Rhode Island § 42-165-4 - Rhode Island Integrated Data System Act

§ 42-165-4. Creation.

(a) The RIIDS “DATA RI” is hereby established and is granted and authorized to use all the powers set forth in this chapter.

(b) Functions. The RIIDS “DATA RI” shall:

(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 and individual 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;

(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 RILDS or Ecosystem; and

(7) Nothing in this section and chapter shall negate or overrule the right of an agency, institution, or entity that has provided and/or transferred data to the RIIDS, RILDS, or the Ecosystem to determine the use of and access to its data.