,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #eaeg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bi1     
#bjbf,ms4 ,blunt ,rochester 7for herself
 and ,mr4 ,marshall7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to promote the use of          
accessible1 seamless1 intrastate data   
available through robust1 secure1 and   
tailored statewide longitudinal data    
systems1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,reimagining ,education and ,skills 
through ,unified ,longitudinal ,talent  
,systems 7,,results7 ,act of #bjbf4  #b4
 ,purposes ,the purposes of this ,act   
are-- 7#a7 to promote the use of        
accessible1 seamless data available     
through robust1 secure1 and tailored    
statewide longitudinal data systems     
that-- 7,a7 protect privacy and         
confidentiality in accordance with      
applicable ,federal and ,state privacy  

laws2 and  7,b7 connect early childhood 
education1 elementary school and        
secondary school1 postsecondary         
education1 adult education1 workforce   
development1 and employment outcomes    
data1 in order to help ,state and local 
policymakers address emerging and       
longstanding cross-sector challenges and
 provide communities insights they need 
to make informed decisions about their  
education and workforce training        
options2  7#b7 to modernize section #bjh
 of the ,educational ,technical         
,assistance ,act of #bjjb 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4
 #ifjg71 as in effect on the day before 
the date of enactment on this ,act1 with
 a more flexible1 consolidated source of
 funding that ,states can use to improve
 their statewide longitudinal data      
systems1 including the infrastructure   
and capacity of those systems2 and  7#c7
 to support more robust statewide       
longitudinal data systems in order to   
ensure consistency and compatibility of 
data elements1 formats1 and structures4 

#c4 ,grant program for statewide        
longitudinal data systems ,section #bjh 
of the ,educational ,technical          
,assistance ,act of #bjjb 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4
 #ifjg7 is amended to read as follows3  
#bjh4 ,grant program for statewide      
longitudinal data systems  7a7          
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,,esea definitions ,the terms elementary
 school and secondary school have the   
meanings given those terms in section   
#haja of the ,elementary and ,secondary 
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ghja74  7#b7 ,area career and technical
 education school ,the term area career 
and technical education school has the  
meaning given such term in section #c of
 the ,carl ,d4 ,perkins ,career and     
,technical ,education ,act of #bjjf 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb74  7#c7 ,eligible      
entity ,the term eligible entity means--
 7,a7 the ,governor of a ,state2 or     
7,b7 a ,state agency1 data governance   
entity1 or public sector organization   
that oversees the statewide longitudinal

 data system1 provided that such entity 
is designated by the ,governor to       
administer or coordinate activities     
under this section4  7#d7 ,institution  
of higher education ,the term           
institution of higher education has the 
meaning given that term in section #ajb 
of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb74  7#e7 ,statewide 
longitudinal data system ,the term      
statewide longitudinal data system means
 a data system operated at the ,state   
level by an eligible entity that        
connects individual-level data from     
early childhood education1 elementary   
school and secondary school1            
postsecondary education1 adult          
education1 workforce development1       
employment outcomes 7including          
unemployment insurance wage records71   
and other data sources1 as determined by
 the ,state1 in a manner that-- 7,a7 7i7
 protects and promotes individual       
privacy and data security1 in accordance
 with applicable ,federal and ,state    

privacy laws1 including section #ddd of 
the ,general ,education ,provisions ,act
 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #abcb;g2 commonly known 
as the ,family ,educational ,rights and 
,privacy ,act of #aigd7 and section #dde
 of such ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #abcb;h2   
commonly known as the ,protection of    
,pupil ,rights ,amendment72  7ii7       
increases data transparency2 and  7iii7 
minimizes reporting burden2 and  7,b7   
enhances the ability of the public1     
researchers1 policymakers1              
practitioners1 and ,states to           
efficiently and accurately access1      
manage1 analyze1 and use data to inform 
decision-making and improve educational 
and employment opportunities and        
outcomes1 including academic            
achievement1 postsecondary education    
access and completion1 and labor market 
outcomes4  7b7 ,grants authorized  7#a7 
,in ,general ,the ,secretary1 acting    
through the ,director of the ,institute 
of ,education ,sciences and in          
consultation with the ,secretary of     

