H.B. 82

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EDUCATION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
2 SYSTEMS
3 2006 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Chief Sponsor: Kory M. Holdaway
6 Senate Sponsor: Howard A. Stephenson
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8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This bill requires coordination between public and higher education information
11 technology systems, including the use of a unique student identifier.
12 Highlighted Provisions:
13 This bill:
14 . provides definitions;
15 . requires coordination between public and higher education information technology
16 systems;
17 . requires the State Board of Education to assign a unique student identifier to each
18 public education student; and
19 . requires the higher education system to utilize the unique student identifier assigned
20 to public education students.
21 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
22 None
23 Other Special Clauses:
24 None
25 Utah Code Sections Affected:
26 ENACTS:
27 53A-1-603.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953

28 53B-1-109, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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30 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
31 Section 1. Section 53A-1-603.5 is enacted to read:
32 53A-1-603.5. Unique student identifier -- Coordination of higher education and
33 public education information technology systems.
34 (1) As used in this section, "unique student identifier" means an alphanumeric code
35 assigned to each public education student for identification purposes, which:
36 (a) is not assigned to any former or current student; and
37 (b) does not incorporate personal information, including a birth date or Social Security
38 number.
39 (2) The State Board of Education, through the superintendent of public instruction,
40 shall assign each public education student a unique student identifier, which shall be used to
41 track individual student performance on achievement tests administered under this part.
42 (3) The State Board of Education and the State Board of Regents shall coordinate
43 public education and higher education information technology systems to allow individual
44 student academic achievement to be tracked through both education systems in accordance
45 with this section and Section 53B-1-109 .
46 (4) The State Board of Education and State Board of Regents shall coordinate access to
47 the unique student identifier of a public education student who later attends an institution
48 within the state system of higher education.
49 Section 2. Section 53B-1-109 is enacted to read:
50 53B-1-109. Coordination of higher education and public education information
51 technology systems -- Use of unique student identifier.
52 (1) As used in this section, "unique student identifier" has the same meaning as
53 provided in Section 53A-1-603.5 .
54 (2) The State Board of Regents and State Board of Education shall coordinate public
55 education and higher education information technology systems to allow individual student
56 academic achievement to be tracked through both education systems in accordance with this
57 section and Section 53A-1-603.5 .
58 (3) Information technology systems utilized at an institution within the state system of

59 higher education shall utilize the unique student identifier of all students who have previously
60 been assigned a unique student identifier.




Legislative Review Note
as of 12-19-05 9:00 AM

Based on a limited legal review, this legislation has not been determined to have a high
probability of being held unconstitutional.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel