Community colleges: Chancellor of the California Community Colleges: data request fee policy.

Senator Laird's proposal authorizes the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to establish a fee policy for researchers requesting access to individually identifiable or student data. The policy would require approval from the Board of Governors, regular updates, and prominent posting on the Chancellor's website while maintaining compliance with federal and state privacy protection laws.

Under the measure, fees would offset costs associated with substantial data compilation, extraction, and programming typically incurred by researchers or the Chancellor's office. The bill exempts state agencies from these charges, except when data is released for research to the University of California, California State University, or State Department of Education. Additionally, undergraduate and graduate students seeking data for individual academic studies would not face fees.