Power and duties

The Pennsylvania Longitudinal Data System (PALDS) governance board shall do all of the following: (1) Elect annually one of the PALDS governance board’s members to serve as chair. (2) Create a strategic plan to implement this subchapter. (3) Establish data governance policies for the PALDS that comply with Federal and State laws and Commonwealth policy regarding data use, security and privacy. (4) Identify the long-term organizational and operational needs to ensure the PALDS is sustainable and able to meet its purpose under § 5.1041 (relating to purpose).

(5) Meet quarterly to ensure successful implementation of the strategic plan, approve research projects and address issues identified by the PALDS management team.