State to study sharing kids' health and school data

Interim study to examine barriers to and benefits of data sharing between the State Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services for purposes of the Early Childhood Integrated Data System

Introduced· 2025-05-14

Who's it for

Who's it for: Everyday People

What it means for you

6/10Mixed

Mixed: some good, some bad ·

Plain‑English summary, cross‑checked against the official bill text.

This bill would start a study to see if state offices should share kids' private school and health information to help young children.

Our take

What we think, in plain words.

This study could find ways for state offices to work better together. They might share information about young children's health and school to give them more help. But sharing private information could also mean that kids' data is not kept safe. People should pay attention to how this study is done. They should make sure it looks closely at keeping private information safe.

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The facts

What the bill actually says, no spin.

This is a study, not a new rule.
It will look at sharing information between the State Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services.
The study is for something called the Early Childhood Integrated Data System.
It will check both the good things and the problems with sharing data.