Authorizing the Department of Public Instruction, the University of Wisconsin System, the Technical College System, and the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities to study each other's education programs, requiring a written agreement concerning such studies, and requiring the establishment of a longitudinal data system of student data

2. Describes the process by which any of the agencies may evaluate and study education programs operated or supervised by one or more of the other agencies.

3. Requires an agency to obtain the approval of, and enter into a written agreement with, the other agency before it can study or evaluate the latter agency's education programs.

4. Requires the agencies to exchange student data to the extent necessary to perform the evaluation or study.

5. Allows the agencies to collaborate with other persons, including state agencies, to import workforce or other data into the longitudinal data system to assist with an evaluation or study.

The bill authorizes the agencies to submit student data to the longitudinal data system, to another agency, or to a public or private research organization to support an evaluation or study. If the student data contains personally identifiable information, however, an agency's disclosure must be in connection with a data-sharing agreement that:

1. Specifies the purpose, scope, and duration of the agreement.

2. Requires the recipient to use personally identifiable information only for the purpose specified.

3. Describes the specific data access, use, and security restrictions with which the recipient must comply.

4. Requires that the personally identifiable information be destroyed or returned when no longer needed or upon expiration of the data-sharing agreement, whichever occurs first.

5. If the disclosure is to a public or private research organization, prohibits the personal identification of any person by individuals other than authorized representatives of the recipient who have legitimate interests in the information.