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Maryland Senate Bill SB444

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1- WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 64
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4-Chapter 64
5-(Senate Bill 444)
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7-AN ACT concerning
3+EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4+ [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5+ Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6+ Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
7+amendment.
8+ *sb0444*
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9-Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center – Student Information – United
10-States Census Bureau
10+SENATE BILL 444
11+F5, P3 4lr2740
12+ CF HB 634
13+By: Senator Zucker
14+Introduced and read first time: January 22, 2024
15+Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
16+Committee Report: Favorable
17+Senate action: Adopted
18+Read second time: February 8, 2024
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12-FOR the purpose of authorizing the Governing Board of the Maryland Longitudinal Data
13-System Center to authorize the Center to send certain student information to the
14-United States Census Bureau; and generally relating to the Maryland Longitudinal
15-Data System Center.
20+CHAPTER ______
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17-BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
18- Article – Education
19-Section 24–701(a) and (e)
20- Annotated Code of Maryland
21- (2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement)
22+AN ACT concerning 1
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23-BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
24- Article – Education
25-Section 24–703.2
26- Annotated Code of Maryland
27- (2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement)
24+Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center – Student Information – United 2
25+States Census Bureau 3
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29- SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
30-That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
27+FOR the purpose of authorizing the Governing Board of the Maryland Longitudinal Data 4
28+System Center to authorize the Center to send certain student information to the 5
29+United States Census Bureau; and generally relating to the Maryland Longitudinal 6
30+Data System Center. 7
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32-Article – Education
32+BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 8
33+ Article – Education 9
34+Section 24–701(a) and (e) 10
35+ Annotated Code of Maryland 11
36+ (2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 12
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34-24–701.
38+BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 13
39+ Article – Education 14
40+Section 24–703.2 15
41+ Annotated Code of Maryland 16
42+ (2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 17
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36- (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
44+ SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 18
45+That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 19
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38- (e) “Governing Board” means the Governing Board of the Maryland Longitudinal
39-Data System Center.
47+Article – Education 20
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41-24–703.2.
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43- (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
51+24–701. 1
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45- (2) “Aggregated data” means de–identified data that is summarized by
46-type of program of study or educational institution.
53+ (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 2
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48- (3) “Student information” means:
49- Ch. 64 2024 LAWS OF MARYLAND
55+ (e) “Governing Board” means the Governing Board of the Maryland Longitudinal 3
56+Data System Center. 4
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51-– 2 –
52- (i) Student Social Security number;
58+24–703.2. 5
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54- (ii) Program of study;
60+ (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 6
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56- (iii) Enrollment; and
62+ (2) “Aggregated data” means de–identified data that is summarized by 7
63+type of program of study or educational institution. 8
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58- (iv) Name of educational institution.
65+ (3) “Student information” means: 9
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60- (4) “Tax information” means income tax records, wage information, and
61-other data stored by the Comptroller.
67+ (i) Student Social Security number; 10
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63- (b) (1) The Center and the Comptroller jointly shall develop a protocol for
64-research purposes for the:
69+ (ii) Program of study; 11
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66- (i) Center to send student information to the Comptroller;
71+ (iii) Enrollment; and 12
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68- (ii) Comptroller to match student information to tax information;
69-and
73+ (iv) Name of educational institution. 13
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71- (iii) Comptroller to produce aggregated data from the matched
72-information on the average amount of wage or salary earnings from self–employment or
73-other sources of income for individuals within each educational institution or program of
74-study.
75+ (4) “Tax information” means income tax records, wage information, and 14
76+other data stored by the Comptroller. 15
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76- (2) The Comptroller may not produce any aggregated data that may be
77-identifiable based on the size or uniqueness of the population under consideration.
78+ (b) (1) The Center and the Comptroller jointly shall develop a protocol for 16
79+research purposes for the: 17
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79- (c) The Center and the Comptroller jointly shall develop data handling and
80-security standards for the Comptroller to utilize for the protocol, including:
81+ (i) Center to send student information to the Comptroller; 18
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82- (1) Data retention and disposition policies;
83+ (ii) Comptroller to match student information to tax information; 19
84+and 20
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84- (2) Authorized access and authentication for authorized access policies;
86+ (iii) Comptroller to produce aggregated data from the matched 21
87+information on the average amount of wage or salary earnings from self–employment or 22
88+other sources of income for individuals within each educational institution or program of 23
89+study. 24
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86- (3) Privacy compliance standards; and
91+ (2) The Comptroller may not produce any aggregated data that may be 25
92+identifiable based on the size or uniqueness of the population under consideration. 26
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88- (4) Breach notification and procedures.
94+ (c) The Center and the Comptroller jointly shall develop data handling and 27
95+security standards for the Comptroller to utilize for the protocol, including: 28
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90- (d) The Comptroller shall comply with any data privacy and security standards
91-in accordance with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and other
92-relevant privacy laws and policies.
97+ (1) Data retention and disposition policies; 29 SENATE BILL 444 3
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94- (E) THE GOVERNING BOARD MAY AUTHORIZE T HE CENTER TO SEND
95-STUDENT INFORMATION TO THE UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU.
96- WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 64
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99- SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
100-October 1, 2024.
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102-Approved by the Governor, April 9, 2024.
101+ (2) Authorized access and authentication for authorized access policies; 1
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103+ (3) Privacy compliance standards; and 2
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105+ (4) Breach notification and procedures. 3
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107+ (d) The Comptroller shall comply with any data privacy and security standards 4
108+in accordance with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and other 5
109+relevant privacy laws and policies. 6
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111+ (E) THE GOVERNING BOARD MAY AUTHORIZE T HE CENTER TO SEND 7
112+STUDENT INFORMATION TO THE UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU. 8
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114+ SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 9
115+October 1, 2024. 10
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119+Approved:
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121+ Governor.
122+________________________________________________________________________________
123+ President of the Senate.
124+________________________________________________________________________________
125+ Speaker of the House of Delegates.