                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

OFFICE OF DATA GOVERNANCE AND ANALYTICS CREATED (§ 2.2-2034.1)

A. As used in this section, unless the context requires a different meaning:
			&#8220;CDO&#8221; means the Chief Data Officer of the Commonwealth.
			&#8220;Commonwealth Data Trust&#8221; means a secure, multi-stakeholder data
exchange and analytics platform with common rules for data security, privacy,
and confidentiality. The Commonwealth Data Trust includes data from state,
regional, and local governments, from public institutions of higher education,
and from any other sources deemed necessary and appropriate.
			&#8220;Office&#8221; means the Office of Data Governance and Analytics as
created in this section.
			&#8220;Open data&#8221; means data that is collected by an agency that is not
prohibited from being made available to the public by applicable laws or
regulations or other restrictions, requirements, or rights associated with such
data.

B. There is created in the Virginia Information Technologies Agency the Office
of Data Governance and Analytics to foster and oversee the effective sharing of
data among state, regional, and local public entities and public institutions of
higher education, implement effective data governance strategies to maintain
data integrity and security, and promote access to Commonwealth data. The Office
shall be overseen by the Chief Information Officer of the Commonwealth as a part
of the Virginia Information Technologies Agency but led in strategy and
prioritization by the Chief Data Officer, as established pursuant to &#xA7;
2.2-203.2:4. The purpose of the Office shall be to (i) improve compliance with
the Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act (&#xA7; 2.2-3800
et seq.); (ii) increase access to and sharing of Commonwealth data, including
open data, between state, regional, and local public entities and public
institutions of higher education across all levels of government; (iii) increase
the use of data and data analytics to improve the efficiency and efficacy of
government services and stakeholder outcomes; and (iv) establish the
Commonwealth as a national leader in data-driven policy, evidence-based decision
making, and outcome-based performance management.

C. The Office shall have the following powers and duties:

   1. To support the collection, dissemination, analysis, and proper use of data
   by state agencies and public entities as defined in the Government Data
   Collection and Dissemination Practices Act (&#xA7; 2.2-3800 et seq.);

   2. To facilitate and guide data-sharing efforts between state, regional, and
   local public entities and public institutions of higher education;

   3. To develop innovative data analysis and intelligence methodologies and best
   practices to promote data-driven policy making, decision making, research, and
   analysis;

   4. To manage and administer the Commonwealth Data Trust;

   5. To assist the Chief Data Officer and the Chief Information Officer of the
   Commonwealth in the development of a comprehensive six-year Commonwealth
   strategic plan for information technology;

   6. In cooperation with others in the Virginia Information Technologies Agency,
   to provide technical assistance to state agencies, local governments, and
   regional entities to establish and promote data sharing and analytics
   projects, including data storage, data security, privacy, compliance with
   federal law, the de-identification of data for research purposes, and the
   appropriate access to and presentation of open data and datasets to the
   public;

   7. To develop measures and targets related to the performance of the
   Commonwealth&#8217;s data governance, sharing, analytics, and intelligence
   program;

   8. To undertake, identify, coordinate, and oversee studies linking government
   services to stakeholder outcomes;

   9. To implement a website dedicated to (i) hosting open data from state,
   regional, and local public entities and public institutions of higher
   education and (ii) providing links to any other additional open data websites
   in the Commonwealth;

   10. To provide staff and operational support to the Executive Data Board, Data
   Governance Council, and Data Stewards Group, the multi-level governance
   structure established pursuant to &#xA7; 2.2-203.2:4 that governs the
   Commonwealth Data Trust;

   11. To apply for and accept grants from the United States government and
   agencies and instrumentalities thereof and any other source. To those ends,
   the Office shall have the power to comply with such conditions and execute
   such agreements as may be necessary or desirable;

   12. To solicit, receive, and consider proposals for funding projects or
   initiatives from any state or federal agency, local or regional government,
   public institution of higher education, nonprofit organization, or private
   person or corporation;

   13. To enter into public-private partnerships and agreements with public
   institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth to conduct data sharing
   and analytics projects;

   14. To solicit and accept funds, goods, and in-kind services that are part of
   any accepted project proposal;

   15. To establish ad hoc committees or project teams to investigate related
   technology or technical issues and provide results and recommendations for
   Office action; and

   16. To enter into reciprocal data-sharing agreements with state agencies for
   the purpose of sharing veteran-specific data in order to support data-informed
   outreach plans for veterans. Such agencies may include the Department of
   Veterans Services, Department of Corrections, Department of Social Services,
   Virginia Employment Commission, Department of Small Business and Supplier
   Diversity, Department of Taxation, and other relevant state agencies that have
   access to data regarding veterans residing in the Commonwealth.

HISTORY: 2025, cc. 7, 23.