Rhode Island General Laws Title 42. State Affairs and Government § 42-165-4. Creation

(1) Transmit, store, enable access to, permit the use, and dispose of linked data and information in accordance with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework and associated NIST 800-53 security controls commensurate with data sensitivity level and in accordance with all applicable state and privacy laws and state security policies;

(2) Serve as a central repository of the state's inter-agency, longitudinal, linked data;

(3) Enable the integration, linkage, and management of information;

(4) Report on and provide public access to aggregate data to, among other things, address inequities in access, opportunities, and outcomes and improve student and educator decision-making;

(5) Provide clarity to university and other researchers on the process to request data and what data is available to request; and

(6) Nothing in this chapter shall negate or otherwise adversely affect the validity and legal enforceability of any existing data sharing and/or research agreements executed between and among the state's participating agencies and the state's statewide longitudinal data system.