(1) Review data collection requirements existing as of the effective date of this section that are imposed on public school entities in the areas of finance, human resources, food services, transportation, child accounting, athletics, health and special education. In the review, the advisory committee shall also consider whether the data has a valuable purpose to inform policymakers and the public about the operation of public school entities.

(2) Identify those data collection requirements that are redundant, overly burdensome or no longer necessary.

(3) Within one hundred eighty (180) days of the effective date of this section, issue a report of its findings and recommendations based on the data collection requirements identified under paragraph (2) to the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Education Committee of the Senate and the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Education Committee of the House of Representatives and post the report on the department's publicly accessible Internet website.

(b)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, by the conclusion of the school year following the issuance of the report required under subsection (a)(3), the department shall terminate all data collection requirements imposed on public school entities identified under subsection (a)(2) that are not required by statute or regulation.

(2) Once a data collection requirement has been terminated under this section, the department may not resume the collection of any data subject to the terminated data collection requirement.

(c)(1) Within thirty (30) days of the effective date of this section, the State Board shall establish an advisory committee consisting of:

(2) The advisory committee shall hold its first meeting within forty-five (45) days of the effective date of this section.

(3) The State Board shall provide administrative support, meeting space and any other assistance required by the advisory committee to carry out its duties under this section.

(1) a justification for the data collection, including a statement indicating why the data collection is necessary for the proper performance of the department's functions;

(2) an explanation of how the department will use the data collected;

(3) an explanation of how the department will share the data with public school entities;

(4) a statement affirming that the data collection will not impose any unjustified costs on public school entities or require duplication of existing data collection requirements; and

(1) “Advisory committee” shall mean the advisory committee established under subsection (c).

(2) “Charter school entity” shall mean a charter school, regional charter school or cyber charter school as defined in section 1703-A.¹

(3) “Department” shall mean the Department of Education of the Commonwealth.

(4) “Public school entity” shall mean any of the following:

(5) “State Board” shall mean the State Board of Education.