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South Carolina
Tucker Hipps Transparency Act: fraternity and sorority conduct reports of public institutions of higher learning, with no personal identifying information of members
S.C. Code Ann. sec. 59-101-210
In force since .
A sensitive categories rule binding government bodies.
- Instrument type
- an act of a legislature
- Obligation class
- Governance
- Audit expectation
- none
What it requires
- If you are a public institution of higher learning other than a technical college, keep a report of actual findings of violations of the institution's Conduct of Student Organizations by fraternity and sorority organizations formally affiliated with the institution, and include in it no personal identifying information of the individual members (section 59-101-210(A)(1) and (4)).
- If you are such an institution, treat the report as subject to the requirements of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, and on the report's webpage say where a member of the public may obtain the additional information that is not protected by that Act (section 59-101-210(A)(4) and (6)).
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What record it asks for
Logging duty
Section 59-101-210 names no log, register or retained file of access to student data. It requires a report of findings kept for four years, and the report carries no personal identifying information of individual members.
- Kind
- None
- As of
What this law does
A public institution of higher learning, excluding technical colleges, must maintain a report of actual findings of violations of the institution's Conduct of Student Organizations by fraternity and sorority organizations formally affiliated with the institution. The report must include no personal identifying information of the individual members and is subject to the requirements of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
The institution must post the report on its website with a statement that the institution is required to provide additional information under the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act, and where a member of the public may obtain the additional information that is not protected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
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