Representative David Whitaker

Data Sharing & Data-Driven Decision-Making Task Force — Dec. 19, 2019 (40:44)

I mean, there's a dozen things, places it could end up, but I think that really is, in the end, the specifics would be executive prerogative. I mean, you've already got Department of Emergency Management that, you know, has some background with this sort of thing and a broad contact with all agencies and all branches. You have the state police who do certain types of work in cybersecurity, But I think executive priority would be they identify who they think would best do it.

Data Sharing & Data-Driven Decision-Making Task Force — Dec. 19, 2019 (40:22)

looks like. Does that make sense to everybody? Yes. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just throwing out some ideas, if it could be just simply urging, you know, urging the governor to identify an agency or entity that would oversee the administration, the executive branches, implementation of a cybersecurity program.

Data Sharing & Data-Driven Decision-Making Task Force — Dec. 19, 2019 (31:24)

okay with this? I'd like to see variations. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just curious, is this just a broad roadmap and basically for demonstration purposes today? So the chief data officer would actually promulgate what they think works best?

Data Sharing & Data-Driven Decision-Making Task Force — Dec. 19, 2019 (27:49)

And the idea that we don't have, you know, a standing committee in both houses to shepherd this and make sure that the policy continues to move forward is startling. And I'm just thrilled you did this, and thank you. All right. Can

Data Sharing & Data-Driven Decision-Making Task Force — Dec. 19, 2019 (27:32)

Mr. Chair, and thank you for this particular recommendation because one thing I hope we, you know, I've taken from this and I hope everybody else has through this process is just how important all of this is and how much more important it will become very quickly.

Data Sharing & Data-Driven Decision-Making Task Force — Dec. 19, 2019 (40:44)

I mean, there's a dozen things, places it could end up, but I think that really is, in the end, the specifics would be executive prerogative. I mean, you've already got Department of Emergency Management that, you know, has some background with this sort of thing and a broad contact with all agencies and all branches. You have the state police who do certain types of work in cybersecurity, But I think executive priority would be they identify who they think would best do it.

Data Sharing & Data-Driven Decision-Making Task Force — Dec. 19, 2019 (40:22)

like. Does that make sense to everybody? Yes. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just throwing out some ideas, if it could be just simply urging, you know, urging the governor to identify an agency or entity that would oversee the administration, the executive branches, implementation of a cybersecurity program.

Data Sharing & Data-Driven Decision-Making Task Force — Dec. 19, 2019 (31:24)

okay with this? I'd like to see variations. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just curious, is this just a broad roadmap and basically for demonstration purposes today? So the chief data officer would actually promulgate what they think works best?

Data Sharing & Data-Driven Decision-Making Task Force — Dec. 19, 2019 (27:49)

And the idea that we don't have, you know, a standing committee in both houses to shepherd this and make sure that the policy continues to move forward is startling. And I'm just thrilled you did this, and thank you. All right. Can

Data Sharing & Data-Driven Decision-Making Task Force — Dec. 19, 2019 (27:32)

Mr. Chair, and thank you for this particular recommendation because one thing I hope we, you know, I've taken from this and I hope everybody else has through this process is just how important all of this is and how much more important it will become very quickly.

ALC - Higher Education Subcommittee — Feb. 20, 2020 (1:42:54)

or are we finished for the day? Clear. Well, I thank you for coming and I appreciate your

ALC - Higher Education Subcommittee — Feb. 20, 2020 (1:43:08)

input. Thank you. Seeing no other business before the committee, we are adjourned.

ALC - Higher Education Subcommittee — Feb. 20, 2020 (1:33:53)

next up our agenda mr. Andy Goodman president of Arkansas's independent colleges and universities welcome Andy you know the drill name position for the record thank you sure

ALC - Higher Education Subcommittee — Feb. 20, 2020 (1:32:48)

Okay, thank you. Well, thank you, Doctor. I don't see any more questions in the queue. I'd certainly appreciate the presentation today. You'd have

ALC - Higher Education Subcommittee — Feb. 20, 2020 (1:33:09)

to give me a cue. Representative Vaughn, you're recognized. Excuse me, Senator.

ALC - Higher Education Subcommittee — Feb. 20, 2020 (1:31:12)

Representative Dotson, you're recognized for one

ALC - Higher Education Subcommittee — Feb. 20, 2020 (1:30:41)

think you might even you know along the way get a few of them showing up at your tech tech schools and community colleges or even your four-year institutions just from seeing how it works but if that answers your question sure so so I I think what

ALC - Higher Education Subcommittee — Feb. 20, 2020 (1:31:05)

would like to see that, sure. Okay.

ALC - Higher Education Subcommittee — Feb. 20, 2020 (1:30:09)

as possible we can keep both branches on the same page as this develops and personally if you could when you're when you're getting feedback from colleges start asking parents too I think that our primary consumers are a whole bunch of moms and dads who are really trying hard to make a better life for their kids and they are more more confused and frustrated than their kids are I think if we could we could get a system where we could open doors for the parents I

ALC - Higher Education Subcommittee — Feb. 20, 2020 (1:29:39)

Representative Birch, I assure you, and I want you to know this too, Dr. Markham, you have an open invitation to come to this committee. We would like, I know speaking for myself and some of the others that I've heard, we'd like to hear updates periodically. If that takes the form of an email or just a heads up, could we come in June? We got something, we got something we'd like y'all to look at. love to partner with you in the development of this so that we as much