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Public institutions of higher education: collecting and disseminating students' religious preferences and affiliations

Va. Code Ann. § 23.1-402

In force.

A sensitive categories rule binding government bodies.

Obligation class
Consent, Prohibition
Audit expectation
none

What it requires

  • If you are a public institution of higher education, do not require a student to indicate a religious preference or affiliation, and do not disseminate information about a student's religious preference or affiliation without the student's consent (Va. Code Ann. 23.1-402(A)).
  • Do not disseminate information about students' religious preferences and affiliations to federal government authorities to compile a list, registry or database of individuals based on religious affiliation, national origin or ethnicity, even with the student's consent, unless state or federal law specifically requires the dissemination (Va. Code Ann. 23.1-402(B)).

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What record it asks for

Logging duty

Section 23.1-402 limits how a public institution of higher education collects and disseminates students' religious information. It sets no duty to keep a record.

Kind
None
As of

What this law does

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Research summary

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A public institution of higher education may collect and disseminate information concerning the religious preferences and affiliations of its students, but it may not require any student to indicate a religious preference or affiliation and may not disseminate the information without the student's consent.

A student's consent does not allow a public institution of higher education to disseminate information on religious preferences and affiliations to federal government authorities for the purpose of compiling a list, registry or database of individuals based on religious affiliation, national origin or ethnicity, unless state or federal law specifically requires the dissemination.

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