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| 1 | + | Amended IN Assembly September 08, 2017 Amended IN Assembly July 03, 2017 Amended IN Assembly June 20, 2017 Amended IN Senate March 29, 2017 Amended IN Senate March 21, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 433Introduced by Senator MendozaFebruary 15, 2017 An act to amend Section 1095 of the Unemployment Insurance Code, and to amend Section 4514 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to developmental services. add Section 2775.7 to the Public Utilities Code, relating to public utilities.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 433, as amended, Mendoza. Developmental services: data exchange. Gas corporations: zero-carbon gas.Existing law provides for the furnishing of utility services by public utilities, as defined, subject to the regulatory authority of the Public Utilities Commission, including the supplying of natural gas service by gas corporations.This bill would authorize the commission to authorize a gas corporation to procure zero-carbon gas, as defined, to serve customers or for another purpose stated in an application filed by the gas corporation. The bill would authorize a gas corporation to recover in rates the reasonable cost of pipeline infrastructure developed to deliver and transport the zero-carbon gas.Existing law creates the Employment Development Department in the Labor and Workforce Development Agency and vests it with certain functions, including job creation and computation of the amount and duration of benefits. Existing law authorizes the Employment Development Department to provide specified information to specific agencies subject to any restrictions imposed by state and federal law, and provides that unauthorized disclosure of that information is a misdemeanor. Existing law establishes the Employment First Policy, which is the policy that opportunities for integrated, competitive employment be given the highest priority for working-age individuals with developmental disabilities, regardless of the severity of their disabilities.Existing law provides that all information and records obtained in the course of providing intake, assessment, and services to persons with developmental disabilities are confidential and may only be disclosed under specified circumstances.This bill would authorize the Employment Development Department to disclose specified information to the State Department of Developmental Services to assist the State Department of Developmental Services in the implementation of the Employment First Policy. By expanding a crime with respect to unauthorized disclosure of information, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would authorize the disclosure to authorized employees of the Employment Development Department of information and records obtained in the course of providing intake, assessment, and services to persons with developmental disabilities for purposes of the Employment First Policy. The bill would authorize the Employment Development Department to seek reimbursement for the costs associated with disclosing this information from the State Department of Developmental Services.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YESNO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) California is the nations second largest user of petrogenic natural gas, comprising nearly 10 percent of the entire national consumption. This natural gas comes from a variety of basins, with over 90 percent of the natural gas used in the state being imported from locations across the southwestern United States, the Rocky Mountains, and western Canada before being transported through more than 100,000 miles of pipe to over 11 million end users in state.(b) Replacement of petrogenic natural gas by zero-carbon gas can provide measurable climate benefits and will not only allow a more diverse portfolio of fuels to serve end users, but also provide a source of native or in-state gas production.(c) Californias gas ratepayers have invested billions of dollars in building and maintaining a vast network of natural gas infrastructure.(d) The zero-carbon gas derivation process can utilize renewable energy in periods of over-generation. Zero-carbon gas enables long duration storage technologies and techniques that facilitate multi-hour, day-night, inter-day and seasonal electricity storage.(e) Increased production of zero-carbon gas by leveraging excess renewable electricity capacity increases zero-carbon gas availability and reduces future gas costs.(f) As California transitions to a zero-carbon energy future, it is imperative that this transition be executed in the least disruptive and most cost-effective way to maximize the benefits to both Californias residents and the environment.SEC. 2. Section 2775.7 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read:2775.7. (a) The commission may authorize a gas corporation to procure zero-carbon gas to serve customers or for another purpose stated in an application filed by the gas corporation.(b) The commission shall require a gas corporation that procures zero-carbon gas to deliver the zero-carbon gas from producers to the pipeline system and transport the zero-carbon gas through the pipeline system to end users. (c) A gas corporation may recover in rates the reasonable cost of pipeline infrastructure developed to deliver zero-carbon gas to the pipeline system and transport zero-carbon gas through the pipeline system to end users.(d) For purposes of this section, zero-carbon gas means a gas or liquid gas that meets one or more of the following criteria:(1) Is produced from water by a process using electricity.(2) Is produced by photosynthesis or photoelectrolysis.(3) Is produced from feed stock that does not contain carbon, as determined by the State Air Resources Board, in consultation with the commission and the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.SECTION 1.Section 1095 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is amended to read:1095.The director shall permit the use of any information in his or her possession to the extent necessary for any of the following purposes and may require reimbursement for all direct costs incurred in providing any and all information specified in this section, except information specified in subdivisions (a) to (e), inclusive:(a)To enable the director or his or her representative to carry out his or her responsibilities under this code.(b)To properly present a claim for benefits.(c)To acquaint a worker or his or her authorized agent with his or her existing or prospective right to benefits.(d)To furnish an employer or his or her authorized agent with information to enable him or her to fully discharge his or her obligations or safeguard his or her rights under this division or Division 3 (commencing with Section 9000).(e)To enable an employer to receive a reduction in contribution rate.(f)To enable federal, state, or local governmental departments or agencies, subject to federal law, to verify or determine the eligibility or entitlement of an applicant for, or a recipient of, public social services provided pursuant to Division 9 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Welfare and Institutions Code, or Part A of Subchapter IV of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 601 et seq.), when the verification or determination is directly connected with, and limited to, the administration of public social services.