§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.