(a) The Chief Data Officer shall, in consultation with the Department of Housing, the State Geologist, the captive insurance company established pursuant to section 38a-91vv , and the volunteer panel convened pursuant to subsection (b) of section 32-41pp , develop and implement a plan to collect the data necessary to conduct research regarding crumbling foundations.
(b) Any data collected under the plan developed and implemented pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be confidential and exempt from the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200 , except that the Chief Data Officer may make such data available for research purposes subject to data sharing agreements that maintain the confidentiality of personally identifying information and the specific location of any property.