151B.134 Board of Kentucky Center for Statistics -- Members -- Duties and functions -- Chair -- Meetings. (1) The Board of the Kentucky Center for Statistics is hereby established and attached to the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet, Office of the Secretary. (2) The board shall be composed of: (a) The commissioner of the Department of Education or designee; (b) The secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or designee; (c) The president of the Council on Postsecondary Education or designee; (d) The secretary of the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet or designee; and (e) The executive director of the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority or designee. (3) The duties and functions of the board shall be to: (a) Develop a detailed data access and use policy for requests that shall include but not be limited to the following: 1. Direct access to data in the Kentucky Longitudinal Data System shall be restricted to authorized staff of the office; 2. Data or information that may result in any individual or employer being identifiable based on the size or uniqueness of the population under consideration may not be reported in any form by the office; and 3. The office may not release data or information if disclosure is prohibited under relevant federal or state privacy laws; (b) Establish the research agenda of the office; (c) Make nominations to the Governor for the appointment of an executive director; (d) Oversee compliance by the office with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. sec. 1232g, and other relevant federal and state privacy laws; (e) Ensure that reports generated by the Office of the Kentucky Center for Statistics are distributed to appropriate personnel within the agencies represented by the board members; and (f) Provide general oversight of the office. (4) The secretary of the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet shall serve as chair of the board. (5) The board shall meet at least semiannually and at other times upon the call of the chair. The meetings shall be subject to the open meetings requirements of KRS 61.800 to 61.850 and 61.991. (6) The board may form committees, work groups, or advisory councils to accomplish its purposes. Effective: June 27, 2019 History: Amended 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 154, sec. 4, effective June 27, 2019. -- Amended 2014 Ky. Acts ch. 26, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2014. -- Created 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 18, sec. 4, effective June 25, 2013; and ch. 90, sec. 4, effective June 25, 2013.