1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to data practices; permitting data sharing between the Department of 
1.3 	Education and the Minnesota Office of Higher Education;amending Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes 2006, section 13.32, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

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