Director of the Department of Administration or designee (Presiding Officer):

• Director Misty Ann Giles

Superintendent of Public Instruction or Designee:

• Superintendent Elsie Arntzen
• Designee: Rob Stutz

Commissioner of Higher Education or Designee:

• Commissioner Clayton Christian
• Designee: Tyler Trevor

Commissioner of Labor and Industry or Designee:

• Commissioner Sarah Swanson

Presiding Officer of the Board of Public Education or Designee:

• Executive Director McCall Flynn
• Designee: Susie Hedalen

State Chief Information Officer or Designee:

• Kevin Gilbertson

Legislative Fiscal Analyst or Designee:

• Amy Carlson, Director
• Designee: Nick VanBrown

Legislative Auditor or Designee:

• Angus Maciver, Director

Director of Legislative Services or Designee:

• Jerry Howe, Executive Director
• Designee: Pad McCracken

• Must meet at least quarterly; special meetings are allowed.
• The board may form working groups.
• All meetings must be open to the public and recorded to be publicly available.
• Develop and implement policies and procedures for linking and sharing education and workforce data among contributing agencies.
• Ensuring data shared data is secured and used only for appropriate purposes. Develop an education and workforce research agenda and data plan.
• Improve alignment across existing programs and systems.
• Support student success in K-12 education, higher education, and the workforce.
• Ensure we increase the efficiency and effectiveness of state education, training, workforce, and financial aid programs.
• Equip local and state policymakers with information, including creating, publishing, and making publicly available a data inventory and dictionary of data elements to ensure the integrity and quality of the data collected and reported.
• Facilitate using education and workforce data to inform decision-making to maximize operational efficiency by:
  • Providing technical and data analysis support to contributing agencies and other state users.
  • Developing and implementing policies and procedures regarding data and research requests.
  • Developing and making available a model data-sharing agreement.
  • Ensure compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974.