HOUSEA MEMORIAL 2REQUESTING 57THTHE LEGISLATURELEGISLATIVE -EDUCATION STATESTUDY OFCOMMITTEE NEWMEXICOTO -ASSEMBLE FIRSTAN SESSIONEDUCATION 2025DATA INTRODUCEDGOVERNANCE BYAND JoyARTIFICIAL GarrattINTELLIGENCE andWORKING BrianGROUP G.TO STUDY AND RECOMMEND A STRUCTURE FOR IMPROVED STATEWIDE EDUCATION DATA GOVERNANCE AND POLICIES TO ADDRESS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Baca8 andWHEREAS, Yaniraaccess Gurrolato 6high-quality 8data FORis THEimportant LEGISLATIVEfor EDUCATIONstakeholders STUDYthroughout COMMITTEENew 10Mexico's Aeducation MEMORIALcommunity, REQUESTINGincluding THEfamilies LEGISLATIVEwho EDUCATIONneed STUDYdata COMMITTEEto TOanswer ASSEMBLEquestions ANabout EDUCATIONstudents' DATAjourneys GOVERNANCEthrough ANDschool ARTIFICIALand INTELLIGENCEinto WORKINGthe GROUPworkforce, TOeducators STUDYwho ANDneed RECOMMENDinformation Athat STRUCTUREallows FORthem IMPROVEDto STATEWIDEquickly EDUCATIONtarget DATAinterventions GOVERNANCEwhere ANDthey POLICIESare TOneeded ADDRESSand ARTIFICIALpolicymakers INTELLIGENCE.who need data to evaluate whether investments are improving educational outcomes for students statewide;

eand t 17 WHEREAS, accessstrong toprogram high-qualityevaluations datarely ison important for w l n d 18 stakeholders throughout New Mexico's education community, = = 19 a lfoundation includingof familieshigh-quality who need data to answer questions about i a e r 20 students' journeys through school and into the workforce, a t m m 21 educators who need information that allowsis themaccurate, tocomplete, quicklyconsistent, dgranular r e 22 target interventions where they are needed and policymakerstimely; who c e s k 23 need data to evaluate whether investments are improving e a n b 24 educational outcomes for students statewide;

and u [ WHEREAS, strong program evaluations rely on a foundation .229808.1 of high-quality data that is accurate, complete, consistent, granular and timely;

and WHEREAS, data quality issues occur when schools and school districts have difficulties reporting reliable information or when data systems are created in HM 2 Page 1 administrative silos;

and WHEREAS, many state agencies, including the public education department, the higher education department, the early childhood education and care department, the children, youth and families department, the workforce solutions department, the vocational rehabilitation division of the public education department and the department of information technology, are independently working on data systems and e t 17 improvements, but a lack of collaboration and coordination may w l n d 18 perpetuate issues with data quality;

and = = 19 a l WHEREAS, data quality can be improved through data i a e r 20 governance, a set of rules, policies and standards designed to a t m m 21 promote greater organizational collaboration, higher quality d r e 22 data and improved usability of data;

and c e s k 23 WHEREAS, artificial intelligence is a powerful new e a n b 24 technology that can create new opportunities for students, u [ educators and researchers to expand and deepen learning, but .229808.1 - 2 - also creates new uncertainties about what the definition of "data" might include;

and HM 2 Page 2 WHEREAS, the advent of artificial intelligence warrants a set of rules and policies governing its use in educational institutions, especially to ensure that artificial intelligence tools are used effectively and responsibly, are accessible to all communities across New Mexico, are tailored to New Mexico's cultural and educational contexts and are not used as a substitute for meaningful human connection;

and WHEREAS, many states have established a statutory e t 17 structure for data governance, allowing state agencies and data w l n d 18 users to collaborate on effective policies to improve data = = 19 a l quality, particularly to ensure that statewide longitudinal i a e r 20 data systems provide actionable, accessible and timely a t m m 21 information;

and d r e 22 WHEREAS, the RISE NM statewide longitudinal data system is c e s k 23 under construction at the higher education department;

and e a n b 24 WHEREAS, state agencies that contribute data to the RISE u [ NM system have a variety of mechanisms and internal processes .229808.1 - 3 - to manage data transfers, but there is not a central mechanism to enforce data quality;

and WHEREAS, to ensure that data is high quality, New Mexico HM 2 Page 3 would benefit from a coordinated approach to data governance among the many agencies working on data systems that honors the progress state agencies are making on data systems while still working to improve data quality;

and WHEREAS, state agencies should collaborate and communicate in the creation of a statewide education governance framework given their deep knowledge of their data systems, as well as to foster an understanding of the needs of stakeholders that rely e t 17 on timely access to data;

w l n d 18 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF = = 19 a l REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the legislative i a e r 20 education study committee be requested to convene an education a t m m 21 data governance and artificial intelligence working group d r e 22 throughout the 2025 legislative interim;

and c e s k 23 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the working group consist of e a n b 24 representation from state agencies representing the agencies' u [ strategic vision along with technical experts overseeing work .229808.1 - 4 - on the agencies' education data systems, including the public education department, the higher education department, the early childhood education and care department, the children, youth and families department, the workforce solutions department, the vocational rehabilitation division of the public education department and the department of information technology;

and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the working group include HM 2 Page 4 additional membership representing members of the New Mexico legislature;

faculty of New Mexico institutions of higher e t 17 education responsible for analysis of New Mexico educational w l n d 18 programs;

and subject = = 19 a l matter experts on the topics of data governance and artificial i a e r 20 intelligence;

and a t m m 21 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the legislative education d r e 22 study committee be requested to select working group members c e s k 23 that promote diversity in regard to race, ethnicity, language, e a n b 24 culture, geography and age;

and u [ BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the working group be .229808.1 - 5 - authorized to organize into smaller groups for the purposes of deep, authentic discussion of various research topics;

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e t 17 D.

the unique needs of New Mexico stakeholders w l n d 18 regarding data access and data sovereignty;

= = 19 a l E.

current and prospective policies to ensure that i a e r 20 datasets and reports are transparent and timely for data users;

a t m m 21 F.

current and prospective policies to maintain d r e 22 data privacy and security;

c e s k 23 G.

the current uses of artificial intelligence by e a n b 24 students and educators;

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current and potential policies to guide the use .229808.1 - 6 - of artificial intelligence in public schools, including policies to promote access to artificial intelligence, protect sensitive data, protect data sovereignty and maintain meaningful human connection in classrooms;

formal data governance structures to ensure ongoing collaboration and coordination of data collection and maintenance efforts in perpetuity, including the funds, HM 2 Page 6 staffing and resources necessary to administer a formal data governance structure;

and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the working group present its recommendations to the legislative education study committee by e t 17 October 31, 2025;

and w l n d 18 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be = = 19 a l transmitted to the legislative education study committee for i a e r 20 distribution.

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