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State SLDS faces reductions but leaders say system supports education, workforce research and new AI uses
Summary
State SLDS managers defended the statewide longitudinal data system to the appropriations panel after proposed reductions; officials outlined federal grant history, the system’s public data portal and plans for AI‑readable public datasets and digital credentials.
Tracy Korzmell, Statewide Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) program manager at the Information Technology Department, told the committee the SLDS was created by the legislature and placed under ITD and that it is funded in part by five federal grants over time. "When I look at AI, what I see is a lot of public data that I already have available that the general public is already using AI on," Korzmell said, describing plans to make certain public datasets more AI‑readable.
Korzmell and Deputy CIO Greg Hoffman explained line‑item reductions on the Senate long sheet: a…
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