{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-4-2.1","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 18A:4-2.1","heading":"Longitudinal Data System Governing Body established.","body":"1. a. (1) There is established, in but not of, the Department of Education, a Statewide Longitudinal Data System Governing Body. The governing body shall consist of one representative from each of the following State agencies: the Department of Education, the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education, the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, and the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The governing body shall adopt any rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the provisions of P.L.2025, c.388 (C.18A:4-2.1 et al.), except that any rules and regulations shall not govern the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission or its data. The governing body may, consistent with its operating procedures and rules and regulations, add additional agencies to or remove existing agencies from the governing body. Any agency added to the governing body shall provide one representative to the governing body.\n(2)  Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the governing body shall not be subject to the Open Public Meetings Act, P.L.1975, c.231 (C.10:4-6 et seq.).\n(3)  The governing body shall operate with the following minimum objectives:\n(a)  identifying critical research and policy questions that need to be addressed by education and workforce development programs;\n(b)  identifying reports and other information that are appropriate to make available to education and workforce development entities and other public stakeholders;\n(c)  defining and maintaining standards for privacy, confidentiality, and security of data consistent and in compliance with the provisions of P.L.1997, c.188 (C.39:2-3.3 et seq.) and the federal “Drivers’ Privacy Protection Act of 1994,” Pub.L.103-322; and\n(d) performing other advisory functions that are necessary for the successful continuation and management of the Statewide Longitudinal Data System for Education and Workforce Development established pursuant to subsection b. of this section.\nb. (1) The governing body shall establish and maintain a Statewide Longitudinal Data System for Education and Workforce Development or may enter into an agreement with a separate entity, which entity may include, but not be limited to, the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers, the State University, to establish and maintain the system.  It shall be the purpose of the system to link longitudinal data to inform policy and decisions concerning the improvement of quality of life, education, and employment opportunities for residents of the State.  The system’s objectives shall include, but need not be limited to:\n(a)  enabling New Jersey residents to afford and obtain training or post-secondary degrees;\n(b)  enabling New Jersey residents to secure and retain employment and receive better pay after completing training or post-secondary degrees;\n(c)  enabling New Jersey residents to meet the education and job skill demands of business and industry;\n(d)  identifying areas of potential workforce gaps, as presented in the annual Teacher Workforce Report, or any successor or other appropriate report, as identified by the Commissioner of Education;\n(e)  identifying the effectiveness of support programs that help New Jersey residents enter or return to employment;\n(f)  identifying the effectiveness of support programs that help New Jersey residents enter training or post-secondary degree programs; and\n(g)  facilitating the sharing of data and learning across government entities.\n(2)  The system shall meet the standards of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and maintain certification or accreditation, as applicable, therefrom. The system shall follow rigorous data security guidelines and may only release aggregate-level data from the secure environment.\n(3)  Each participating agency in the governing body shall provide the data necessary to effectuate the provisions of P.L.2025, c.388 (C.18A:4-2.1 et al.).\n(4)  This section shall not be construed to prevent any participating agency from maintaining control of that agency’s data.\n(5)  Data provided to the system shall be provided in accordance with all State and federal laws governing the protection, retention, and sharing of the data.\n(6)  The governing body shall have the authority to secure any available federal funding, including funding to expand and enhance the capacity of the State’s existing technology infrastructure for the purposes of developing the system.\n(7)  Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, information shared, transmitted, or received, including information to or from the entity selected pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, in carrying out the purposes of P.L.2025, c.388 (C.18A:4-2.1 et al.) shall not be considered a government record under P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.), P.L.2001, c.404 (C.47:1A-5 et al.), or the common law concerning access to government records.\nc. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, to the extent not otherwise inconsistent with the federal “Drivers’ Privacy Protection Act of 1994,” Pub.L.103-322, and upon and consistent with a fully executed agreement, the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission shall share personal information as defined under section 1 of P.L.1997, c.188 (C.39:2-3.3) for use by the governing body, or the entity selected pursuant to subsection b. of this section, or both, for the purposes of this section. The sharing of information shall not be considered a violation of any other State law.  Pursuant to an agreement with the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, the Statewide Longitudinal Data System Governing Body may provide the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission with a person's social security number and other personal or personally identifiable information, in a format acceptable to the commission, and, upon receipt, the commission shall provide the Statewide Longitudinal Data System Governing Body, or the entity selected pursuant to subsection b. of this section, with data that confirms the accuracy of the social security number provided if that data is available to the commission.\n(2) The sharing of information pursuant to this section shall be deemed a permissible use of the information by the governing body in carrying out its functions and a permissible use of the information by the entity selected pursuant to subsection b. of this section, if any, acting on behalf of the governing body in carrying out its functions. The information shall be transmitted in a manner consistent with an applicable memorandum of understanding.\n(3)  The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission shall not share or transmit to the governing body, or the entity selected pursuant to subsection b. of this section, as applicable, documentation or other information:\n(a)  concerning an individual who does not have a social security number or has submitted proof of identity to the commission using an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number;\n(b)  that indicates that an individual is not a citizen of the United States;\n(c)  that is a photo of a person; or\n(d)  that includes a person’s social security number beyond the last four digits of the social security number.\nNothing in this section shall prohibit the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission from conducting identity matching as provided in paragraph (1) of this subsection or other activities necessary for the Statewide Longitudinal Data System Governing Body to carry out its duties.  Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the information shared, transmitted, or received pursuant to this subsection shall not be considered a government record under P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.) or the common law concerning access to government records.\nL.2025, c.388, s.1.","path":["TITLE 18A EDUCATION"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"211833bb4b888903bfabaae36b8f32e34053ade7078b53531c41e6b5935accc1","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-4-2","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-4-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}