(g)To enable county administrators of general relief or assistance, or their representatives, to determine entitlement to locally provided general relief or assistance, when the determination is directly connected with, and limited to, the administration of general relief or assistance.(h)To enable state or local governmental departments or agencies to seek criminal, civil, or administrative remedies in connection with the unlawful application for, or receipt of, relief provided under Division 9 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Welfare and Institutions Code or to enable the collection of expenditures for medical assistance services pursuant to Part 5 (commencing with Section 17000) of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(i)To provide any law enforcement agency with the name, address, telephone number, birth date, social security number, physical description, and names and addresses of present and past employers, of any victim, suspect, missing person, potential witness, or person for whom a felony arrest warrant has been issued, when a request for this information is made by any investigator or peace officer as defined by Sections 830.1 and 830.2 of the Penal Code, or by any federal law enforcement officer to whom the Attorney General has delegated authority to enforce federal search warrants, as defined under Sections 60.2 and 60.3 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as amended, and when the requesting officer has been designated by the head of the law enforcement agency and requests this information in the course of and as a part of an investigation into the commission of a crime when there is a reasonable suspicion that the crime is a felony and that the information would lead to relevant evidence. The information provided pursuant to this subdivision shall be provided to the extent permitted by federal law and regulations, and to the extent the information is available and accessible within the constraints and configurations of existing department records. Any person who receives any information under this subdivision shall make a written report of the information to the law enforcement agency that employs him or her, for filing under the normal procedures of that agency.(1)This subdivision shall not be construed to authorize the release to any law enforcement agency of a general list identifying individuals applying for or receiving benefits.(2)The department shall maintain records pursuant to this subdivision only for periods required under regulations or statutes enacted for the administration of its programs.(3)This subdivision shall not be construed as limiting the information provided to law enforcement agencies to that pertaining only to applicants for, or recipients of, benefits.(4)The department shall notify all applicants for benefits that release of confidential information from their records will not be protected should there be a felony arrest warrant issued against the applicant or in the event of an investigation by a law enforcement agency into the commission of a felony.(j)To provide public employee retirement systems in California with information relating to the earnings of any person who has applied for or is receiving a disability income, disability allowance, or disability retirement allowance, from a public employee retirement system. The earnings information shall be released only upon written request from the governing board specifying that the person has applied for or is receiving a disability allowance or disability retirement allowance from its retirement system. The request may be made by the chief executive officer of the system or by an employee of the system so authorized and identified by name and title by the chief executive officer in writing.(k)To enable the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement in the Department of Industrial Relations to seek criminal, civil, or administrative remedies in connection with the failure to pay, or the unlawful payment of, wages pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 200) of Part 1 of Division 2 of, and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1720) of Part 7 of Division 2 of, the Labor Code.(l)To enable federal, state, or local governmental departments or agencies to administer child support enforcement programs under Part D of Title IV of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 651 et seq.).(m)To provide federal, state, or local governmental departments or agencies with wage and claim information in its possession that will assist those departments and agencies in the administration of the Victims of Crime Program or in the location of victims of crime who, by state mandate or court order, are entitled to restitution that has been or can be recovered.(n)To provide federal, state, or local governmental departments or agencies with information concerning any individuals who are or have been:(1)Directed by state mandate or court order to pay restitution, fines, penalties, assessments, or fees as a result of a violation of law.(2)Delinquent or in default on guaranteed student loans or who owe repayment of funds received through other financial assistance programs administered by those agencies. The information released by the director for the purposes of this paragraph shall not include unemployment insurance benefit information.(o)To provide an authorized governmental agency with any or all relevant information that relates to any specific workers compensation insurance fraud investigation. The information shall be provided to the extent permitted by federal law and regulations. For the purposes of this subdivision, authorized governmental agency means the district attorney of any county, the office of the Attorney General, the Contractors State License Board, the Department of Industrial Relations, and the Department of Insurance. An authorized governmental agency may disclose this information to the State Bar, the Medical Board of California, or any other licensing board or department whose licensee is the subject of a workers compensation insurance fraud investigation. This subdivision shall not prevent any authorized governmental agency from reporting to any board or department the suspected misconduct of any licensee of that body.(p)To enable the Director of Consumer Affairs, or his or her representatives, to access unemployment insurance quarterly wage data on a case-by-case basis to verify information on school administrators, school staff, and students provided by those schools who are being investigated for possible violations of Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 94800) of Part 59 of Division 10 of Title 3 of the Education Code.(q)To provide employment tax information to the tax officials of Mexico, if a reciprocal agreement exists. For purposes of this subdivision, reciprocal agreement means a formal agreement to exchange information between national taxing officials of Mexico and taxing authorities of the State Board of Equalization, the Franchise Tax Board, and the Employment Development Department. Furthermore, the reciprocal agreement shall be limited to the exchange of information that is essential for tax administration purposes only. Taxing authorities of the State of California shall be granted tax information only on California residents. Taxing authorities of Mexico shall be granted tax information only on Mexican nationals.