,labor1 shall award grants1 on a        
competitive basis1 to eligible entities 
to enable those eligible entities to    
create1 modernize1 and improve the      
,state's statewide longitudinal data    
system in accordance with this section4 
7#b7 ,determination of funding level ,in
 determining the amount of a grant      
awarded under this section1 the         
,secretary shall consider-- 7,a7 the    
size and geographic diversity of the    
,state represented by the eligible      
entity as compared to all ,states       
receiving a grant under this section2   
7,b7 the potential direct and           
demonstrative impact of the ,state's    
proposed activities2 and  7,c7 the      
technical quality of the proposed       
activity1 including peer review of the  
proposal4  7#c7 ,applications ,an       
eligible entity that desires a grant    
under this section shall submit an      
application to the ,secretary at such   
time1 in such manner1 and containing    
such information as the ,secretary may  

reasonably require1 including-- 7,a7 a  
description of the development and      
modernization plan for the statewide    
longitudinal data system1 which shall-- 
7i7 identify the ,state data needs and  
demonstrate a comprehensive strategy for
 infrastructure and capacity to meet    
those needs2  7ii7 include a learning   
agenda identifying priority policy and  
program questions the statewide         
longitudinal data system will be used to
 answer1 or if a statewide longitudinal 
data system has not published a learning
 agenda1 include a plan to develop such 
a learning agenda and policies to ensure
 regular review of that learning agenda2
  7iii7 include a plan to conduct       
periodic capacity assessments of the    
,state's ability to use the statewide   
longitudinal data system to generate    
actionable evidence of what works to    
improve academic and workforce outcomes1
 and to develop capacity within the     
,state for such use2  7iv7 designate    
cross-agency roles 7such as a chief data

 officer1 chief evaluation officer1 or  
chief privacy officer7 to coordinate    
evidence-building activities and        
facilitate access for qualified         
researchers1 including those external to
 the ,state1 under appropriate privacy  
and security protections2  7v7 ensure   
the availability of data through        
interactive resources containing        
education-to-employment statistics and  
open datasets containing aggregate      
statistics that the public can access   
and download2  7vi7 describe the methods
 and procedures the eligible entity will
 use to ensure the security and privacy 
of the collection1 storage1 and use of  
the data involved in the statewide      
longitudinal data system in accordance  
with all applicable ,federal and ,state 
privacy laws1 including section #ddd of 
the ,general ,education ,provisions ,act
 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #abcb;g2 commonly known 
as the ,family ,educational ,rights and 
,privacy ,act of #aigd7 and section #dde
 of such ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #abcb;h2   

commonly known as the ,protection of    
,pupil ,rights ,amendment72  7vii7      
describe how the eligible entity will   
ensure interoperability of de-identified
 data1 including through the use of     
structured1 open1 linked1 interoperable1
 and durable 7,,solid7 data formats2 and
  7viii7 include a detailed budget2     
7,b7 a description of the expected      
outcomes and outputs that will result   
from the activities described in the    
proposed plan2  7,c7 the ,federal       
performance reporting requirements the  
statewide longitudinal data system will 
support and how such efforts will reduce
 administrative burden and duplication  
of effort2  7,d7 the manner in which the
 modernized statewide longitudinal data 
system will be used to improve          
transparency in relation to1 among other
 things1 program quality1 education and 
career outcomes and opportunities1 labor
 market trends1 and changes to job      
skills needed to obtain employment1     
including for in-demand jobs2 and  7,e7 

