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(6) Any other purpose deemed necessary for the accomplishment of the mission of the center as determined by the center's steering committee or any federal funding agency.

d. Information reported to the center by a qualifying agency or school or other training provider shall not be utilized for any purpose other than the governmental purposes authorized in subsection c. of this section. The center shall only use aggregate statistical summaries of individual data in assessing or evaluating any program at a qualifying school or other training provider. The commission and the center shall adopt standards and procedures to prevent any State agency from publishing, disclosing or releasing information which could identify any individual and shall not publish, disclose or otherwise release information which could identify any individual, except to an agency of government requiring such information in the performance of its statutory duties. Any executive agency of State government precluded by law from sharing information on specific individuals may provide student outcome and licensing information through statistical summary or other forms which prevent the identification of specific individuals.

e. The commission, the center, each qualifying agency, and any entity which reports student outcome or licensing information to a qualifying agency, shall comply with all pertinent State and federal laws regarding the privacy of students and other participants in employment and training programs, including but not limited to, the Privacy Act of 1974, Pub.L.93-579 (5 U.S.C. s.552 and 20 U.S.C. s.1232g) and shall provide all disclosures to the students and participants required by those laws.

L.2005,c.354,s.29.