Senate File 398 - Introduced



                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

                                       (SUCCESSOR TO SF 60)


    Passed Senate, Date               Passed House,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act requiring a study by the department of education relating
  2    to implementation of a statewide student information system.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 1884SV 82
  5 ak/je/5

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  1  1    Section 1.  STATEWIDE STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEM == STUDY.
  1  2 The department shall conduct a study regarding the student
  1  3 information systems currently in use in the state, the types
  1  4 of data collected, and the future needs for additional types
  1  5 of data at the kindergarten through grade twelve and
  1  6 postsecondary levels and for use by the state, including but
  1  7 not limited to the use of electronic student transcripts to
  1  8 share with other kindergarten through grade twelve and
  1  9 postsecondary institutions.  This study shall examine the
  1 10 systems in use in other states as well as current systems
  1 11 approved for use within the department of education's project
  1 12 easier and the emerging student information data systems under
  1 13 development.  The study shall take under consideration a
  1 14 recommendation on limits on the numbers of software systems
  1 15 approved to connect to project easier.  The study shall focus
  1 16 on systems that will improve efficiency, accuracy, and
  1 17 security of, and access to, the data by various users.  The
  1 18 department shall submit a report to the general assembly by
  1 19 January 15, 2008, regarding its conclusions and
  1 20 recommendations.
  1 21                           EXPLANATION
  1 22    This bill requires the department of education to conduct a
  1 23 study regarding the student information systems that are
  1 24 currently in use in the state.
  1 25    The bill requires that the department's study examine the
  1 26 types of data collected and the future needs of data for the
  1 27 kindergarten through grade 12 and postsecondary levels and for
  1 28 use by the state.  This would include electronic transcripts
  1 29 that could be shared with other schools.  The bill also
  1 30 requires that systems in other states and the department's
  1 31 project easier be examined.  The study will consider
  1 32 recommendations on the limits on the numbers of software
  1 33 systems approved to connect to project easier.
  1 34    The bill requires the study to focus on systems that will
  1 35 provide efficiency, accuracy, and security of, and access to,
  2  1 the data by various users.  A report of findings and
  2  2 conclusions shall be submitted by the department to the
  2  3 general assembly by January 15, 2008.
  2  4 LSB 1884SV 82
  2  5 ak:nh/je/5