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O.C.G.A. § 20-14-29 — Limitation on liability of private postsecondary institutions for sharing confidential information | Georgia Code
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TITLE 20 EDUCATION

Section 14. Education Accountability, 20-14-1 through 20-14-113.

ARTICLE 2 EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAMS

20-14-29. Limitation on liability of private postsecondary institutions for sharing confidential information.

  1. When private colleges and universities in this state provide the Office of Student Achievement with confidential student data or records concerning students enrolled in such private colleges and universities, such private colleges and universities shall not be held liable in any court in this state for any breach of confidentiality, disclosure, use, retention, or destruction of such information if such breach, disclosure, use, retention, or destruction resulted from actions of the Office of Student Achievement or its staff and not from the transmission of the information by the private college or university before such information reached the Office of Student Achievement.
  2. This Code section shall apply to any student data or records that are confidential under any law of this state or any federal law, including, but not limited to, the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. Section 1232g.

(Code 1981, §20-14-29, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 1131, § 1/SB 405.)

PART 3 A CCOUNTABILITY ASSESSMENT

20-14-30. Creation of performance based accountability assessment program.

The office shall create and implement a state-wide kindergarten through grade 12 accountability assessment program that is performance based to ensure school accountability for the goals of improved student achievement and improved school completion.

(Code 1981, §20-14-30, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, § 93; Ga. L. 2004, p. 107, § 21.)

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