§ 1-118. Collection of identifying information of students attending institutions of higher edu...
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 24 P.S. EducationEffective: July 1, 2012
Effective: July 1, 2012
24 P.S. § 1-118
§ 1-118. Collection of identifying information of students attending institutions of higher education
(i) Before collecting any identifying information from an institution of higher education, the department shall provide the institution of higher education with written notice of the identifying information the department seeks to collect and the date by which a student who wishes to do so may opt out of the department's information collection.
(ii) Upon receiving the notice required under subparagraph (i), the institution of higher education shall provide those students who are subject to the request for identifying information with electronic notice of the department's request and of the students' ability to opt out of the department's collection of identifying information by the date identified by the department in subparagraph (i). The notice shall direct students to an Internet website maintained by the department which shall contain the following information:
(5) An institution of higher education that discloses identifying information to the department at the department's request shall not be held liable in any court of law for any breach of confidentiality pertaining to such identifying information that resulted from actions of the department or the department's staff, contractors or researchers, whether paid or unpaid.
(b) The Secretary of Education shall establish an advisory committee to offer recommendations to the Department of Education concerning the department's collection of identifying information and other data from institutions of higher education. The following shall apply to the advisory committee established under this section:
(i) A representative of a community college operating under Article XIX-A.1
“Identifying information” shall mean any document, photographic, pictorial or computer image of another person or any fact used to establish identity, including, but not limited to, a name, birth date, Social Security number, driver's license number, nondriver governmental identification number, telephone number, checking account number, savings account number, student identification number, employe or payroll number, residence address, mailing address, e-mail address or electronic signature.
“Institution of higher education” includes any of the following:
(9) Any private licensed school as defined in the act of December 15, 1986 (P.L. 1585, No. 174),2 known as the “Private Licensed Schools Act. ”
“Student” shall mean a person who attends an institution of higher education, whether enrolled on a full-time, part-time, credit or noncredit basis.
Credits
1949, March 10, P.L. 30, No. 14, art. I, § 118, added 2011, June 30, P.L. 112, No. 24, § 2, effective in 60 days [Aug. 29, 2011]. Amended 2012, June 30, P.L. 684, No. 82, § 3, effective July 1, 2012.
24 P.S. § 1-118, PA ST 24 P.S. § 1-118
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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