the extent to which the modernized      
statewide longitudinal data system will 
be used to enhance collaboration with   
the end-users of education1 workforce1  
and labor market data as outlined in    
subsection 7c77#b77;,f74  7#d7 ,duration
 ,a grant awarded under this section may
 be for a period of not more than #d    
years4  7#e7 ,supplement1 not supplant  
,funds made available under this section
 shall be used to supplement1 and not   
supplant1 other ,federal1 ,state1 or    
local funds used for development of     
,state data systems4  7c7 ,uses of funds
  7#a7 ,requirements for data systems   
7,a7 ,in ,general ,grants under this    
section shall be used to support        
statewide longitudinal data systems that
 meet the following requirements3 7i7   
,at a minimum1 include1 or seek to      
include1 and integrate individual level 
and administrative data from-- 7,i7     
public early childhood education1 public
 elementary schools and secondary       
schools1 public institutions of higher  

education1 and public area career and   
technical education schools2  7,,ii7    
workforce programs funded through the   
,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity 
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #caja et seq471     
including education and training        
providers receiving such funding through
 ,state or local funding streams1       
programs for which an individual may be 
eligible to receive a ,workforce ,pell  
,grant under section #dja7k7 of the     
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a7k771 and              
apprenticeships registered under the    
,act of ,august #af1 #aicg 7commonly    
known as the ,national ,apprenticeship  
,act2 #ej ,stat4 #ffd1 chapter #ffc2 #bi
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ej et seq472 and  7,,iii7   
unemployment insurance and other        
statewide data sources with access to   
labor market outcomes or wage record    
data1 in accordance with privacy and    
data security requirements of the       
,state4  7ii7 ,are able to1 or seek to1 
disaggregate data by race1 ethnicity1   

socio-economic status1 age1 disability  
status1 and gender across the levels of 
early childhood education1 elementary   
and secondary education1 postsecondary  
education1 and the workforce4  7iii7    
,protect student privacy consistent with
 all applicable ,federal and ,state     
privacy laws1 including section #ddd of 
the ,general ,education ,provisions ,act
 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #abcb;g2 commonly known 
as the ,family ,educational ,rights and 
,privacy ,act of #aigd7 and section #dde
 of such ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #abcb;h2   
commonly known as the ,protection of    
,pupil ,rights ,amendment74  7iv7 ,are  
governed through an interagency         
governance structure involving all      
agency data contributors and established
 through statute1 regulation1           
intergovernmental agreement1 or other   
formal legal structure4  7,b7           
,permissible elements ,data systems     
supported under this section may include
 other data systems1 such as-- 7i7      
juvenile justice and child welfare data 

systems2  7ii7 data systems relating to 
private early childhood education1      
private elementary schools and secondary
 schools1 private institutions of higher
 education1 and private area career and 
technical education schools2  7iii7     
health records2  7iv7 correctional      
systems2  7v7 work-based1 workplace1 and
 employer-provided training records2 and
  7vi7 other data systems determined    
appropriate by the eligible entity4     
7#b7 ,additional uses of funds ,in      
addition to supporting statewide        
longitudinal data systems in accordance 
with paragraph 7#a71 eligible entities  
receiving a grant under this section    
shall use grant funds to carry out one  
or more of the following activities3    
7,a7 ,data governance ,activities such  
as-- 7i7 supporting the implementation  
of statewide data governance structures 
that include1 at a minimum1 all ,state  
agencies that contribute data to the    
statewide longitudinal data system1 the 
director of the statewide longitudinal  

data system1 a data governance director1
 and public stakeholders2  7ii7 funding 
a ,chief ,data ,office or ,chief        
,evaluation ,officer2 and  7iii7 funding
 a ,chief ,privacy ,officer and capacity
 for legal expertise on                 
de-identification1 risk management1 and 
data sharing4  7,b7 ,accountability and 
reporting ,establishing the policies and
 processes to use the statewide         
longitudinal data system as the primary 
infrastructure for meeting existing     
,federal education and workforce        
accountability and performance reporting
 requirements 7such as requirements     
under the ,higher ,education ,act of    
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja et seq4771   
7including the ,workforce ,pell ,grant  
program under section #dja7k7 of such   
,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a7k771 the    
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcja et   
seq471 the ,carl ,d4 ,perkins ,career   
and ,technical ,education ,act of #bjjf 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #bcja et seq471 the      

