Rhode Island General Laws Title 42. State Affairs and Government § 42-165-2. Findings

(1) The state is committed to maintaining a longitudinal data system that the public, researchers, and policymakers can use to analyze and assess Rhode Islanders' aggregate progress from early learning programs through postsecondary education and into employment; and

(2) A national collaborative effort among federal and state policymakers, state officials, and national education organizations has defined the essential components of a statewide longitudinal data system; and

(3) The RI DataHUB is the state education and workforce longitudinal data system, aligned to the U.S. Department of Education's Statewide Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) grant program and the U.S. Department of Labor's Workforce Data Quality Initiative grant program.