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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="24-703.2" title_number="24" title_name="Miscellaneous Education Agencies" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Maryland Longitudinal Data System">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Aggregated data” means de–identified data that is summarized by type of program of study or educational institution.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Student information” means:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Student Social Security number;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Program of study;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Enrollment; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Name of educational institution.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>“Tax information” means income tax records, wage information, and other data stored by the Comptroller.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Center and the Comptroller jointly shall develop a protocol for research purposes for the:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Center to send student information to the Comptroller;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Comptroller to match student information to tax information; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Comptroller to produce aggregated data from the matched information on the average amount of wage or salary earnings from self–employment or other sources of income for individuals within each educational institution or program of study.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Comptroller may not produce any aggregated data that may be identifiable based on the size or uniqueness of the population under consideration.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Center and the Comptroller jointly shall develop data handling and security standards for the Comptroller to utilize for the protocol, including:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Data retention and disposition policies;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Authorized access and authentication for authorized access policies;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Privacy compliance standards; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Breach notification and procedures.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Comptroller shall comply with any data privacy and security standards in accordance with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and other relevant privacy laws and policies.</text>
  </level>
</section>
