(a) The Center shall develop a protocol that is fully aligned with the Center’s data sets and security standards for: (1) A county board to convert a student’s home address and geolocation information into census tract and block numbers; and (2) The Department to collect the census tract and block number information from a county board and provide the information to the Center. (b) For fiscal years 2021 and 2022, the Governor shall appropriate in the annual State budget $100,000 to the Center for development of the protocol under this section.
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