North Carolina General Statutes 116E-2. Purpose of the North Carolina Longitudinal Data System
(a) The North Carolina Longitudinal Data System is a statewide data system that contains individual-level student data and workforce data from all levels of education and the State‘s workforce. The purpose of the System is to do the following:
(1) Facilitate and enable the exchange of student data among agencies and institutions within the State.
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 116E-2
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
(2) Generate timely and accurate information about student performance that can be used to improve the State’s education system and guide decision makers at all levels.
(3) Facilitate and enable the linkage of student data and workforce data.
(b) The linkage of student data and workforce data for the purposes of the System shall be limited to no longer than five years from the later of the date of the student’s completion of secondary education or the date of the student’s latest attendance at an institution of higher education in the State. (2012-133, s. 1(a).)