California § 49083.5 - CSIS, in consultation with the department, shall create and maintain a list of SI

§ 49083.5. CSIS, in consultation with the department, shall create and maintain a list of SI

(a) CSIS, in consultation with the department, shall create and maintain a list of SIS vendors. This list shall include the product capabilities of SIS vendors. (b) The list established pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include a state designation established by CSIS for SIS vendors that meet all of the following requirements: (1) Serve local educational agencies educating pupils in any of kindergarten or grades 1 to 12, inclusive. (2) Comply, without passing the costs of complying to local educational agencies, with the California High School Transcript and Student Record Portability Standard that is acknowledged by the Office of Cradle-to-Career Data and promoted by the department, the California State University, the University of California, the California Community Colleges, and the Student Aid Commission, maintained in a data standards repository within the data system administered by the Office of Cradle-to-Career Data pursuant to Section 10862, and managed by the CCGI pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 60900.5, and include the accompanying data standards and file specifications. (3) Provide an API that facilitates a local educational agency’s ability to meet the requirements of subparagraphs (B) and (D) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (f) of Section 60900. (4) Are small-sized vendors that offer an alternative extract to paragraph (3) for use by the CCGI. (c) CSIS, the department, and CCGI shall collaboratively establish the criteria to assess whether vendors meet the requirements of paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, of subdivision (b) to receive the state designation pursuant to that subdivision. (d) CSIS shall post the list established pursuant to this section on its internet website. (e) As used in this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “API” means an application programming interface. (2) “CCGI” means the California College Guidance Initiative. (3) “Local educational agency” means a school district, county office of education, or charter school. (4) “SIS vendor” means a school information system vendor.