to the overall rigor and quality of the Advanced De-
velopment Center. 
‘‘(d) ADVISORY NATURE.—The function of the advi-
sory panel shall be advisory in nature. Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed as giving the advisory panel au-
thority over the activities authorized under this part. 
‘‘(e) TERMINATION.—The advisory panel shall termi-
nate 5 years after the date of establishment of such panel. 
‘‘SEC. 199. COMMUNITY-INFORMED DEFINED. 
‘‘In this part, the term ‘community-informed’ means 
to be informed by input from State educational agencies, 
local educational agencies, parents, students, and edu-
cation practitioners, including teachers, principals, and 
other school leaders within the community or regional area 
where activities planned and carried out by the Advanced 
Development Center will occur. 
‘‘SEC. 200. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this part $500,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2026 through 2030. 
‘‘(b) TIMING.—Amounts made available for a fiscal 
year under subsection (a) shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
‘‘(c) RESERVATION.—The Secretary may reserve not 
more than 5 percent of the funds appropriated for a fiscal 
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year under subsection (a) for administrative expenses and 
technical assistance.’’. 
SEC. 3. IMPROVING STATEWIDE LONGITUDINAL DATA SYS-
TEMS. 
Section 208 of the Education Sciences Reform Act 
(20 U.S.C. 9607) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 208. GRANT PROGRAM FOR STATEWIDE LONGITU-
DINAL DATA SYSTEMS. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) GRANTS FOR STATEWIDE LONGITUDINAL 
DATA SYSTEMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
award, on a competitive basis, grants to eligible 
agencies to enable such agencies to design, de-
velop, implement, and improve statewide longi-
tudinal data systems. 
‘‘(B) PERIOD.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in clause (ii), a grant awarded under 
subparagraph (A) shall be for a period of 
not longer than 4 years. 
‘‘(ii) RENEWAL.—Upon the conclusion 
of the grant period described in clause (i), 
the Secretary may renew a grant awarded 
under subparagraph (A) for 2 additional 
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years if the eligible agency demonstrates 
significant progress in meeting its goals, as 
determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) PLANNING GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made 
available to carry out this section, the Secretary 
may reserve not more than 10 percent to award 
planning grants to eligible agencies to support 
planning related to the design, development, im-
plementation, improvement, and sustainability 
of statewide longitudinal data systems, which 
may include planning to support— 
‘‘(i) the integration or coordination of 
additional Federal, State, Tribal, or local 
data sources in the statewide longitudinal 
data system, which may include facilitating 
interoperability and linkages across such 
data sources, including from across other 
Federal, State, Tribal, or local agencies; 
‘‘(ii) alignment with the voluntary 
standards and guidelines described in sec-
tion 143(a)(6), which may include the use 
of linked, open, and interoperable data 
standards; 
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‘‘(iii) the development of products, 
tools, or interfaces that provide appro-
priate access to data insights produced by 
the statewide longitudinal data system; and 
‘‘(iv) upgrading data infrastructure or 
reporting systems. 
‘‘(B) PERIOD.—A grant awarded under 
subparagraph (A) shall be for a period of not 
longer than 18 months. 
‘‘(C) 
ENGAGEMENT.—In 
carrying 
out 
planning activities under this paragraph, an eli-
gible agency shall, to the greatest extent prac-
ticable, engage students, families, practitioners, 
education system leaders, policymakers, commu-
nity organizations, and State, Tribal, and local 
public agencies. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—An eligible agency desiring a 
grant under subsection (a)(1) shall submit an application 
to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accom-
panied by such information as the Secretary may reason-
ably require, including the following: 
‘‘(1) A description of how the eligible agency 
will design, develop, implement, or improve a state-
wide longitudinal data system that will integrate 
data in accordance with the individual privacy and 
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data security requirements specified in section 183, 
from the following data sources, to the greatest ex-
tent practicable: 
‘‘(A) Early childhood education, in accord-
ance with the guidance developed pursuant to 
subsection (g)(2). 
‘‘(B) Elementary and secondary education, 
including data reported from local educational 
agencies and the State educational agency. 
‘‘(C) Career and technical education. 
‘‘(D) Postsecondary education, including 
data reported from public institutions of higher 
education and public systems of institutions of 
higher education. 
‘‘(E) Adult education and workforce devel-
opment programs. 
‘‘(F) Unemployment insurance or other 
statewide data sources with access to labor 
market outcomes or wage record data and in 
accordance with privacy and data security re-
quirements of the State. 
‘‘(G) The Bureau of Indian Education, as 
applicable. 
‘‘(2) A description of how the eligible agency 
will design, develop, implement, or improve a state-
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wide longitudinal data system that may integrate 
data from other Federal, State, or local public or 
private agencies or organizations, in accordance with 
Federal and State privacy laws. 
