{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-59-26-120","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 59-26-120","heading":"Program graduates data.","body":"(A) The State Department of Education annually before December first shall provide each college of education and state-approved educator preparation program with information regarding its graduates. Information must be provided to a college of education or educator preparation program regarding each of its individual educator graduates and must include, but is not limited to:\n(1) linking teacher candidates from each program with valid, reliable, nationally normed performance assessments that are data and evidence based and can assess teaching effectiveness;\n(2) results of ADEPT Evaluation by individual educator graduate;\n(3) records of employee certification by individual educator graduate; and\n(4) other information requested by the programs designed to enhance the ability of the college of education or educator preparation program to provide improved education services.\n(B) A college of education or educator preparation program receiving individualized information regarding its graduates pursuant to subsection (A) shall:\n(1) develop and use a unique system for identifying each individual educator graduate for whom it receives such individualized information;\n(2) strictly maintain the confidentiality of all information that can be used to identify an individual educator graduate for whom it receives such information; and\n(3) not share such information with a third party without the express written consent of the educator.\n(C) Information provided to a college of education or educator preparation program pursuant to this section is not subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.","path":["Title 59 - EDUCATION","CHAPTER 26 Training, Certification and Evaluation of Public Educators"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t59c026.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:59:39Z","sha256":"fc2dd8763c5d97bcc4ebc6e30e94dd0c59b6b3cbcd07f5593a2c50cec77e0af7","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-59-26-110","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-59-27-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}