(r)To enable city and county planning agencies to develop economic forecasts for planning purposes. The information shall be limited to businesses within the jurisdiction of the city or county whose planning agency is requesting the information, and shall not include information regarding individual employees.(s)To provide the State Department of Developmental Services with wage and employer information that will assist in the collection of moneys owed by the recipient, parent, or any other legally liable individual for services and supports provided pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 4775) of Division 4.5 of, and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 7200) and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 7500) of Division 7 of, the Welfare and Institutions Code.(t)To provide the State Board of Equalization with employment tax information that will assist in the administration of tax programs. The information shall be limited to the exchange of employment tax information essential for tax administration purposes to the extent permitted by federal law and regulations.(u)Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize or permit the use of information obtained in the administration of this code by any private collection agency.(v)The disclosure of the name and address of an individual or business entity that was issued an assessment that included penalties under Section 1128 or 1128.1 shall not be in violation of Section 1094 if the assessment is final. The disclosure may also include any of the following:(1)The total amount of the assessment.(2)The amount of the penalty imposed under Section 1128 or 1128.1 that is included in the assessment.(3)The facts that resulted in the charging of the penalty under Section 1128 or 1128.1.(w)To enable the Contractors State License Board to verify the employment history of an individual applying for licensure pursuant to Section 7068 of the Business and Professions Code.(x)To provide any peace officer with the Division of Investigation in the Department of Consumer Affairs information pursuant to subdivision (i) when the requesting peace officer has been designated by the chief of the Division of Investigation and requests this information in the course of and as part of an investigation into the commission of a crime or other unlawful act when there is reasonable suspicion to believe that the crime or act may be connected to the information requested and would lead to relevant information regarding the crime or unlawful act.(y)To enable the Labor Commissioner of the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement in the Department of Industrial Relations to identify, pursuant to Section 90.3 of the Labor Code, unlawfully uninsured employers. The information shall be provided to the extent permitted by federal law and regulations.(z)To enable the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, in accordance with the requirements of Section 84754.5 of the Education Code, to obtain quarterly wage data, commencing January 1, 1993, on students who have attended one or more community colleges, to assess the impact of education on the employment and earnings of students, to conduct the annual evaluation of district-level and individual college performance in achieving priority educational outcomes, and to submit the required reports to the Legislature and the Governor. The information shall be provided to the extent permitted by federal statutes and regulations.(aa)To enable the Public Employees Retirement System to seek criminal, civil, or administrative remedies in connection with the unlawful application for, or receipt of, benefits provided under Part 3 (commencing with Section 20000) of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(ab)To enable the State Department of Education, the University of California, the California State University, and the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, pursuant to the requirements prescribed by the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5), to obtain quarterly wage data, commencing July 1, 2010, on students who have attended their respective systems to assess the impact of education on the employment and earnings of those students, to conduct the annual analysis of district-level and individual district or postsecondary education system performance in achieving priority educational outcomes, and to submit the required reports to the Legislature and the Governor. The information shall be provided to the extent permitted by federal statutes and regulations.(ac)To provide the Agricultural Labor Relations Board with employee, wage, and employer information, for use in the investigation or enforcement of the Alatorre-Zenovich-Dunlap-Berman Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1975 (Part 3.5 (commencing with Section 1140) of Division 2 of the Labor Code). The information shall be provided to the extent permitted by federal statutes and regulations.(ad)(1)To enable the State Department of Health Care Services, the California Health Benefit Exchange, the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board, and county departments and agencies to obtain information regarding employee wages, California employer names and account numbers, employer reports of wages and number of employees, and disability insurance and unemployment insurance claim information, for the purpose of:(A)Verifying or determining the eligibility of an applicant for, or a recipient of, state health subsidy programs, limited to the Medi-Cal program, provided pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and the Access for Infants and Mothers Program, provided pursuant to Part 6.3 (commencing with Section 12695) of Division 2 of the Insurance Code, when the verification or determination is directly connected with, and limited to, the administration of the state health subsidy programs referenced in this subparagraph.(B)Verifying or determining the eligibility of an applicant for, or a recipient of, federal subsidies offered through the California Health Benefit Exchange, provided pursuant to Title 22 (commencing with Section 100500) of the Government Code, including federal tax credits and cost-sharing assistance pursuant to the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148), as amended by the federal Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-152), when the verification or determination is directly connected with, and limited to, the administration of the California Health Benefit Exchange.(C)Verifying or determining the eligibility of employees and employers for health coverage through the Small Business Health Options Program, provided pursuant to Section 100502 of the Government Code, when the verification or determination is directly connected with, and limited to, the administration of the Small Business Health Options Program.