Community colleges: Chancellor of the California Community Colleges: data request fee policy.
- Authorizes California Community Colleges to charge researchers fees for accessing student and personal data.
- Requires the data fee policy to be publicly posted and approved by the Board of Governors.
- Exempts state agencies, students, and faculty members from paying data access fees.
- Mandates compliance with federal and state privacy laws to protect individual student information.
Senator Laird's proposal authorizes the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to establish fees for researchers requesting access to individually identifiable or student data, while maintaining free access for students, faculty, and most state entities conducting research.
The legislation requires any implemented fee policy to receive Board of Governors approval, undergo periodic revision, and remain publicly accessible on the Chancellor's website. The policy must comply with federal and state privacy protections, including the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and California Civil Code provisions on individual privacy. Fees would cover costs associated with data compilation, extraction, and programming that would otherwise fall to the requesting researcher or Chancellor's office.
The bill creates specific exemptions from fees for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing individual studies, community college faculty conducting personal research, and state agencies - except when the University of California, California State University, or State Department of Education request data for research purposes. These provisions aim to maintain data accessibility for academic pursuits while establishing a framework for cost recovery on more resource-intensive requests.
 Al MuratsuchiD Assemblymember | Floor Vote |  Not Contacted | |
 Sharon Quirk-SilvaD Assemblymember | Floor Vote | Not Contacted | |
 James GallagherR Assemblymember | Floor Vote | Not Contacted | |
 Mike GipsonD Assemblymember | Floor Vote | Not Contacted | |
 Jacqui IrwinD Assemblymember | Floor Vote | Not Contacted |
Email the authors or create an email template to send to all relevant legislators.
Introduced By
Latest Voting History
| Ayes | Noes | NVR | Total | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 0 | 3 | 15 | PASS |
- Authorizes California Community Colleges to charge researchers fees for accessing student and personal data.
- Requires the data fee policy to be publicly posted and approved by the Board of Governors.
- Exempts state agencies, students, and faculty members from paying data access fees.
- Mandates compliance with federal and state privacy laws to protect individual student information.
Email the authors or create an email template to send to all relevant legislators.
Introduced By
Senator Laird's proposal authorizes the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to establish fees for researchers requesting access to individually identifiable or student data, while maintaining free access for students, faculty, and most state entities conducting research.
The legislation requires any implemented fee policy to receive Board of Governors approval, undergo periodic revision, and remain publicly accessible on the Chancellor's website. The policy must comply with federal and state privacy protections, including the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and California Civil Code provisions on individual privacy. Fees would cover costs associated with data compilation, extraction, and programming that would otherwise fall to the requesting researcher or Chancellor's office.
The bill creates specific exemptions from fees for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing individual studies, community college faculty conducting personal research, and state agencies - except when the University of California, California State University, or State Department of Education request data for research purposes. These provisions aim to maintain data accessibility for academic pursuits while establishing a framework for cost recovery on more resource-intensive requests.
Latest Voting History
| Ayes | Noes | NVR | Total | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 0 | 3 | 15 | PASS |
Al MuratsuchiD Assemblymember | Floor Vote | Not Contacted | |
Sharon Quirk-SilvaD Assemblymember | Floor Vote | Not Contacted | |
James GallagherR Assemblymember | Floor Vote | Not Contacted | |
Mike GipsonD Assemblymember | Floor Vote | Not Contacted | |
Jacqui IrwinD Assemblymember | Floor Vote | Not Contacted |