Bills › 91st General Assembly
Modifying the duties of the department of education related to electronic systems
Sponsored by Rep. Dan Gehlbach (R)
Topics:K–12 educationTechnology & privacy
Same legislation: HF 2546
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 21, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 21, 2026
- Done: House committeeFebruary 11, 2026
- Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 2546
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became HF 2546 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 2546 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary The director of the Department of Education will now oversee how school districts and other educational agencies use electronic data systems. This law requires the department to update its technology and create a new online portal by July 2027 to help different schools and state agencies share information more easily. These changes aim to make sure school funding is sent out on time and that all types of schools use the same data collection system.1
Read the official explanation
This bill modifies the duties of the department of education (DE) related to electronic systems. The bill requires the director of DE to approve, coordinate, and supervise the use of electronic data and information processing by school districts, area education agencies, and merged areas, including the procurement or development of a data collection system that is required to be used by all school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and area education agencies. The bill establishes requirements that the data collection system must satisfy. The bill requires that DE modernize its electronic systems and procedures in order to ensure the proper disbursement of moneys in a timely manner and to ensure that DE’s systems are able to communicate with other state agencies, and with school districts, nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools. The modernization must include the deployment of a portal, on or before July 1, 2027, which satisfies requirements established in the bill.
Changed since by amendment H-8053; see Amendments.
House subcommittee
Named January 21, 2026. On January 29, 2026 it recommended passage.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
2 written public comments to its subcommittee: March 18, 2026 (1), January 28, 2026 (1) · on the Legislature’s site
Fiscal note
AI summary This bill requires the Department of Education to oversee electronic data processing and modernize its systems for data collection and funding disbursement. If the department updates its current systems, the fiscal impact is anticipated to be minimal. However, if a new statewide data collection system must be acquired, the costs cannot be determined at this time.3
From the note: If current systems are utilized and updated, the fiscal impact for HF 2546 to the DE is anticipated to be minimal. If the DE is required to acquire a new statewide data collection system, the fiscal impact for HF 2546 to the DE may lead to acquisition costs; however, these costs cannot be determined at this time.
- Student Data Systems · March 4, 2026
- Student Data Systems · March 2, 2026
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