(2)The information provided under this subdivision shall be subject to the requirements of, and provided to the extent permitted by, federal law and regulations, including Part 603 of Title 20 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(ae)To provide any peace officer with the Investigations Division of the Department of Motor Vehicles with information pursuant to subdivision (i), when the requesting peace officer has been designated by the Chief of the Investigations Division and requests this information in the course of, and as part of, an investigation into identity theft, counterfeiting, document fraud, or consumer fraud, and there is reasonable suspicion that the crime is a felony and that the information would lead to relevant evidence regarding the identity theft, counterfeiting, document fraud, or consumer fraud. The information provided pursuant to this subdivision shall be provided to the extent permitted by federal law and regulations, and to the extent the information is available and accessible within the constraints and configurations of existing department records. Any person who receives any information under this subdivision shall make a written report of the information to the Investigations Division of the Department of Motor Vehicles, for filing under the normal procedures of that division.(af)Until January 1, 2020, to enable the Department of Finance to prepare and submit the report required by Section 13084 of the Government Code that identifies all employers in California that employ 100 or more employees who receive benefits from the Medi-Cal program (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code). The information used for this purpose shall be limited to information obtained pursuant to Section 11026.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code and from the administration of personal income tax wage withholding pursuant to Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) and the disability insurance program and may be disclosed to the Department of Finance only for the purpose of preparing and submitting the report and only to the extent not prohibited by federal law.(ag)To provide, to the extent permitted by federal law and regulations, the Student Aid Commission with wage information in order to verify the employment status of an individual applying for a Cal Grant C award pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 69439 of the Education Code.(ah)To enable the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to obtain quarterly wage data of former inmates who have been incarcerated within the prison system in order to assess the impact of rehabilitation services or the lack of these services on the employment and earnings of these former inmates. Quarterly data for a former inmates employment status and wage history shall be provided for a period of one year, three years, and five years following release. The data shall only be used for the purpose of tracking outcomes for former inmates in order to assess the effectiveness of rehabilitation strategies on the wages and employment histories of those formerly incarcerated. The information shall be provided to the department to the extent not prohibited by federal law.(ai)To enable federal, state, or local government departments or agencies, or their contracted agencies, subject to federal law, including the confidentiality, disclosure, and other requirements set forth in Part 603 of Title 20 of the Code of Federal Regulations, to evaluate, research, or forecast the effectiveness of public social services programs administered pursuant to Division 9 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Welfare and Institutions Code, or Part A of Subchapter IV of Chapter 7 of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 601 et seq.), when the evaluation, research, or forecast is directly connected with, and limited to, the administration of the public social services programs.(aj)To enable the California Workforce Development Board, the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Department of Rehabilitation, the State Department of Social Services, the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education, the Department of Industrial Relations, the Division of Apprenticeship Standards, and the Employment Training Panel to access any relevant quarterly wage data necessary for the evaluation and reporting of their respective program performance outcomes as required and permitted by various state and federal laws pertaining to performance measurement and program evaluation under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (Public Law 113-128); the workforce performance metrics dashboard pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (i) of Section 14013; the Adult Education Block Grant Program consortia performance metrics pursuant to Section 84920 of the Education Code; the economic and workforce development program performance measures pursuant to Section 88650 of the Education Code; and the California Community Colleges Economic and Workforce Development Program performance measures established in Part 52.5 (commencing with Section 88600) of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code.(ak)To enable the State Department of Developmental Services to obtain quarterly wage data of consumers served by that department for the purposes of monitoring and evaluating employment outcomes to determine the effectiveness of the Employment First Policy, established pursuant to Section 4869 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. The information shall be provided to the extent permitted under applicable federal statutes and regulations.SEC. 2.Section 4514 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:4514.All information and records obtained in the course of providing intake, assessment, and services under Division 4.1 (commencing with Section 4400), Division 4.5 (commencing with Section 4500), Division 6 (commencing with Section 6000), or Division 7 (commencing with Section 7100) to persons with developmental disabilities shall be confidential. Information and records obtained in the course of providing similar services to either voluntary or involuntary recipients prior to 1969 shall also be confidential. Information and records shall be disclosed only in any of the following cases:(a)In communications between qualified professional persons, whether employed by a regional center or state developmental center, or not, in the provision of intake, assessment, and services or appropriate referrals. The consent of the person with a developmental disability, or his or her guardian or conservator, shall be obtained before information or records may be disclosed by regional center or state developmental center personnel to a professional not employed by the regional center or state developmental center, or a program not vendored by a regional center or state developmental center.(b)When the person with a developmental disability, who has the capacity to give informed consent, designates individuals to whom information or records may be released, except that this chapter shall not be construed to compel a physician and surgeon, psychologist, social worker, marriage and family therapist, professional clinical counselor, nurse, attorney, or other professional to reveal information that has been given to him or her in confidence by a family member of the person unless a valid release has been executed by that family member.(c)To the extent necessary for a claim, or for a claim or application to be made on behalf of a person with a developmental disability for aid, insurance, government benefit, or medical assistance to which he or she may be entitled.