Data Recipient(s)

• Mark S. Innocenti (Utah State University Researcher)

Start and End Dates

Original starting date: 09/01/2019

Current end date: 09/30/2026

Agreement Type

Research Data Sharing Agreement

Description

Purpose

The purpose of this research sharing agreement between the Utah State Board of Education (USBE) and Mark S. Innocenti (Utah State University Researcher) is for an evaluation which was mandated under Utah House Bill 96, Utah School Readiness Initiative. The focus of this evaluation is on students who were in preschool programs that received funding from the Results-Based School Readiness provision of HB96.

Legal Authority

34 CFR § 99.31(a)(6) and 20 U.S. Code § 1232g(b). This data sharing is permitted under the “Studies Exception” of the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

34 CFR § 99.31(a)(3), 34 CFR § 99.35, 20 U.S. Code § 1232g(b). This data sharing is permitted under the “Audit and Evaluation Exception” of the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

Utah House Bill 96- Utah School Readiness Initiative 
53A-1b-104 to 53A-1b-111 Utah Code Annotated 1953

Justification

• Required by State Law

Approval

Original Agreement

Approved by: Utah State Board of Education

Approval Date: 09/05/2019

Data

Data Type

Personally identifiable student information

Data Shared

Data Shared included relevant data points for the implementation of an evaluation which was mandated under Utah House Bill 96, Utah School Readiness Initiative. Data Shared includes:

• Student Grade 
• Statewide Student Identifier (SSID) from LEA Annual Report 
• Student Special Education Placement 
• Student School 
• Student Membership Days 
• Student Reading Interventions

Agreements