MD SB56

Authorizes the Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center's Governing Board to share individual-level student and workforce data with one third-party data center at a time for multistate research and reporting on student outcomes

Third-party data centers must be FedRAMP-authorized, use de-identified data for analytics, employ privacy-enhancing techniques like data hashing, and release only aggregate data in reports

Requires written data sharing agreements ensuring compliance with state and federal privacy laws, with the Governing Board conducting annual reviews of each agreement

Mandates the Center report to legislative committees within 30 days of entering a data sharing agreement, with annual follow-up reports on agreement status and any violations

Repeals existing authority for the Governing Board to send student information to the U.S. Census Bureau; effective date is July 1, 2026