15-249.01. Data governance commission; membership; terms; duties; commission termination
A. The data governance commission is established in the department of education consisting of:
1. The chief technology managers, or the managers' designees, of each of the universities under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents.
2. The chief technology manager, or the manager's designee, of a community college district located in a county with a population of eight hundred thousand persons or more who has expertise in technology and who is appointed by the governor.
3. The chief technology manager, or the manager's designee, of a community college district located in a county with a population of less than eight hundred thousand persons who has expertise in technology and who is appointed by the governor.
4. The chief executive officer of the Arizona early childhood development and health board or the chief executive officer's designee.
5. An officer or employee of a school district located in a county with a population of eight hundred thousand persons or more who has expertise in technology and who is appointed by the governor.
6. An officer or employee of a school district located in a county with a population of less than eight hundred thousand persons who has expertise in technology and who is appointed by the governor.
7. An officer or employee of a charter school located in a county with a population of eight hundred thousand persons or more who has expertise in technology and who is appointed by the president of the senate.
8. An officer or employee of a charter school located in a county with a population of less than eight hundred thousand persons who has expertise in technology and who is appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
9. Two representatives of the business community, one of whom is appointed by the president of the senate and one of whom is appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
10. The director of the department of administration or the director's designee.
11. The superintendent of public instruction or the superintendent's designee.
B. The initial appointed members shall assign themselves by lot to terms of two, three and four years in office. All subsequent appointed members of the commission shall serve four-year terms. The chairperson shall notify the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate on appointments of these terms. Members of the commission shall elect a chairperson from among the members of the commission. Members of the commission shall not receive compensation. The department of education shall provide adequate staff support for the commission.
C. The commission shall identify, examine and evaluate the needs of public institutions that provide instruction to pupils in preschool programs, kindergarten programs, grades one through twelve and postsecondary programs in Arizona and shall:
1. Establish guidelines related to the following:
(a) Managed data access.
(b) Technology.
(c) Privacy and security.
(d) Adequacy of training.
(e) Adequacy of data model implementation.
(f) Prioritization of funding opportunities.
(g) Resolution of data conflicts.
(h) The form and format of data elements that are required for state and federal reporting and interagency data sharing.
2. Provide recommendations on technology spending.
3. Provide analyses and recommendations of the following:
(a) The control of data confidentiality and data security for stored data and data in transmission.
(b) Access privileges and access management.
(c) Data audit management, including data quality metrics, sanctions and incentives for data quality improvement.
(d) Data standards for stored data and data in transmission, including rules for definition, format, source, provenance, element level and contextual integrity.
(e) Documentation standards for data elements and systems components.
(f) Data archival and retrieval management systems, including change control and change tracking.
(g) Publication of standard and ad hoc reports for state and local level use on student achievement.
(h) Publication of implementation timelines and progress.
4. Ensure that the guidelines and recommendations adopted pursuant to this subsection reduce duplication and administrative requirements for public schools, postsecondary institutions and public agencies.
5. Submit an annual report on or before December 1 regarding the commission's activities to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate. The data governance commission shall provide copies of this report to the secretary of state.
D. The commission established by this section ends on July 1, 2020 pursuant to section 41-3103.
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