Ind. Code ch. 21-12-12

Ind. Code § 21-12-12-1 Postsecondary educational institution data reporting

Sec. 1. (a) Before the commission distributes grants under this article to an approved postsecondary education institution for the academic year beginning July 1, 2012, and before each academic year thereafter, the approved postsecondary education institution shall timely provide to the commission the appropriate current and past student unit record data that is necessary to adequately administer and evaluate the effectiveness of the award and scholarship programs provided under this article. The commission shall use the data for its student information system. (b) Before the academic year beginning July 1, 2012, and before each academic year thereafter, the commission, in consultation with Independent Colleges of Indiana, shall collect other appropriate student data on all students attending public, private, and proprietary institutions to allow the commission to develop, update, and implement a long range plan for postsecondary education. As added by P.L.169-2011, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.107-2012, SEC.31.

Ind. Code § 21-12-12-2 Liability for breach of confidentiality

Sec. 2. This section applies to any student data that are confidential under any law, including the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. 1232(g)). An approved postsecondary educational institution or an association acting on behalf of an approved postsecondary educational institution that provides student data requested under this chapter is not liable for any breach of confidentiality of the information if the breach resulted from the action of the commission or the commission's staff and not from the transmission of the data before the data reached the commission. As added by P.L.169-2011, SEC.13.