. of Education, and the La. Workforce Commission to share student
information for research and policy development purposes.
Present law provides for the protection of personally identifiable student information.
Proposed law provides that notwithstanding present law the Bd. of Regents, governing
authority of each public secondary school, the Dept. of Education, and the La. Workforce
Commission shall exchange student information, including full name, date of birth, and
social security number, for the express purpose of gathering data regarding rates of students
obtaining industry credentials and entering into the field for which they earned such
credentials or pursuing further education related to the industry for which they earned such
credentials. Requires that confidentiality of shared information be maintained and provides
for penalties for breaching confidentiality.
(Adds R.S. 17:3914(M))
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