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HOUSE BILL 320
F5, O3 3lr1349
By: Delegates Guyton and Kaiser
Introduced and read first time: January 25, 2023
Assigned to: Ways and Means
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Maryland Longitudinal Data System – Definition of Student Data – Alteration 2
FOR the purpose of altering the definition of “student data” for purposes of the Maryland 3
Longitudinal Data System to include student disability data by specific disability 4
category; and generally relating to student data and the Maryland Longitudinal 5
Data System. 6
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 7
Article – Education 8
Section 24–701(a) and (b) 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2022 Replacement Volume) 11
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 12
Article – Education 13
Section 24–701(l) 14
Annotated Code of Maryland 15
(2022 Replacement Volume) 16
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18
Article – Education 19
24–701. 20
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 21
(b) “Center” means the Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center. 22
(l) (1) “Student data” means data relating to or impacting student 23 2 HOUSE BILL 320
performance. 1
(2) “Student data” includes: 2
(i) State and national assessments; 3
(ii) Course–taking and completion; 4
(iii) Grade point average; 5
(iv) Remediation; 6
(v) Retention; 7
(vi) Degree, diploma, or credential attainment; 8
(vii) Enrollment; 9
(viii) Demographic data; 10
(ix) Juvenile delinquency records; 11
(x) Elementary and secondary school disciplinary records; 12
(xi) Child welfare data; 13
(xii) License, industry certificate, or vocational certificate; [and] 14
(xiii) Personally identifiable information; AND 15
(XIV) STUDENT DISABILITY DA TA BY SPECIFIC DISAB ILITY 16
CATEGORY. 17
(3) “Student data” does not include medical and health records. 18
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 19
1, 2023. 20