,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity 
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #caja et seq471 the 
,head ,start ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ihca  
et seq471 the ,individuals with         
,disabilities ,education ,act 7#bj      
,u4,s4,c4 #adjj et seq471 section       
#f7;d77#d7 of the ,food and ,nutrition  
,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4             
#bjae7;d77#d771 and the temporary       
assistance for needy families program   
established under part ,a of title ,,iv 
of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #fja et seq4774  7,c7         
,accessibility of data ,facilitating    
access1 as appropriate and in accordance
 with applicable data privacy laws1 to  
the data within the statewide           
longitudinal data system for students1  
parents1 workers1 employers1            
researchers1 ,state and local           
policymakers1 schools1 workforce        
training program providers1 community   
nonprofit organizations1 and others1 by 
carrying out activities such as-- 7i7   
creating data dashboards1 public data   

portals1 open aggregate datasets1 and   
reports that can be queried and have    
de-identified information that can be   
sorted and aggregated in different ways 
for public consumption2  7ii7 creating  
one-way1 secure data portals that allow 
schools1 institutions of higher         
education1 and workforce training       
providers 7defined as providers under   
section #abb7;a77#b7 of the ,workforce  
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #caeb7;a77#b777 to access     
outcomes data for their students or     
program participants for a set period of
 time2  7iii7 creating individual       
student dashboards with personally      
identifiable information that parents1  
counselors1 and teachers can access     
through a secure portal to assist in    
identifying whether students are        
on-track for graduation and planning for
 college and careers after graduation2  
or  7iv7 developing policies1 processes1
 and protocols that allow ,state        
agencies1 alone or in partnership with  

public or private nonprofit institutions
 of higher education or nonprofit       
research organizations1 to conduct      
research related to topics such as      
student academic outcomes1 postsecondary
 and workforce training program quality1
 earnings outcomes of education and     
workforce training program participants1
 and high-quality career pathways and   
trajectories4  7,d7 ,expanding datasets 
and formats ,supporting a partnership   
between the eligible entity and ,state  
educational agencies1 institutions of   
higher education1 ,state workforce      
agencies1 workforce training providers1 
or employers1 in order to-- 7i7 enhance 
,state unemployment insurance systems to
 collect additional data on jobs and    
employment1 including at a minimum1 job 
titles or occupation codes2  7ii7 expand
 the data collection systems of         
postsecondary educational institutions  
to include data from private            
postsecondary educational institutions  
and data on all types of program        

offerings1 whether offered for credit or
 noncredit2 or  7iii7 expand the        
adoption and use of structured1 open1   
linked1 interoperable1 and durable      
7,,solid7 data formats on knowledge1    
skills1 and abilities represented       
through credentials1 occupational job   
descriptions1 and learning assertions1  
including through the development of a  
talent marketplace1 tools and services  
designed to help learners and workers   
make informed decisions1 or an          
interstate data sharing agreement4  7,e7
 ,multistate data collaborative         
,participating in1 and contributing data
 to1 a multi-,state data collaborative1 
including efforts that provide          
participating ,states the ability to    
better understand and support-- 7i7     
earnings and employment outcomes of     
individuals who work out-of-,state2     
7ii7 interstate earnings and employment 
trends2  7iii7 standards-based jobs and 
employment data including1 at a minimum1
 job titles or occupation codes2 and    

