(a)   Purpose. The Rhode Island Longitudinal Data System (RILDS) is Rhode Island’s statewide longitudinal data system that integrates and links individual or unit-level data. The purpose of the RILDS is to connect data across sectors over time to support research aligned with the state’s priorities; inform policymaking and program evaluation; and improve the well-being of all Rhode Islanders.

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(b)  The general assembly finds and declares that:

(1)  The state is committed to maintaining a longitudinal data system that the public, researchers, and policymakers can use to analyze and assess Rhode Islanders’ aggregate progress from early learning programs through postsecondary education and into employment; and

(2)  A national collaborative effort among federal and state policymakers, state officials, and national education organizations has defined the essential components of a statewide longitudinal data system; and

(3)  The RI DataHUB is the state education and workforce longitudinal data system, aligned to the U.S. Department of Education’s Statewide Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) grant program and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Workforce Data Quality Initiative grant program.