‘‘(3) A description of how the eligible agency 
will ensure that the statewide longitudinal data sys-
tem will— 
‘‘(A) be able to publicly disaggregate stu-
dent data by each subgroup of students (as de-
fined in section 1111(c)(2) of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6311(c)(2))); 
‘‘(B) ensure technical quality, including va-
lidity and reliability, of the data managed by 
the statewide longitudinal data system; 
‘‘(C) enable the development of tools, prod-
ucts, or interfaces that will provide publicly ac-
cessible and useful information to students, 
families, practitioners, education system lead-
ers, policymakers, community organizations, 
State and local public agencies, and the public 
in a manner that protects and promotes indi-
vidual privacy and data security; and 
‘‘(D) enable researchers to conduct sci-
entifically valid research in a manner that ad-
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heres to Federal or State privacy laws and pro-
tections. 
‘‘(4) A description of how the statewide longitu-
dinal data system will, to the extent practicable, pro-
mote standardized data definitions, open data for-
mats, other widely recognized and adopted stand-
ards, and linkages utilized in multiple States, and be 
aligned with subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(5) A description of how the eligible agency 
will protect and promote individual privacy and data 
security in implementing the State longitudinal data 
system, including by— 
‘‘(A) defining policies, guidelines, or proto-
cols as appropriate for data collection, storage, 
data sharing, use, data destruction, and disclo-
sure avoidance to secure any personally identifi-
able information; 
‘‘(B) reviewing how researchers, State 
agencies, local agencies, and other entities that 
will have access to the statewide longitudinal 
data systems under this section will adhere to 
Federal and State privacy laws and protections 
in the building, maintenance, and use of such 
data systems; and 
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‘‘(C) providing training or professional de-
velopment to any employee or contractor of 
such system to ensure compliance with section 
444 of the General Education Provisions Act 
(commonly known as the ‘Family Educational 
Rights and Privacy Act of 1974’), section 445 
of that Act (commonly known as the ‘Protection 
of Pupil Rights Amendment’), the Children’s 
Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (15 
U.S.C. 6501 et seq.), the Health Insurance 
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 
(Public Law 104–191), and any other relevant 
Federal or State privacy law as determined by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(6) A description of the data governance struc-
ture for the statewide longitudinal data system, 
which shall, to the greatest extent practicable, sup-
port the implementation of statewide data govern-
ance structures that involve all relevant State agen-
cies, and which may include establishing a State 
chief privacy officer or a data governance coordi-
nator. 
‘‘(7) A description of how the eligible agency 
will promote long-term sustainability of the state-
wide longitudinal data system, including by identi-
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fying State and local funding that will be used to 
support the operation, maintenance, and upgrades of 
such system. 
‘‘(c) SELECTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In awarding grants under 
subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall use a peer re-
view process that, with respect to the entities se-
lected— 
‘‘(A) ensures technical quality (including 
validity and reliability), promotes data linkages 
within the State, and ensures the protection of 
individual privacy consistent with section 183; 
‘‘(B) promotes the generation and accurate 
and timely use of data that is needed— 
‘‘(i) to support implementation of— 
‘‘(I) the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965; 
‘‘(II) the Higher Education Act 
of 1965; 
‘‘(III) the Individuals with Dis-
abilities Education Act; 
‘‘(IV) the Carl D. Perkins Career 
and Technical Education Act of 2006; 
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‘‘(V) the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 
et seq.); 
‘‘(VI) the Head Start Act (42 
U.S.C. 9831 et seq.); 
‘‘(VII) the Child Care and Devel-
opment Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 9857 et seq.); and 
‘‘(VIII) other relevant Federal 
laws as determined by the Secretary; 
and 
‘‘(ii) to facilitate research to improve 
educational and employment opportunities 
and outcomes, including student academic 
achievement, postsecondary education ac-
cess and completion, labor market out-
comes, and the closing of opportunity and 
achievement gaps between subgroups of 
students (as defined in section 1111(c)(2) 
of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
6311(c)(2))). 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under 
subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall give priority to 
eligible agencies that— 
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‘‘(A) received a planning grant under sub-
section (a)(2) and propose to carry out activi-
ties informed by such planning; 
‘‘(B) propose the development of products, 
tools, or interfaces that provide appropriate ac-
cess to data insights produced by the statewide 
longitudinal data system; or 
‘‘(C) require the use of the voluntary 
standards and guidelines described in section 
153(a)(5). 
‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible agency receiving 
an award under subsection (a)(1)— 
‘‘(1) shall use funds— 
‘‘(A) to enhance or modernize data infra-
structure and analytics capacity to integrate 
data across early childhood education through 
postsecondary study and labor market outcomes 
into the statewide longitudinal data system; and 
‘‘(B) to carry out the activities described in 
paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection (b); 
and 
‘‘(2) may carry out 1 or more of the following 
activities: 
‘‘(A) Award subgrants to public agencies 
or institutions of higher education to improve 
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the capacity of such agencies or institutions to 
participate in statewide longitudinal data sys-
tems. 
