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H.B. 82

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EDUCATION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

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SYSTEMS

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2006 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Kory M. Holdaway

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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


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