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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 24 P.S. Education § 20-2033-L. Public institution of higher education reporting

Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Requirements.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the following information shall be reported, including disaggregated data sets for resident students, nonresident students, undergraduate students and graduate students, to the department by public institutions of higher education:

(1) Student enrollment disaggregated by demographics, enrollment status and degree type.

(2) Students reaching 30, 60, 90 and 120 credit hour thresholds.

(3) Students completing credentials, including credentials aligned to high-priority occupations.

(4) Students included in priority populations, including low-income students, underrepresented minority students and academically unprepared students.

(4.1) For State-related universities, performance metrics data under section 2034-L.  1

(5) Any other data required by the department, including data related to the metrics under section 2032-L.  2

(b) Transmittal.--

(1) A public institution of higher education shall report information required under this section to the department in a manner and form prescribed by the department.

(2) Each State-related university shall annually transmit data to the department no later than March 1, 2026, and each February 1 thereafter.  The department shall transmit data to the council in a timely manner.

(c) Submission.--The system may submit the information required under this section on behalf of the State-owned universities.

(d) Exclusion.--The provisions of section 118   3 shall not apply to any data required under this section.

(e) Data sharing.--

(1) The department may share data collected under this section with the board.

(2) The department shall share data collected under this section with the council.

(3) The following shall apply to confidential data shared under this subsection:

(i) Within 120 days of the effective date of this subparagraph,  4 the department shall enter into a data use agreement with the council.  The data use agreement shall include terms to ensure that the data is kept confidential and secure and remain confidential in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (Public Law 90-247, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g) and other applicable laws governing data sharing.

(ii) The department shall enter into a data use agreement with the board prior to sharing data under paragraph (1) and include the same terms in subparagraph (i).

(iii) The department may utilize a disclosure method to protect student privacy to prevent the identification of students.

(f) Definition.--As used in this section, the term “student” means an individual who attends an institution of higher education, whether enrolled on a full-time, part-time, degree-seeking, non-degree-seeking, credit or noncredit basis.

(g) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the obligations of a State-related university to provide data or other information to the department or the General Assembly as required by law.

1  24 P.S. § 20-2034-L.
2  24 P.S. § 20-2032-L.
3  24 P.S. § 1-118.
4  Subsec. (e)(3)(i) added by 2025, Nov. 12, P.L. 244, No. 47, § 57, imd. effective.
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