(d)If the person with a developmental disability is a minor, dependent ward, or conservatee, and his or her parent, guardian, conservator, limited conservator with access to confidential records, or authorized representative, designates, in writing, persons to whom records or information may be disclosed, except that this chapter shall not be construed to compel a physician and surgeon, psychologist, social worker, marriage and family therapist, professional clinical counselor, nurse, attorney, or other professional to reveal information that has been given to him or her in confidence by a family member of the person unless a valid release has been executed by that family member.(e)For research, if the Director of Developmental Services designates by regulation rules for the conduct of research and requires the research to be first reviewed by the appropriate institutional review board or boards. These rules shall include, but need not be limited to, the requirement that all researchers shall sign an oath of confidentiality as follows:DateAs a condition of doing research concerning persons with developmental disabilities who have received services from ____ (fill in the facility, agency or person), I, ____, agree to obtain the prior informed consent of persons who have received services to the maximum degree possible as determined by the appropriate institutional review board or boards for protection of human subjects reviewing my research, or the persons parent, guardian, or conservator, and I further agree not to divulge any information obtained in the course of the research to unauthorized persons, and not to publish or otherwise make public any information regarding persons who have received services so those persons who received services are identifiable.I recognize that the unauthorized release of confidential information may make me subject to a civil action under provisions of the Welfare and Institutions Code.Signed(f)To the courts, as necessary to the administration of justice.(g)To governmental law enforcement agencies as needed for the protection of federal and state elective constitutional officers and their families.(h)To the Senate Committee on Rules or the Assembly Committee on Rules for the purposes of legislative investigation authorized by the committee.(i)To the courts and designated parties as part of a regional center report or assessment in compliance with a statutory or regulatory requirement, including, but not limited to, Section 1827.5 of the Probate Code, Sections 1001.22 and 1370.1 of the Penal Code, and Section 6502 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(j)To the attorney for the person with a developmental disability in any and all proceedings upon presentation of a release of information signed by the person, except that when the person lacks the capacity to give informed consent, the regional center or state developmental center director or designee, upon satisfying himself or herself of the identity of the attorney, and of the fact that the attorney represents the person, shall release all information and records relating to the person except that this article shall not be construed to compel a physician and surgeon, psychologist, social worker, marriage and family therapist, professional clinical counselor, nurse, attorney, or other professional to reveal information that has been given to him or her in confidence by a family member of the person unless a valid release has been executed by that family member.(k)Upon written consent by a person with a developmental disability previously or presently receiving services from a regional center or state developmental center, the director of the regional center or state developmental center, or his or her designee, may release any information, except information that has been given in confidence by members of the family of the person with developmental disabilities, requested by a probation officer charged with the evaluation of the person after his or her conviction of a crime if the regional center or state developmental center director or designee determines that the information is relevant to the evaluation. The consent shall only be operative until sentence is passed on the crime of which the person was convicted. The confidential information released pursuant to this subdivision shall be transmitted to the court separately from the probation report and shall not be placed in the probation report. The confidential information shall remain confidential except for purposes of sentencing. After sentencing, the confidential information shall be sealed.(l)Between persons who are trained and qualified to serve on multidisciplinary personnel teams pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 18951. The information and records sought to be disclosed shall be relevant to the prevention, identification, management, or treatment of an abused child and his or her parents pursuant to Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 18950) of Part 6 of Division 9.(m)When a person with a developmental disability dies from any cause, natural or otherwise, while hospitalized in a state developmental center, the State Department of Developmental Services, the physician and surgeon in charge of the client, or the professional in charge of the facility or his or her designee, shall release the patients medical record to a medical examiner, forensic pathologist, or coroner, upon request. Except for the purposes included in paragraph (8) of subdivision (b) of Section 56.10 of the Civil Code, a medical examiner, forensic pathologist, or coroner shall not disclose any information contained in the medical record obtained pursuant to this subdivision without a court order or authorization pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (c) of Section 56.11 of the Civil Code.(n)To authorized licensing personnel who are employed by, or who are authorized representatives of, the State Department of Public Health, and who are licensed or registered health professionals, and to authorized legal staff or special investigators who are peace officers who are employed by, or who are authorized representatives of, the State Department of Social Services, as necessary to the performance of their duties to inspect, license, and investigate health facilities and community care facilities, and to ensure that the standards of care and services provided in these facilities are adequate and appropriate and to ascertain compliance with the rules and regulations to which the facility is subject. The confidential information shall remain confidential except for purposes of inspection, licensing, or investigation pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250) and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1500) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code, or a criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding in relation thereto. The confidential information may be used by the State Department of Public Health or the State Department of Social Services in a criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding. The confidential information shall be available only to the judge or hearing officer and to the parties to the case. Names that are confidential shall be listed in attachments separate to the general pleadings. The confidential information shall be sealed after the conclusion of the criminal, civil, or administrative hearings, and shall not subsequently be released except in accordance with this subdivision. If the confidential information does not result in a criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding, it shall be sealed after the State Department of Public Health or the State Department of Social Services decides that no further action will be taken in the matter of suspected licensing violations. Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, confidential information in the possession of the State Department of Public Health or the State Department of Social Services shall not contain the name of the person with a developmental disability.(o)To any board that licenses and certifies professionals in the fields of mental health and developmental disabilities pursuant to state law, when the Director of Developmental Services has reasonable cause to believe that there has occurred a violation of any provision of law subject to the jurisdiction of a board and the records are relevant to the violation. The information shall be sealed after a decision is reached in the matter of the suspected violation, and shall not subsequently be released except in accordance with this subdivision. Confidential information in the possession of the board shall not contain the name of the person with a developmental disability.(p)(1)To governmental law enforcement agencies by the director of a regional center or state developmental center, or his or her designee, when (1) the person with a developmental disability has been reported lost or missing or (2) there is probable cause to believe that a person with a developmental disability has committed, or has been the victim of, murder, manslaughter, mayhem, aggravated mayhem, kidnapping, robbery, carjacking, assault with the intent to commit a felony, arson, extortion, rape, forcible sodomy, forcible oral copulation, assault or battery, or unlawful possession of a weapon, as provided in any provision listed in Section 16590 of the Penal Code.(2)This subdivision shall be limited solely to information directly relating to the factual circumstances of the commission of the enumerated offenses and shall not include any information relating to the mental state of the patient or the circumstances of his or her treatment unless relevant to the crime involved.(3)This subdivision shall not be construed as an exception to, or in any other way affecting, the provisions of Article 7 (commencing with Section 1010) of Chapter 4 of Division 8 of the Evidence Code, or Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 15600) and Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 15750) of Part 3 of Division 9.(q)To the Division of Juvenile Facilities and Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or any component thereof, as necessary to the administration of justice.(r)To an agency mandated to investigate a report of abuse filed pursuant to either Section 11164 of the Penal Code or Section 15630 of the Welfare and Institutions Code for the purposes of either a mandated or voluntary report or when those agencies request information in the course of conducting their investigation.(s)When a person with developmental disabilities, or the parent, guardian, or conservator of a person with developmental disabilities who lacks capacity to consent, fails to grant or deny a request by a regional center or state developmental center to release information or records relating to the person with developmental disabilities within a reasonable period of time, the director of the regional or developmental center, or his or her designee, may release information or records on behalf of that person provided both of the following conditions are met:(1)Release of the information or records is deemed necessary to protect the persons health, safety, or welfare.(2)The person, or the persons parent, guardian, or conservator, has been advised annually in writing of the policy of the regional center or state developmental center for release of confidential client information or records when the person with developmental disabilities, or the persons parent, guardian, or conservator, fails to respond to a request for release of the information or records within a reasonable period of time. A statement of policy contained in the clients individual program plan shall be deemed to comply with the notice requirement of this paragraph.(t)(1)When an employee is served with a notice of adverse action, as defined in Section 19570 of the Government Code, the following information and records may be released:(A)All information and records that the appointing authority relied upon in issuing the notice of adverse action.(B)All other information and records that are relevant to the adverse action, or that would constitute relevant evidence as defined in Section 210 of the Evidence Code.(C)The information described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) may be released only if both of the following conditions are met:(i)The appointing authority has provided written notice to the consumer and the consumers legal representative or, if the consumer has no legal representative or if the legal representative is a state agency, to the clients rights advocate, and the consumer, the consumers legal representative, or the clients rights advocate has not objected in writing to the appointing authority within five business days of receipt of the notice, or the appointing authority, upon review of the objection has determined that the circumstances on which the adverse action is based are egregious or threaten the health, safety, or life of the consumer or other consumers and without the information the adverse action could not be taken.(ii)The appointing authority, the person against whom the adverse action has been taken, and the persons representative, if any, have entered into a stipulation that does all of the following:(I)Prohibits the parties from disclosing or using the information or records for any purpose other than the proceedings for which the information or records were requested or provided.(II)Requires the employee and the employees legal representative to return to the appointing authority all records provided to them under this subdivision, including, but not limited to, all records and documents or copies thereof that are no longer in the possession of the employee or the employees legal representative because they were from any source containing confidential information protected by this section, and all copies of those records and documents, within 10 days of the date that the adverse action becomes final except for the actual records and documents submitted to the administrative tribunal as a component of an appeal from the adverse action.(III)Requires the parties to submit the stipulation to the administrative tribunal with jurisdiction over the adverse action at the earliest possible opportunity.