Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part CXV - Bulletin 741-Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators
Chapter 11 - Student Services
Section CXV-1149 - Student Biometric Information

1. fingerprint characteristics;

2. eye characteristics;

3. hand characteristics;

4. vocal characteristics;

5. facial characteristics; and

6. any other physical characteristics used to electronically identify that person with a high degree of certainty.

1. require written permission from the student's parent or other legal guardian, or the student if he or she is age 18 or older, prior to the collection of any biometric information. It requires a form created for the express purpose of obtaining the required permission and requires that the granting of permission shall not be included as a part of any form used for enrollment purposes or other form required by the school's governing authority for any other purpose;

2. provide that any biometric information collected from a student shall be used only for identification or fraud prevention purposes;

3. ensure that a student's biometric information shall not be disclosed to a third party without the written permission of the student's parent or other legal guardian, or the student if he or she is age 18 or older, unless the disclosure is required by court order;

4. provide for the secure storage, transmission, and protection of all biometric information from unauthorized disclosure;

5. encrypt student biometric information using an algorithmic process which transforms data into a form in which there is a low probability of assigning meaning to such information without use of a confidential process or key;

6. ensure that the use of a student's biometric information is discontinued upon:

7. provide that all biometric information collected from a student be destroyed within 30 days after use of such information is discontinued;

8. provide that a student shall not be refused or denied any services due to the failure to provide written consent and that the collection of student biometric information must comply with all applicable state and federal law and requirements, including the federal Family Educational Rights Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA).