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SENATE BILL 444
F5, P3 4lr2740
CF HB 634
By: Senator Zucker
Introduced and read first time: January 22, 2024
Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
Committee Report: Favorable
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: February 8, 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
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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 SENATE BILL 444 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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President of the Senate.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.