Effective 7/1/2022
53E-4-308. Unique student identifier — Coordination of higher education and public education information technology systems — Coordination of preschool and public education information technology systems.
53E-4-308. Unique student identifier — Coordination of higher education and public education information technology systems — Coordination of preschool and public education information technology systems.
- (1) As used in this section, “unique student identifier” means an alphanumeric code assigned to each public education student for identification purposes, which:
- (a) is not assigned to any former or current student; and
- (b) does not incorporate personal information, including a birth date or Social Security number.
- (2) The state board, through the state superintendent, shall assign each public education student a unique student identifier, which shall be used to track individual student performance on achievement tests administered under this part.
- (3) The state board and the Utah Board of Higher Education, in collaboration with the Utah Data Research Center created in Section 53B-33-201, shall:
- (a) coordinate public education and higher education information technology systems to allow individual student academic achievement to be tracked through both education systems in accordance with this section and Section 53B-1-109; and
- (b) coordinate access to the unique student identifier of a public education student who later attends an institution within the state system of higher education.
- (4)
- (a) The state board and the Department of Workforce Services shall coordinate assignment of a unique student identifier to each student enrolled in a program described in Title 35A, Chapter 15, Preschool Programs.
- (b) A unique student identifier assigned to a student under Subsection (4)(a) shall remain the student’s unique student identifier used by the state board when the student enrolls in a public school in kindergarten or a later grade.
- (c) The state board, the Department of Workforce Services, and a contractor as defined in Section 53F-4-401, shall coordinate access to the unique student identifier of a preschool student who later attends an LEA.
Amended by Chapter 461, 2022 General Session