This bill mandates the Department of Education to collaborate with the Department of Health and Human Services by entering into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to facilitate the sharing of student addresses. This data sharing is specifically intended for the administration of the federal Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) program. The bill introduces a new paragraph to RSA 189:68, which allows for this limited data sharing while ensuring that the collected data remains confidential and is used solely for the purpose of distributing Summer EBT benefits. Additionally, the bill stipulates that any data received under the MOU must be deleted after the benefits for the summer period have been distributed, unless federal law requires otherwise.

The bill also includes a provision that overrides certain existing privacy regulations in RSA 189:68, I(b), to allow for this data sharing. It is important to note that the Department of Health and Human Services has indicated that this bill will not have any fiscal impact, as it already has an existing MOU with the Department of Education for the implementation of the Summer EBT program. The act is set to take effect immediately upon its passage.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 189:68
HB1727 text: 189:68