(a)  The RILDS is hereby established within the office of the postsecondary commissioner and is granted and authorized to use all the powers set forth in this chapter.

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(b)   Functions. The RILDS shall:

(1)  Transmit, store, enable access to, permit the use, and dispose of linked data and information in accordance with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework and associated NIST 800-53 security controls commensurate with data sensitivity level and in accordance with all applicable state and privacy laws and state security policies;

(2)  Serve as a central repository of the state’s inter-agency, longitudinal, linked data;

(3)  Enable the integration, linkage, and management of information;

(4)  Report on and provide public access to aggregate data to, among other things, address inequities in access, opportunities, and outcomes and improve student and educator decision-making;

(5)  Provide clarity to university and other researchers on the process to request data and what data is available to request; and

(6)  Nothing in this chapter shall negate or otherwise adversely affect the validity and legal enforceability of any existing data sharing and/or research agreements executed between and among the state’s participating agencies and the state’s statewide longitudinal data system.