‘‘(B) Integrate additional Federal, State, 
or local data sources in the statewide longitu-
dinal data system or facilitate interoperability 
between such data sources. 
‘‘(C) Develop or increase the access of the 
public to products, tools, or interfaces that pro-
vide appropriate access to data insights pro-
duced by the statewide longitudinal data sys-
tem. 
‘‘(D) Implement policies to protect and 
promote student privacy and data security. 
‘‘(E) Provide professional development to 
individuals, practitioners, and education system 
leaders to better understand, use, and analyze 
data from the statewide longitudinal data sys-
tem. 
‘‘(e) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds made 
available under this section shall be used to supplement, 
and not supplant, other State or local funds used for de-
veloping State data systems. 
‘‘(f) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of the New Essential Education Discoveries 
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Act of 2025, and again 3 years after such date of enact-
ment, the Secretary, in consultation with the National 
Academies Committee on National Statistics shall make 
publicly available a report on the implementation and ef-
fectiveness of Federal, State, and local efforts related to 
the activities carried out by eligible entities that receive 
a grant under subsection (a)(1), including— 
‘‘(1) identifying and analyzing State practices 
regarding the development and use of statewide lon-
gitudinal data systems; 
‘‘(2) evaluating the ability of such systems to 
manage individual student data, promote linkages 
across States, and protect student privacy consistent 
with section 183; and 
‘‘(3) identifying best practices and areas for im-
provement. 
‘‘(g) GUIDANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of the New Essential Edu-
cation Discoveries Act of 2025, and on an ongoing 
basis thereafter, the Secretary shall issue guidance 
and provide technical assistance on— 
‘‘(A) protecting and promoting individual 
privacy and data security in implementing 
statewide longitudinal data systems in accord-
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ance with applicable Federal, State, and local 
privacy laws; 
‘‘(B) developing or increasing the public’s 
access to products, tools, or interfaces that pro-
vide appropriate access to data insights pro-
duced by statewide longitudinal data systems, 
which may support the public, researchers, pol-
icymakers, practitioners, and States in effi-
ciently and accurately accessing, managing, 
analyzing, and using data to inform decision 
making and improve educational opportunities 
and outcomes, including academic achievement, 
postsecondary education access and completion, 
and labor market outcomes; and 
‘‘(C) supporting data linkages between a 
statewide longitudinal data system and data 
from postsecondary education, workforce pro-
grams, unemployment insurance, or other state-
wide data sources with access to wage record 
data, which shall include the use of different 
unique identifiers and may include the use of 
Social Security numbers, in accordance with ap-
plicable Federal, State, and local privacy laws. 
‘‘(2) EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION DATA.— 
The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in co-
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ordination with the Statistics Commissioner, shall 
develop guidance for eligible agencies with respect to 
integrating data voluntarily reported under the Head 
Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.) and other early 
childhood education data in the statewide longitu-
dinal data system. 
‘‘(3) EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL OR DUAL 
OR
CONCURRENT
ENROLLMENT
PROGRAMS.—The 
Statistics Commissioner shall provide technical as-
sistance to eligible agencies to collect and report 
data related to enrollment, retention, transfer, and 
completion rates in early college high school or dual 
or concurrent enrollment programs. 
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE
AGENCY.—The term ‘eligible 
agency’ means— 
‘‘(A) a State educational agency; 
‘‘(B) the office of the Governor of a State; 
‘‘(C) a State agency, data governance 
body, or public sector organization, as deter-
mined and designated by the Governor; 
‘‘(D) an outlying area; and 
‘‘(E) a consortium of entities described in 
subparagraphs (A) through (C) located in a sin-
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gle State or a consortium of such entities lo-
cated in 2 or more States. 
‘‘(2) STATEWIDE
LONGITUDINAL
DATA
SYS-
TEM.—The term ‘statewide longitudinal data system’ 
means a data system operated by an eligible agency 
at the State level that connects individual-level data 
from early childhood education, elementary and sec-
ondary education, postsecondary education, adult 
education, workforce development, labor market out-
comes, and other data sources, as determined by the 
State, in a manner that— 
‘‘(A) protects and promotes individual pri-
vacy and data security, in accordance with ap-
plicable Federal, State, and local privacy laws, 
increases data transparency, and minimizes re-
porting burden; and 
‘‘(B) enhances the ability of the public, re-
searchers, 
policymakers, 
practitioners, 
and 
States to efficiently and accurately access, man-
age, disaggregate, analyze, and use data to in-
form decision making and improve educational 
opportunities and outcomes, including academic 
achievement, postsecondary education access 
and completion, and labor market outcomes. 
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‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(1) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; and 
‘‘(2) for each fiscal year thereafter, not less 
than the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2026.’’. 
Æ 
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