An education leader asked for information related to the governance, operation and funding of statewide longitudinal data systems (SLDS). Our response includes examples of how states assign roles and responsibilities for data governance, allocate staff to SLDS teams, fund the continued maintenance of an SLDS along with other relevant research. To provide timely assistance to our constituents, State Information Requests are typically completed in 48 hours. They reflect an issue scan versus a comprehensive analysis.