§ 17:5067 — Program information reporting system; implementation; requirements; applicability;

§5067. Program information reporting system; implementation; requirements; applicability;
participation by eligible institutions and others
A.(1) The Board of Regents shall formulate, develop, establish, and implement a
uniform Taylor Opportunity Program for Students information reporting system for the
purposes of policy analysis and program evaluation and for providing accurate data and
statistics to the legislature, the governor and appropriate executive branch agencies, and the
public relative to the program's impact on the state and on students.
(2) In formulating and developing the information reporting system, the Board of
Regents shall consult with and seek written recommendations from each college or university
eligible for participation in the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students, each of the public
postsecondary education management boards, the Louisiana Association of Independent
Colleges and Universities, legislators, and knowledgeable others as determined appropriate
by the Board of Regents.
(3) It is the intention of the legislature that the reporting system provided by this
Section and the requirements thereof shall be applicable to all Taylor Opportunity Program
for Students applicants, all award recipients regardless of eligible college or university
attended, and all such eligible colleges and universities. Effective for the 2002-2003 award
year and thereafter, compliance with the requirements of the Taylor Opportunity Program for
Students information reporting system shall be a condition for an eligible college or
university to remain eligible to receive payments from the state on behalf of an award
recipient. Compliance determinations shall be made annually by the Board of Regents.
B. The Taylor Opportunity Program for Students information reporting system shall
include but not be limited to the following:
(1) A report prepared as of the end of the fall semester and again as of the end of the
spring semester or equivalent periods of time during each academic year relative to the rate
of retention of program awards by students as they progress from semester to semester or
other equivalent periods of time as may be applicable once enrolled at an eligible college or
university. The data shall be reported by institution attended, by the two-digit classification
of instructional program, and by program award category and shall include the percent of
students losing program eligibility due to not earning the minimum number of credit hours,
the percent of students losing program eligibility due to not having the required cumulative
grade point average, and the percent of students losing program eligibility for failing to make
steady academic progress.
(2) The persistence rates at colleges and universities of freshman, sophomore, junior,
and senior students receiving a program award reported by award category and by award
year.
(3) The graduation rates or rates of completion of the chosen postsecondary
education program if otherwise applicable for students receiving a program award, reported
by award category and award year, including for those graduating with an academic degree
at the baccalaureate level, the rate for persons graduating within four years, within five years,
and within six years, respectively.
(4) The mean length of time required for a student receiving a program award to
graduate with an academic degree at the baccalaureate level or to complete the chosen
postsecondary education program if otherwise applicable with such information being
reported by award category and by award year.
(5) An annual report on the number of applicants as well as the percent of high
school graduates by high school and by parish who apply for a program award, by award
category, and the percent of those students who subsequently enroll in a college or university.
(6) Statistical studies on the relationship between the courses taken and grades
earned by a high school student and the student's score on the ACT or the SAT. Relative to
public high schools, such statistical studies shall use student course and grade data that is
otherwise available from the schools and such studies shall be conducted at no additional
cost to the governing authority of any public high school.
(7) Demographic information of program award recipients, including but not limited
to race and gender.
(8) High school grade point average and ACT or concordant SAT scores of program
award recipients grouped by mean, median, and mode.
(9) High school grade point average and ACT or concordant SAT score cross-referenced with those students who lost the award and those who were placed on
probationary status and the reasons therefor.
C. When necessary due to limitations in existing secondary data sources and systems,
the Board of Regents, consistent with the general provisions of this Section, may modify any
specific requirement of this Section. However, prior to making any such modifications the
board shall report in writing to the House Committee on Education and the Senate
Committee on Education on the proposed action and the board shall have received approval
from each committee relative to the proposed action.
D. The Board of Regents shall submit a written report including all of the
information required by this Section for the preceding academic year to the Senate
Committee on Education and the House Committee on Education, not later than December
first of each year.
E. All information reported pursuant to this Section shall be reported in the aggregate
only and shall contain no personally identifiable information for any recipient of a program
award.

Legislative History

Acts 2015, No. 227, §1; Acts 2017, No. 97, §1; Acts 2022, No. 665, §1, eff. June 18, 2022.