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Modifying the duties of the department of education related to electronic systems, and including effective date provisions
Sponsored by the House Education Committee, Rep. Dan Gehlbach (R)
Topics:K–12 educationTechnology & privacy
Same legislation: HF 2124
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 21, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 21, 2026
- Done: House committeeFebruary 11, 2026
- Done: Passes the HouseMarch 2, 202689–1
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 19, 2026
- Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary The director of the Department of Education will oversee how school districts and agencies use electronic data systems. This law requires the state to buy a new, modern system that allows different types of schools to easily share information with each other. These updated systems must also help the state send money to schools more quickly and communicate better with other government agencies.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 of a comprehensive, statewide data collection system that must facilitate data collection between the student information systems of all school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and area education agencies. The director of the department of education is required to procure the comprehensive, statewide data collection system using a process that requires the issuance of requests for proposal. 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, accredited 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.
Senate subcommittee
Named March 10, 2026. On March 18, 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
Can’t be estimated Compare with other bills
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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