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MLDS director urges committee to approve bill allowing limited third‑party data center access for multistate student reporting

Ways and Means Committee · March 26, 2026
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Summary

Ross Goldstein, executive director of the Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center, told the Ways and Means Committee that Senate Bill 56 would permit the MLDS governing board to authorize the center to provide individual-level student and workforce data to a third-party data center for multistate reporting, subject to specified criteria; he said the measure is cross-filed with House Bill 293 and urged approval.

Chair Janelle Wilkins introduced a virtual presenter for the committee's consideration of Senate Bill 56.

Ross Goldstein, executive director of the Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center, said Senate Bill 56 “would allow the MLDS Center…

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