(2)For the purposes of this subdivision, the State Personnel Board may, prior to any appeal from adverse action being filed with it, issue a protective order, upon application by the appointing authority, for the limited purpose of prohibiting the parties from disclosing or using information or records for any purpose other than the proceeding for which the information or records were requested or provided, and to require the employee or the employees legal representative to return to the appointing authority all records provided to them under this subdivision, including, but not limited to, all records and documents from any source containing confidential information protected by this section, and all copies of those records and documents, within 10 days of the date that the adverse action becomes final, except for the actual records and documents that are no longer in the possession of the employee or the employees legal representatives because they were submitted to the administrative tribunal as a component of an appeal from the adverse action.(3)Individual identifiers, including, but not limited to, names, social security numbers, and hospital numbers, that are not necessary for the prosecution or defense of the adverse action, shall not be disclosed.(4)All records, documents, or other materials containing confidential information protected by this section that have been submitted or otherwise disclosed to the administrative agency or other person as a component of an appeal from an adverse action shall, upon proper motion by the appointing authority to the administrative tribunal, be placed under administrative seal and shall not, thereafter, be subject to disclosure to any person or entity except upon the issuance of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction.(5)For purposes of this subdivision, an adverse action becomes final when the employee fails to answer within the time specified in Section 19575 of the Government Code, or, after filing an answer, withdraws the appeal, or, upon exhaustion of the administrative appeal or of the judicial review remedies as otherwise provided by law.(u)To the person appointed as the developmental services decisionmaker for a minor, dependent, or ward pursuant to Section 319, 361, or 726.(v)To a protection and advocacy agency established pursuant to Section 4901, to the extent that the information is incorporated within any of the following:(1)An unredacted facility evaluation report form or an unredacted complaint investigation report form of the State Department of Social Services. This information shall remain confidential and subject to the confidentiality requirements of subdivision (f) of Section 4903.(2)An unredacted citation report, unredacted licensing report, unredacted survey report, unredacted plan of correction, or unredacted statement of deficiency of the State Department of Public Health, prepared by authorized licensing personnel or authorized representatives described in subdivision (n). This information shall remain confidential and subject to the confidentiality requirements of subdivision (f) of Section 4903.(w)When a comprehensive assessment is conducted or updated pursuant to Section 4418.25, 4418.7, or 4648, a regional center is authorized to provide the assessment to the regional center clients rights advocate, who provides service pursuant to Section 4433.(x)For purposes of this section, a reference to a medical examiner, forensic pathologist, or coroner means a coroner or deputy coroner, as described in subdivision (c) of Section 830.35 of the Penal Code, or a licensed physician who currently performs official autopsies on behalf of a county coroners office or a medical examiners office, whether as a government employee or under contract to that office.(y)To authorized personnel who are employed by the Employment Development Department as necessary to enable the Employment Development Department to provide the information required to be disclosed to the State Department of Developmental Services pursuant to subdivision (ak) of Section 1095 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. The Employment Development Department shall maintain the confidentiality of any information provided to it by the Department of Developmental Services to the same extent as if the Employment Development Department had acquired the information directly.SEC. 3.No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution. | |
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| 3 | + | Amended IN Assembly September 08, 2017 Amended IN Assembly July 03, 2017 Amended IN Assembly June 20, 2017 Amended IN Senate March 29, 2017 Amended IN Senate March 21, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 433Introduced by Senator MendozaFebruary 15, 2017 An act to amend Section 1095 of the Unemployment Insurance Code, and to amend Section 4514 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to developmental services. add Section 2775.7 to the Public Utilities Code, relating to public utilities.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 433, as amended, Mendoza. Developmental services: data exchange. Gas corporations: zero-carbon gas.Existing law provides for the furnishing of utility services by public utilities, as defined, subject to the regulatory authority of the Public Utilities Commission, including the supplying of natural gas service by gas corporations.This bill would authorize the commission to authorize a gas corporation to procure zero-carbon gas, as defined, to serve customers or for another purpose stated in an application filed by the gas corporation. The bill would authorize a gas corporation to recover in rates the reasonable cost of pipeline infrastructure developed to deliver and transport the zero-carbon gas.Existing law creates the Employment Development Department in the Labor and Workforce Development Agency and vests it with certain functions, including job creation and computation of the amount and duration of benefits. Existing law authorizes the Employment Development Department to provide specified information to specific agencies subject to any restrictions imposed by state and federal law, and provides that unauthorized disclosure of that information is a misdemeanor. Existing law establishes the Employment First Policy, which is the policy that opportunities for integrated, competitive employment be given the highest priority for working-age individuals with developmental disabilities, regardless of the severity of their disabilities.Existing law provides that all information and records obtained in the course of providing intake, assessment, and services to persons with developmental disabilities are confidential and may only be disclosed under specified circumstances.This bill would authorize the Employment Development Department to disclose specified information to the State Department of Developmental Services to assist the State Department of Developmental Services in the implementation of the Employment First Policy. By expanding a crime with respect to unauthorized disclosure of information, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would authorize the disclosure to authorized employees of the Employment Development Department of information and records obtained in the course of providing intake, assessment, and services to persons with developmental disabilities for purposes of the Employment First Policy. The bill would authorize the Employment Development Department to seek reimbursement for the costs associated with disclosing this information from the State Department of Developmental Services.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YESNO | |
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| 5 | + | Amended IN Assembly September 08, 2017 Amended IN Assembly July 03, 2017 Amended IN Assembly June 20, 2017 Amended IN Senate March 29, 2017 Amended IN Senate March 21, 2017 | |
