Maryland 2024 2024 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB634 Engrossed / Bill

Filed 02/28/2024

                     
 
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          *hb0634*  
  
HOUSE BILL 634 
F5, P3   	4lr2308 
    	CF SB 444 
By: Delegate Smith 
Introduced and read first time: January 25, 2024 
Assigned to: Ways and Means 
Committee Report: Favorable 
House action: Adopted 
Read second time: February 24, 2024 
 
CHAPTER ______ 
 
AN ACT concerning 1 
 
Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center – Student Information – United 2 
States Census Bureau 3 
 
FOR the purpose of authorizing the Governing Board of the Maryland Longitudinal Data 4 
System Center to authorize the Center to send certain student information to the 5 
United States Census Bureau; and generally relating to the Maryland Longitudinal 6 
Data System Center. 7 
 
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 8 
 Article – Education 9 
Section 24–701(a) and (e) 10 
 Annotated Code of Maryland 11 
 (2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 12 
 
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 13 
 Article – Education 14 
Section 24–703.2 15 
 Annotated Code of Maryland 16 
 (2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 17 
 
 SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 18 
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 19 
 
Article – Education 20 
  2 	HOUSE BILL 634  
 
 
24–701. 1 
 
 (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 2 
 
 (e) “Governing Board” means the Governing Board of the Maryland Longitudinal 3 
Data System Center. 4 
 
24–703.2. 5 
 
 (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 6 
 
 (2) “Aggregated data” means de–identified data that is summarized by 7 
type of program of study or educational institution. 8 
 
 (3) “Student information” means: 9 
 
 (i) Student Social Security number; 10 
 
 (ii) Program of study; 11 
 
 (iii) Enrollment; and 12 
 
 (iv) Name of educational institution. 13 
 
 (4) “Tax information” means income tax records, wage information, and 14 
other data stored by the Comptroller. 15 
 
 (b) (1) The Center and the Comptroller jointly shall develop a protocol for 16 
research purposes for the: 17 
 
 (i) Center to send student information to the Comptroller; 18 
 
 (ii) Comptroller to match student information to tax information; 19 
and 20 
 
 (iii) Comptroller to produce aggregated data from the matched 21 
information on the average amount of wage or salary earnings from self–employment or 22 
other sources of income for individuals within each educational institution or program of 23 
study. 24 
 
 (2) The Comptroller may not produce any aggregated data that may be 25 
identifiable based on the size or uniqueness of the population under consideration. 26 
 
 (c) The Center and the Comptroller jointly shall develop data handling and 27 
security standards for the Comptroller to utilize for the protocol, including: 28 
 
 (1) Data retention and disposition policies; 29   	HOUSE BILL 634 	3 
 
 
 
 (2) Authorized access and authentication for authorized access policies; 1 
 
 (3) Privacy compliance standards; and 2 
 
 (4) Breach notification and procedures. 3 
 
 (d) The Comptroller shall comply with any data privacy and security standards 4 
in accordance with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and other 5 
relevant privacy laws and policies. 6 
 
 (E) THE GOVERNING BOARD MAY AUTHORIZE T HE CENTER TO SEND 7 
STUDENT INFORMATION TO THE UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU. 8 
 
 SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 9 
October 1, 2024. 10 
 
 
 
Approved: 
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 Governor. 
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  Speaker of the House of Delegates. 
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         President of the Senate.