GREEN SHEET REDIGEST
HB 711 2021 Regular Session Garofalo
STUDENTS: Provides relative to the sharing of certain student data.
DIGEST
Present law prohibits an official or employee of a local public school system from requiring
the collection of certain student information unless voluntarily disclosed by the parent or
legal guardian. Further prohibits any employee of a public school system from providing a
student's personally identifiable information to any person or public or private entity.
Present law defines personally identifiable information as information about an individual
that can be used, on its own or with other information, to identify, contact, or locate a single
individual.
Present law includes exceptions to the prohibitions. One exception is present law authorizes
public school governing authorities, with parental permission, to collect certain personally
identifiable information for students in grades eight through 12. Authorizes the sharing of
such information with La. postsecondary education institutions, the La. office of student
financial assistance, and the Bd. of Regents for specific purposes. The following personally
identifiable information may be collected and shared in accordance with present law:
(1)Full name.
(2)Date of birth.
(3)Social security number.
(4)Student transcript data.
Proposed law adds race and ethnicity to the information that may be collected and shared.
Revises purposes for which information may be shared and revises information required to
be on parental notification forms.
Present law authorizes disclosing student information with the office of student financial
assistance for purposes related to administering state and federal grants.
Proposed law authorizes disclosing information to the Bd. of Regents for the purposes.
(Amends R.S. 17:3914(K)(2) and (3)(c)(i); adds R.S. 17:3914(K)(1)(e))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Education to the
engrossed bill
1. Make technical changes.
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Prepared by Cheryl Serrett.