AR Code § 25-4-127 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 4 - Division of Information Systems|§ 25-4-127. Data and Transparency Panel — Creation — Duties

 (a) The Data and Transparency Panel is created within the Division of Information Systems.  (b) The panel shall consist of the following members:  (1)  (A) Three (3) appointees from the private sector who shall be appointed as follows:  (i) One (1) appointee shall be appointed by the Governor;  (ii) One (1) appointee shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and  (iii) One (1) appointee shall be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.    (B) Each appointee shall serve at the pleasure of his or her appointer.  (C) The appointer of an appointee who vacates his or her position on the panel shall fill the vacancy as required under this section;    (2) The Attorney General or his or her designee;  (3) The secretaries, directors, or their designees, of the following entities:  (A) The Arkansas Crime Information Center;  (B) The Division of Arkansas State Police;  (C) The Division of Career and Technical Education;  (D) The Division of Community Correction;  (E) The Division of Correction;  (F) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education;  (G) The Department of Finance and Administration;  (H) The Department of Health;  (I) The Division of Higher Education;  (J) The Department of Human Services;  (K) The Division of Information Systems;  (L) The Department of Labor and Licensing;  (M) The Division of Workforce Services; and  (N) The Office of Skills Development;    (4)  (A) The Chief Data Officer of the Division of Information Systems.  (B) The Chief Data Officer of the Division of Information Systems shall be the Chair of the Data and Transparency Panel.  (C) The members of the panel shall select a vice chair annually;    (5) The Chief Privacy Officer of the Division of Information Systems; and  (6) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court or his or her designee.    (c) The panel shall:  (1) Perform a feasibility and cost study on the development of a statewide data warehouse program;  (2) Evaluate and identify data to be included in the statewide data warehouse program;  (3) Determine and recommend procedures necessary for the implementation of a statewide data warehouse program;  (4) Oversee a statewide data warehouse program implemented in this state;  (5) Evaluate and identify data that may be provided to the public in accordance with data standards and specifications developed by the Division of Information Systems;  (6) Provide annual reports to the Joint Committee on Advanced Communications and Information Technology; and  (7) Develop a unified longitudinal system that links existing siloed agency information for education and workforce outcomes to continuously conduct a business systems assessment to:  (A) Help the leaders of this state and service providers develop an improved understanding of individual outcomes resulting from education and workforce pipelines in Arkansas;  (B) Identify opportunities for improvement by using real-time information; and  (C) Continuously align programs and resources to the evolving economy of this state.      (d)  (1) The panel shall meet at least quarterly in each calendar year at a time and place determined by the panel.  (2) Special meetings may be called at the discretion of the chair.    (e) Nine (9) members of the panel shall constitute a quorum to transact the business of the panel.