(d) APPLICATIONS.—Each State educational agency 
desiring a grant under this section shall submit an appli-
cation to the Secretary that includes the following: 
(1) A description of how the State’s data sys-
tem currently meets the eligibility requirements of 
subsection (b) through— 
(A) a demonstration of the State data sys-
tem’s current capabilities; and 
(B) a description of plans and funding al-
ready in place to meet those requirements. 
(2) A description of the State’s integrated 
statewide education longitudinal data systems’ cur-
rent ability to match student-level postsecondary 
education data to data from other State systems, in-
cluding workforce development, unemployment insur-
ance, child welfare, juvenile justice, military services 
information systems, and migrant students records 
system. 
(3) A description of previous Federal and non- 
Federal funds the State has received for building 
and expanding integrated statewide education longi-
tudinal data systems, including funds received under 
section 208 of the Educational Technical Assistance 
Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9607) and section 6401 of 
the America COMPETES Act (20 U.S.C. 9871). 
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(4) A description of how activities funded under 
the grant will align, coordinate with, and advance re-
lated activities funded through other Federal pro-
grams, including the programs under section 208 of 
the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002 
(20 U.S.C. 9607) and section 6401 of the America 
COMPETES Act (20 U.S.C. 9871), early childhood 
education programs, and workforce development pro-
grams. 
(5) A description of how the activities funded 
under the grant will promote the sharing of best 
practices related to data collection, access, and 
usage. 
(6) A description of how the activities funded 
under the grant will advance the utility of integrated 
statewide education longitudinal data systems. 
(7) A description of how the State will coordi-
nate the development of integrated statewide longi-
tudinal data systems linking early childhood, elemen-
tary, secondary, postsecondary, and workforce data 
with local education agencies using common data 
standards and definitions to ensure comparability 
and interoperability throughout the State. 
(8) A description of how the State will enable 
the exchange of data with local education agencies 
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by utilizing standard data structures, standards, for-
mats, and data definitions. 
(9) A budget that details how grant funds and 
other resources will be used to carry out the activi-
ties described in subsection (c). 
(10) If awarding subgrants under subsection 
(c)(2), a description of the process for selecting, 
monitoring, and evaluating subgrantees. 
(11) An assurance that the State has a long- 
term commitment to implementing and supporting 
its integrated statewide education longitudinal data 
systems. 
(12) A description of the State’s governance 
structure that defines data collection, access, and 
use. 
(13) Other information as reasonably required 
by the Secretary. 
(e) STUDENT PRIVACY.—The data system required 
by subsection (b)(1) may provide for the disclosure of per-
sonally identifiable information from students’ education 
records, without written parental consent, between the 
system and authorized representatives of State or local 
public agencies responsible for early childhood education, 
postsecondary education, workforce development, unem-
ployment insurance, child health and welfare, mental 
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health, juvenile justice, or child protective services to ad-
dress the education, employment, and social welfare needs 
of individuals that they serve and to evaluate or audit such 
program if interagency agreements or State laws or regu-
lations provide for the protection of that information in 
a manner which will not permit the personal identification 
of students and their parents by other than representa-
tives of such agencies with a legitimate interest to carry 
out these purposes. 
(f) AWARDING OF GRANTS.— 
(1) PEER REVIEW.—In awarding grants under 
this section, the Secretary shall use a peer review 
process that ensures that the selected proposals have 
technical quality, validity, and reliability, promotes 
linkages across States, and protects student privacy 
consistent with section 444 of the General Education 
Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g) (commonly known 
as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act 
of 1974). 
(2) COMPETITIVE
PRIORITY.—The Secretary 
and peer review process shall give a competitive pri-
ority to— 
(A) States that propose coordinating ef-
forts with local education agencies; and 
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