Sec. 3. Improving Statewide longitudinal data systems
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Section 208 of the Education Sciences Reform Act ( 20 U.S.C. 9607 ) is amended to read as follows: The Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities to design, develop, improve, and implement statewide longitudinal data systems (in this section referred to as SLDS ) to— produce more consistent and comprehensive data of individuals and on the pathways of such individuals from birth into the workforce; and efficiently and accurately manage, analyze, disaggregate, and use such data in a manner that protects the privacy of such individuals.
An eligible entity seeking a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form, at such time, and containing such information as the Secretary determines appropriate. An eligible entity shall use a grant awarded under this section to— modernize data infrastructure and analytics capacity to— use and integrate data across education, workforce, nutrition, and other social service systems into SLDS, including— early childhood education; elementary and secondary education; career and technical education; postsecondary education; and workforce development programs supported by the— Department of Education;
Department of Labor; Department of Health and Human Services; Department of Agriculture; Department of Defense; and Department of Commerce; improve access to, and use of, data integrated across the systems described in subparagraph (A); increase the capacity of staff at the eligible entity to oversee, maintain, support, and operate SLDS; ensure the technical quality, including validity and reliability, of the data described in paragraph (1); promote linkages and use across States and systems, including with respect to— early childhood education; elementary and secondary education; postsecondary education; and workforce, including— employment; healthcare; and social services, including nutrition; meet Federal and State law requirements with respect to protecting the privacy of individuals, including student privacy rights guaranteed by section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1232g ) (commonly referred to as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 ); provide, prior to beginning employment and on a regular basis thereafter, training to local and State employees, including school leaders and teachers, with respect to maintaining privacy of personally identifiable information and securely utilizing data from SLDS to improve education and workforce practice, policy, and outcomes; promote the creation and management of accurate data that are needed— for State and local educational, labor, workforce, health, social services, and other relevant agencies to comply with Federal and State laws and reporting requirements; to better understand and address achievement and opportunity gaps in education, employment, health, and social services; and to enable, facilitate, and participate in research within a State and across States to improve student academic achievement, close education and employment gaps and gaps related to access to health care and social services, and improve student, worker, and family outcomes; and support continual improvement of education, workforce, health, and social services programs and systems, including by better understanding whether such programs and systems are— serving students, workers, and families, with a focus on underserved students, workers, and families; supporting the attainment of key education, employment, health, social services, and other relevant outcomes, including sustained increases in wages; making data available, in a way that protects personally identifiable student information, to researchers and encouraging partnerships to make information actionable; achieving positive outcomes for the students, workers, families, and other demographics that such programs and systems are intended to serve; and engaging with diverse stakeholders to receive input and share information.
Funds made available under this section shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, other Federal, State, or local funds used for developing statewide longitudinal data systems. The Secretary may reserve not more than 5 percent of the funds made available under this section for program administration and technical assistance. The Secretary, in consultation with the National Academies Committee on National Statistics, shall make publicly available a report on the implementation and effectiveness of the activities carried out by eligible entities with grant funds awarded under this section including by— identifying and analyzing State practices regarding the development and use of statewide longitudinal data systems; evaluating the ability of such systems to manage individual student data consistent with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq. ), promote linkages across States, and protect student privacy consistent with section 183; and identifying best practices and areas for improvement.
The report required under paragraph
(1)shall be submitted— not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section; and not later than 4 years after the date of the enactment of this section. In this section, the term eligible entity means— a State; a State educational agency; a State workforce development board established under section 101 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3111 ); a State higher education agency as defined under section 103 of the Higher Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1003 ); and other statewide data governance bodies or organizations managing or overseeing the SLDS of a State, as determined and designated by the Governor. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section— such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2025; and for each fiscal year thereafter, not less than the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2024. .
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