Military and Educational Data Integration Act
Latest action (18 Jun 2024): Introduced
What this bill does
S. 4588, the Military and Educational Data Integration Act, would direct the Secretary of Defense to create a secure system for sharing certain military service data with state educational agencies. Working with the Secretary of Education, state and local education agencies, military leaders, and privacy experts, the Defense Department would have 18 months after enactment to build a process letting states access and integrate, at least annually, data about military service members and applicants who graduated from or last attended high school in that state. The data would include education background, schools attended, Armed Forces Qualification Test scores, service branch, rank, specialty, and accession/separation dates, collected and maintained in anonymous form and consistent with applicable privacy laws.
The bill primarily affects the Department of Defense, the Department of Education, state and local educational agencies, and, indirectly, students and veterans whose anonymized data would be shared. Its purpose appears to be helping states track outcomes for high school graduates who enter military service, similar to how they track other post-graduation outcomes like college enrollment or employment, by feeding this data into state longitudinal data systems.
The bill was introduced in the Senate on June 18, 2024, by Senator Jerry Moran with several cosponsors, and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. It has not received a vote and, according to available records, did not advance further before the end of the 118th Congress. As with most introduced bills, it would need committee action, floor votes in both chambers, and presidential signature to become law.
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Official summary
This bill was introduced on June 18, 2024, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Common questions
- What does S. 4588 do?
- S. 4588, the Military and Educational Data Integration Act, would direct the Secretary of Defense to create a secure system for sharing certain military service data with state educational agencies. Working with the Secretary of Education, state and local education agencies, military leaders, and privacy experts, the Defense Department would have 18 months after enactment to build a process letting states access and integrate, at least annually, data about military service members and applicants who graduated from or last attended high school in that state. The data would include education background, schools attended, Armed Forces Qualification Test scores, service branch, rank, specialty, and accession/separation dates, collected and maintained in anonymous form and consistent with applicable privacy laws. The bill primarily affects the Department of Defense, the Department of Education, state and local educational agencies, and, indirectly, students and veterans whose anonymized data would be shared. Its purpose appears to be helping states track outcomes for high school graduates who enter military service, similar to how they track other post-graduation outcomes like college enrollment or employment, by feeding this data into state longitudinal data systems. The bill was introduced in the Senate on June 18, 2024, by Senator Jerry Moran with several cosponsors, and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. It has not received a vote and, according to available records, did not advance further before the end of the 118th Congress. As with most introduced bills, it would need committee action, floor votes in both chambers, and presidential signature to become law.
- Has S. 4588 become law?
- Not yet. As of 18 Jun 2024, S. 4588 is introduced.
- Who sponsored S. 4588?
- S. 4588 was sponsored by Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS] (Republican-KS), with 5 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 4588?
- Introduced (18 Jun 2024).
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