1st Engrossment - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
A bill for an act
relating to education; providing for a working group
to study and make recommendations for developing a
unified, Internet-based, student information and
reporting system; requiring a report.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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(a) The commissioner of education, in consultation with the
commissioner of administration, shall convene a working group
composed of representatives of several school districts of
diverse size and location, charter schools, area learning
centers, the Departments of Education and Administration, and up
to three citizens with demonstrated expertise in information
technology.
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(b) The working group must study and make recommendations
for developing an efficient, accurate, and cost-effective
Internet-based student information and reporting system that:
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(1) serves all Minnesota school districts, at the election
of individual districts, without cost to the districts;
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(2) meets all MARSS data collection and reporting
requirements; and
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(3) provides a unified, secure, user-friendly, and
Internet-based system able to convert data from various sources.
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The working group, in order to facilitate transmission of
information among and between school districts and the
Department of Education under this paragraph, also must
determine whether the system it recommends best operates as a
centralized system, what the appropriate structure for the
system should be, and the criteria for establishing technical
standards, state and local data standards, and local system
functionality.
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(c) The transmitting of nonpublic student information via
the statewide student information and reporting system is
governed by the applicable sections of Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 13, and related federal law.
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(d) The working group must report to the legislature by
January 15, 2006. The written report must include
recommendations consistent with paragraph (b).
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This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
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