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LA FIRST research data system: schools' student data sharing and separation of personal information
La. R.S. 17:3138.12(E), (F) and (H)
A sensitive categories rule binding government bodies.
- Obligation class
- Governance, Prohibition, Transfer, Consent
- Audit expectation
- none
What it requires
- From , if you are the governing authority of a public school, charter schools included, share student data at least annually with the Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Public Policy Center for use in the LA FIRST data system (La. R.S. 17:3138.12(F)(2)).
- From , share personal information (a student's social security number, full name and date of birth) for high school students directly with the state Department of Education, which shares it with the policy center (La. R.S. 17:3138.12(F)(1) and (3)(a)).
- From , if you are the state Department of Education, develop and implement a process for parents to opt out of the sharing of high school students' personal information upon registration, as part of an existing data sharing information notice or parental consent process (La. R.S. 17:3138.12(F)(3)(c)).
- From , do not sell data housed in the LA FIRST data system to third parties (La. R.S. 17:3138.12(E)).
- From , transfer and store personal information and nonpersonal information separately, use personal information only to generate a unique identifier for each record or to produce generalized or aggregated information, and conduct no research or analysis on data that includes personal information (La. R.S. 17:3138.12(H)(2)).
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What this law does
Act 661 of the 2026 Regular Session amends subsections E, F and H(2) of Revised Statutes 17:3138.12, the LA FIRST research data system section. Act 661 takes effect . Until then, the section requires each city, parish or other local public school board to share student data directly with the Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Public Policy Center and the state agencies the section lists.
From , under Revised Statutes 17:3138.12(F)(2) as amended, each public school governing authority must share student data at least annually with the policy center for use in the LA FIRST data system. Act 661 extends that sharing duty to the governing authorities of all public schools, charter schools included.
From , under Revised Statutes 17:3138.12(F)(3), each public school governing authority must share personal information for high school students directly with the state Department of Education, which shares it with the policy center.
Under Revised Statutes 17:3138.12(F)(3)(c) as amended, the state Department of Education must develop and implement a process for parents to opt out of that sharing upon registration, as part of an existing data sharing information notice or parental consent process.
Under Revised Statutes 17:3138.12(H)(2) as amended, the shared data must be separated into personal and nonpersonal information, which must be transferred and stored separately, and research and analysis may not be conducted on data that includes personal information. Under Revised Statutes 17:3138.12(E) as amended, data housed in the LA FIRST data system may under no circumstances be sold to third parties.
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