Bill > SB583

This bill directs the department of education to establish an "education funding data and transparency reporting system," which will be a comprehensive data system tracking basic education funding allocations, disbursements, and expenditures over the past decade at the intermediate unit, district, and school levels. The system will include advanced data management and analytics capabilities, such as data cleaning, error flagging, auditing of data changes, and the use of machine learning for program evaluation and future projections. It will also feature data visualization dashboards for state officials to simulate changes to the funding formula and for the public to view aggregate-level data, while ensuring strict privacy protections for sensitive student information by using de-identified data and implementing robust security measures. Additionally, the bill appropriates $900,000 for the creation of this system and $500,000 annually thereafter for its operation and maintenance, with the act taking effect on July 1, 2026.