An Act establishing an education-to-career data center

This bill creates the Massachusetts Education-to-Career Data Center within the Executive Office of Technology Services and Security to manage a statewide system for education and workforce data. The new center will be led by an executive director who oversees the maintenance of the data system, develops privacy protections, and ensures compliance with various state and federal laws. Its primary functions include working with agencies to define standard metrics, producing unified reports, and facilitating secure research requests through a protected data environment. The legislation aims to provide families, educators, researchers, and policymakers with a single location to access information that helps improve educational and workforce outcomes.