Law / United States / 
North Carolina
Private colleges and universities: liability for disclosure of student data and records to State agencies
In force since .
A sensitive categories rule binding private bodies.
- Obligation class
- Contract terms, Disclosure
- Audit expectation
- none
What it requires
- If you are a private college or university and want protection from liability for what a recipient does with your students' data, disclose personally identifiable information in student data or records to a State agency, local school administrative unit, community college, constituent institution of The University of North Carolina, or North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities, Inc., only under the terms of a written agreement and in compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (G.S. 116-229.1(a)).
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What record it asks for
Logging duty
- Kind
- None
- As of
What this law does
A private college or university that discloses personally identifiable information in student data or records under a written agreement with a State agency, local school administrative unit, community college, constituent institution of The University of North Carolina, or the North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities, Inc., in compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act is not liable for a breach of confidentiality, disclosure, use, retention, or destruction of the data or records if it results from actions or omissions of the recipient or of persons the recipient gave access.
The North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities, Inc., is not liable for a breach of confidentiality, disclosure, use, retention, or destruction of student data or records it transferred on behalf of a private college or university to a State agency, local school administrative unit, community college, or constituent institution if the breach results from actions or omissions of the recipient or of persons the recipient gave access. Session Law 2012-133 added the article and took effect when it became law on .
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