Louisiana § RS 17:3047.6 - Coordination with other agencies
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§ RS 17:3047.6. Coordination with other agencies
NOTE: Subsection A eff. until Oct. 1, 2027. See Acts 2025, No. 478.
A. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the administering agency shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Children and Family Services and the Louisiana Department of Health to share information relative to an individual's qualification for certain aid or governmental benefits. Any information shared or furnished shall be held confidential by the administering agency and shall be reported in the aggregate only and contain no personally identifiable information.
NOTE: Subsection A as amended by Acts 2025, No. 478, eff. Oct. 1, 2027.
A. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the administering agency shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with Louisiana Works and the Louisiana Department of Health to share information relative to an individual's qualification for certain aid or governmental benefits. Any information shared or furnished shall be held confidential by the administering agency and shall be reported in the aggregate only and contain no personally identifiable information.
B. Notwithstanding R.S. 47:1508 or any other law to the contrary, the administering agency shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Revenue and Louisiana Works to share information relative to a taxpayer's reported income, residency, and employment information for purposes of generating data related to the success of award recipients in the workforce. Any information shared or furnished shall be held confidential by the administering agency and shall be reported in the aggregate only and contain no personally identifiable information.
C. The administering agency shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to share information relative to a person's criminal history in order to determine award eligibility and to collect data relative to the recidivism rates of scholarship recipients. Any information shared or furnished shall be held confidential by the administering agency, shall be reported in the aggregate only, and shall contain no personally identifiable information.
D. Pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act, the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance shall define the period of the year to which a student must attend an educational program in order to qualify under the provisions of this Chapter.
Acts 2021, No. 457, §1, eff. June 23, 2021; Acts 2022, No. 374, §1; Acts 2023, No. 287, §1, eff. June 12, 2023; Acts 2024, No. 102, §1, eff. May 21, 2024; Acts 2025, No. 478, §5, eff. Oct. 1, 2027.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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