HB 1214 Summary

• Creates a statewide longitudinal data system managed by the Information Technology Department under direction of a committee with representatives from education, workforce, and training agencies.

• Establishes mandatory data sharing among state agencies, allowing the Information Technology Department to request educational and workforce information from any state agency subject to federal and state privacy laws.

• Designates the Information Technology Department to maintain the longitudinal data system and provide operational support while the committee sets policy, adopts rules, and provides oversight.

• Amends unemployment compensation disclosure rules to allow Job Service North Dakota to share information with the Information Technology Department for purposes of the statewide longitudinal data system.

• Repeals the former "followup information on North Dakota education and training system" program (Section 44-04-18.14), consolidating data system functions under the new centralized structure.