7iv7 multistate open source data        
infrastructure and the development and  
maintenance of collaboratively managed  
software that supports cost-efficient   
and advanced data systems within or     
across ,states4  7,f7 ,enhancing        
collaboration ,enhancing collaboration  
with private sector education1          
workforce1 and labor market data        
entities and the end-users of workforce 
and labor market data1 including        
individuals1 employers1 economic        
development agencies1 researchers1 and  
nonprofit external providers working in 
partnership with public or private      
nonprofit institutions of higher        
education to-- 7i7 improve the          
presentation and availability of        
workforce outcome data as it pertains to
 degree and credential attainment and   
student success for education and       
training providers1 with a goal of      
improving the timeliness1 relevance1 and
 accessibility of such data1 including  
through pilot projects2 and  7ii7       

provide training to public elementary   
schools and secondary schools1 public   
nonprofit institutions of higher        
education1 workforce training providers1
 and community-based organizations on   
interpreting data4  7,g7 ,data security 
and privacy ,ensuring data security and 
the protection of an individual's data  
privacy1 including-- 7i7 defining       
policies or guidelines for data         
collection1 storage1 sharing1 analysis1 
and use that ensure compliance with     
relevant ,federal and ,state privacy and
 security laws 7including regulations72 
7ii7 reviewing policies and procedures  
on how the eligible entity will adhere  
to all applicable ,federal and ,state   
privacy laws and protections1 including 
section #ddd of the ,general ,education 
,provisions ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #abcb;g2
 commonly known as the ,family          
,educational ,rights and ,privacy ,act  
of #aigd7 and section #dde of such ,act 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #abcb;h2 commonly known  
as the ,protection of ,pupil ,rights    

,amendment71 in the building1           
maintenance1 and use of their statewide 
longitudinal data systems2 and  7iii7   
providing privacy and cybersecurity     
training for individuals that interact  
with personally identifiable information
 to ensure compliance with all          
applicable ,federal and ,state privacy  
laws4  7,h7 ,artificial intelligence    
,exploring evidence-based1 innovative1  
and secure methods of leveraging        
artificial intelligence in conjunction  
with a statewide longitudinal data      
system while complying with all         
applicable ,federal and ,state privacy  
laws and the ,national ,institute of    
,standards and ,technology's ,artificial
 ,intelligence ,risk ,management        
,framework4  7,i7 ,replication and      
adoption ,accelerating the replication  
and adoption of data systems1 projects1 
products1 or practices already in use in
 one or more other ,states4  7,j7 ,staff
 capacity ,improving ,state and local   
staff capacity to understand1 use1 and  

analyze data to improve decision-making1
 educational achievement1 and education 
and workforce outcomes4  7d7 ,report    
,not later than #ahj days after the     
conclusion of the grant period1 each    
eligible entity that receives a grant   
under this section shall submit a report
 to the ,secretary on the activities    
supported through the grant4  7e7       
,authorization of appropriations2       
funding awards  7#a7 ,authorization of  
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this       
section such sums as may be necessary4  
7#b7 ,funding awards ,the ,secretary    
shall award to each ,state an amount as 
required under the applicable provisions
 of this ,act on the date such funds    
become available for obligation4  4  #d4
 ,access to national directory of new   
hires ,section #aaf7;i7 of the          
,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity 
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cada7;i77 is       
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by    
inserting 1 and may use information     

provided from the ,national ,directory  
of ,new ,hires in accordance with       
section #dec7;j77#h7 of the ,social     
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#fec7;j77#h77 after ,state law2  7#b7 by
 redesignating paragraph 7#c7 as        
paragraph 7#d72 and  7#c7 by inserting  
after paragraph 7#b7 the following3     
7#c7 ,designated entity ,the ,governor  
shall designate a ,state agency 7or     
appropriate ,state entity7 to assist in 
carrying out the performance reporting  
requirements for core programs and      
eligible providers of training services4
 ,the designated ,state agency 7or      
appropriate ,state entity7 shall be     
responsible for-- 7,a7 facilitating data
 matches using quarterly wage record    
information1 including wage record      
information made available by other     
,states1 to measure employment and      
earnings outcomes2  7,b7 data validation
 and reliability1 as described in       
subsection 7d77#e72 and  7,c7 protection
 against disaggregation that would      

violate applicable privacy standards1 as
 described in subsection 7d77#f77;,c74  
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