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House committee hears plan for 'Data RI' integrated state data system, oversight and staff
Summary
Committee members reviewed a budget article that would codify an integrated state data system, require agency participation under a single oversight board, add several staff positions and formalize coordination between the state longitudinal data system and the EOHHS data ecosystem.
The House Committee on Finance reviewed a governor's budget article that would codify an integrated statewide data system — described in testimony as "Data RI" — to link the state longitudinal education‑workforce data and the Executive Office of Health and Human Services' data ecosystem under shared governance and common policies.
Sharon (staff member) told the committee the proposal codifies an earlier executive order, creates a central repository for interagency longitudinal linked and individual data, and envisions a single board co‑chaired by the commissioner of post‑secondary education and the Secretary of Health and Human Services. "The board would be co chaired by the commissioner of post secondary education and the Secretary of Health and Human Services," Sharon said, adding that the article would require statewide agency participation "to the extent that's practical and permissible under law."
Bridal Daniels, director of…
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