1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to data practices; permitting certain educational data sharing;amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 13.32, by adding a subdivision.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 13.32, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.6 	to read:
1.7 		Subd. 11.Data sharing for improving instruction. Educational data may be 
1.8 	shared by and between the Department of Education and the Office of Higher Education 
1.9 	as authorized by Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 99.31(a)(6), to analyze 
1.10 	instruction in school districts for purposes of improvement.