2019 Arkansas Code
Title 25 - State Government
Chapter 4 - Division of Information Systems
§ 25-4-127. Data and Transparency Panel - Creation - Duties

(a) The Data and Transparency Panel is created within the Division of Information Systems.

(b) The panel shall consist of the following members:

• (1)

  • (A) Three (3) appointees from the private sector who shall be appointed as follows:

    • (i) One (1) appointee shall be appointed by the Governor;

    • (ii) One (1) appointee shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and

    • (iii) One (1) appointee shall be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.

  • (B) Each appointee shall serve at the pleasure of his or her appointer.

  • (C) The appointer of an appointee who vacates his or her position on the panel shall fill the vacancy as required under this section;

• (2) The Attorney General or his or her designee;

• (3) The secretaries, directors, or their designees, of the following entities:

  • (A) The Arkansas Crime Information Center;

  • (B) The Division of Arkansas State Police;

  • (C) The Division of Career and Technical Education;

  • (D) The Division of Community Correction;

  • (E) The Division of Correction;

  • (F) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education;

  • (G) The Department of Finance and Administration;

  • (H) The Department of Health;

  • (I) The Division of Higher Education;

  • (J) The Department of Human Services;

  • (K) The Division of Information Systems;

  • (L) The Department of Labor and Licensing;

  • (M) The Division of Workforce Services; and

  • (N) The Office of Skills Development;

• (4)

  • (A) The Chief Data Officer of the Division of Information Systems.

  • (B) The Chief Data Officer of the Division of Information Systems shall be the Chair of the Data and Transparency Panel.

  • (C) The members of the panel shall select a vice chair annually;

• (5) The Chief Privacy Officer of the Division of Information Systems; and

• (6) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court or his or her designee.

(c) The panel shall:

• (1) Perform a feasibility and cost study on the development of a statewide data warehouse program;

• (2) Evaluate and identify data to be included in the statewide data warehouse program;

• (3) Determine and recommend procedures necessary for the implementation of a statewide data warehouse program;

• (4) Oversee a statewide data warehouse program implemented in this state;

• (5) Evaluate and identify data that may be provided to the public in accordance with data standards and specifications developed by the Division of Information Systems;

• (6) Provide annual reports to the Joint Committee on Advanced Communications and Information Technology; and

• (7) Develop a unified longitudinal system that links existing siloed agency information for education and workforce outcomes to continuously conduct a business systems assessment to:

  • (A) Help the leaders of this state and service providers develop an improved understanding of individual outcomes resulting from education and workforce pipelines in Arkansas;

  • (B) Identify opportunities for improvement by using real-time information; and

  • (C) Continuously align programs and resources to the evolving economy of this state.

(d)

• (1) The panel shall meet at least quarterly in each calendar year at a time and place determined by the panel.

• (2) Special meetings may be called at the discretion of the chair.

(e) Nine (9) members of the panel shall constitute a quorum to transact the business of the panel.