FY 2019 PLS Data Collection

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FY 2019 PLS User’s Guide (PDF, 2.3MB)

Reporting Group and Fiscal Cycle	States and U.S. Territories	Survey Due Date
Group #1 (July-June)	AK, AZ, CA, CT, DE, GA, HI, IA, KY, MA, MD, MO, MT, NC, NM, NV, OK, OR, RI, SC, TN, VA, WV, WY	April 17, 2020
Group #2 (October-September, January-December)	AL, AR, CO, DC, FL, ID, IL, IN, KS, LA, ME, MI, MN, MS, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands	July 24, 2020
Group #3* (January-December)	TX	August 14, 2020

Reporting Group and Fiscal Cycle

States and U.S. Territories

Survey Due Date

Group #1

(July-June)

AK, AZ, CA, CT, DE, GA, HI, IA, KY, MA, MD, MO, MT, NC, NM, NV, OK, OR, RI, SC, TN, VA, WV, WY

April 17, 2020

Group #2

(October-September, January-December)

AL, AR, CO, DC, FL, ID, IL, IN, KS, LA, ME, MI, MN, MS, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands

July 24, 2020

Group #3*

(January-December)

August 14, 2020

*Extraordinary reporting hardship

Guidance for Data Collection

FY 2019 Import and Edit Files

These import file specifications reflect the approved additions and changes to the data elements for FY 2019. In addition, this year’s specifications include a column noting the Item Number for each data element. Please provide these files to your vendor if you have one.

FY 2019 PLS Import Specifications (XLSX, 27KB)
FY 2019 PLS Edits Changes to SDCs (XLSX, 71KB)
FY 2019 Import and Edit File Memo (PDF, 135KB)