HB 213 Summary

• Amends Title 14 of the Delaware Code to expand the Department of Education's authority to conduct audits, evaluations, and research on education programs and federal compliance.

• Authorizes the Department to collect longitudinal student and educator data for accountability measures, research, and program evaluation purposes.

• Expands P-20 Council membership to include the Secretaries of Labor, Services for Children/Youth/Families, and Health and Social Services, plus leaders from education associations and charter school networks.

• Allows educational institutions to disclose student records to the Department under written agreements complying with Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act requirements.

• Establishes regulations governing the collection, use, maintenance, and sharing of educational records in longitudinal data systems, developed in consultation with the P-20 Council and Interagency Resource Management Committee.