Bill Text: VA HB1876 | 2021 | 1st Special Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Workforce development; expands type of data sharing.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-30 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0438) [HB1876 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2021-HB1876-Prefiled.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §2.2-435.8 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§2.2-435.8. Workforce program evaluations; sharing of certain data.
A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the
agencies specified in subsection D may shall share data from within
their respective databases solely
to (i) provide support the workforce program
evaluation and policy analysis required by subdivision A 8 of §2.2-435.7 and
clause (i) of subdivision A 10 of §2.2-435.7
and;
(ii) conduct education program evaluations that require
employment outcomes data to meet state and federal
reporting requirements; (iii) improve
coordination, outcomes, and
efficiency across public workforce programs and partner organizations;
(iv) enable the
development of comprehensive consumer-facing software applications;
(v) support
requirements for performance-driven contracts;
and (vi) support workforce
initiatives developed by the General
Assembly and the
Governor.
B. Data shared pursuant
to subsection A shall not include any personal identifying information, shall
be encrypted, and shall be transmitted to the Governor or his designee. Upon
receipt of such data, the Governor or his designee shall re-encrypt the data to
prevent any participating agency from connecting shared data sets with existing
agency files. For the purposes of this section:
1.
"Identifying information" means the same as that term is defined in §
18.2-186.3; and
2.
"Encrypted" means the same as that term is defined in §18.2-186.6.
The agencies specified in subsection D shall enter into a memorandum of understanding supporting the Virginia Workforce Data Trust and the associated application ecosystem. "Virginia Workforce Data Trust" means a workforce database maintained by the Chief Workforce Development Advisor of the Commonwealth. In accordance with the governance process laid out in such memorandum, the data sharing referenced in subsection A shall be accomplished by integrating additional partner organizations, systems, data elements, and functionality into the Virginia Workforce Data Trust.
C. The Governor or his designee and all agencies authorized under this section shall destroy or erase all shared data upon completion of all required evaluations and analyses. The Governor or his designee may retain a third-party entity to assist with the evaluation and analysis.
D. The databases from the following agencies relating to the specific programs identified in this subsection may be shared solely to achieve the purposes specified in subsection A:
1. Virginia Employment Commission: Unemployment Insurance, Job Service, Trade Act, and Veterans Employment Training Programs;
2. Virginia Community College System: Postsecondary Career and Technical Education, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Adult, Youth and Dislocated Worker Programs;
3. Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services: Vocational Rehabilitation and Senior Community Services Employment Program;
4. Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired: Vocational Rehabilitation;
5. Department of Education: Adult Education and Family Literacy, Special Education, and Career and Technical Education;
6. Department of Labor and Industry: Apprenticeship;
7. Department of Social Services: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Virginia Initiative for Education and Work;
8. Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority: Virginia Jobs Investment Program;
9. Department of Juvenile Justice: Youth Industries and Institutional Work Programs and Career and Technical Education Programs;
10. Department of Corrections: Career and Technical Education Programs; and
11. The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.