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| 7 | - | Amended IN Assembly September 12, 2017 | |
| 8 | 7 | Amended IN Assembly September 08, 2017 | |
| 9 | 8 | Amended IN Assembly July 03, 2017 | |
| 10 | 9 | Amended IN Assembly June 20, 2017 | |
| 11 | 10 | Amended IN Senate March 29, 2017 | |
| 12 | 11 | Amended IN Senate March 21, 2017 | |
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| 14 | 13 | CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION | |
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| 16 | 15 | Senate Bill No. 433 | |
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| 18 | 17 | Introduced by Senator MendozaFebruary 15, 2017 | |
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| 20 | 19 | Introduced by Senator Mendoza | |
| 21 | 20 | February 15, 2017 | |
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| 23 | - | An act to add Section 2775.7 to the Public Utilities Code, relating to public utilities. | |
| 22 | + | An act to amend Section 1095 of the Unemployment Insurance Code, and to amend Section 4514 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to developmental services. add Section 2775.7 to the Public Utilities Code, relating to public utilities. | |
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| 25 | 24 | LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST | |
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| 29 | - | SB 433, as amended, Mendoza. Gas corporations: zero-carbon gas. | |
| 28 | + | SB 433, as amended, Mendoza. Developmental services: data exchange. Gas corporations: zero-carbon gas. | |
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| 31 | - | Existing law provides for the furnishing of utility services by public utilities, as defined, subject to the regulatory authority of the Public Utilities Commission, including the supplying of natural gas service by gas corporations.This bill would authorize the commission to authorize a gas corporation to procure zero-carbon gas, | |
| 30 | + | Existing law provides for the furnishing of utility services by public utilities, as defined, subject to the regulatory authority of the Public Utilities Commission, including the supplying of natural gas service by gas corporations.This bill would authorize the commission to authorize a gas corporation to procure zero-carbon gas, as defined, to serve customers or for another purpose stated in an application filed by the gas corporation. The bill would authorize a gas corporation to recover in rates the reasonable cost of pipeline infrastructure developed to deliver and transport the zero-carbon gas.Existing law creates the Employment Development Department in the Labor and Workforce Development Agency and vests it with certain functions, including job creation and computation of the amount and duration of benefits. Existing law authorizes the Employment Development Department to provide specified information to specific agencies subject to any restrictions imposed by state and federal law, and provides that unauthorized disclosure of that information is a misdemeanor. Existing law establishes the Employment First Policy, which is the policy that opportunities for integrated, competitive employment be given the highest priority for working-age individuals with developmental disabilities, regardless of the severity of their disabilities.Existing law provides that all information and records obtained in the course of providing intake, assessment, and services to persons with developmental disabilities are confidential and may only be disclosed under specified circumstances.This bill would authorize the Employment Development Department to disclose specified information to the State Department of Developmental Services to assist the State Department of Developmental Services in the implementation of the Employment First Policy. By expanding a crime with respect to unauthorized disclosure of information, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would authorize the disclosure to authorized employees of the Employment Development Department of information and records obtained in the course of providing intake, assessment, and services to persons with developmental disabilities for purposes of the Employment First Policy. The bill would authorize the Employment Development Department to seek reimbursement for the costs associated with disclosing this information from the State Department of Developmental Services.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. | |
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| 33 | 32 | Existing law provides for the furnishing of utility services by public utilities, as defined, subject to the regulatory authority of the Public Utilities Commission, including the supplying of natural gas service by gas corporations. | |
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| 35 | - | This bill would authorize the commission to authorize a gas corporation to procure zero-carbon gas, hydrogen, as defined, or low-carbon hydrogen, as defined, to serve customers or for another purpose stated in an application filed by the gas corporation. The bill would authorize a gas corporation to recover in rates the reasonable cost of pipeline infrastructure developed to deliver and transport the zero-carbon gas. or low-carbon hydrogen. The bill would require the gas corporation to deliver any of that hydrogen procured from producers to end users through the pipeline system. The bill would authorize the State Air Resources Board, the commission, and the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to authorize the production of zero-carbon or low-carbon hydrogen for end uses. The bill would require zero-carbon or low-carbon hydrogen delivered to an electrical generating facility or end user through a common carrier pipeline or interstate pipeline to comply with specified requirements. | |
| 34 | + | This bill would authorize the commission to authorize a gas corporation to procure zero-carbon gas, as defined, to serve customers or for another purpose stated in an application filed by the gas corporation. The bill would authorize a gas corporation to recover in rates the reasonable cost of pipeline infrastructure developed to deliver and transport the zero-carbon gas. | |
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| 36 | + | Existing law creates the Employment Development Department in the Labor and Workforce Development Agency and vests it with certain functions, including job creation and computation of the amount and duration of benefits. Existing law authorizes the Employment Development Department to provide specified information to specific agencies subject to any restrictions imposed by state and federal law, and provides that unauthorized disclosure of that information is a misdemeanor. Existing law establishes the Employment First Policy, which is the policy that opportunities for integrated, competitive employment be given the highest priority for working-age individuals with developmental disabilities, regardless of the severity of their disabilities. | |
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| 40 | + | Existing law provides that all information and records obtained in the course of providing intake, assessment, and services to persons with developmental disabilities are confidential and may only be disclosed under specified circumstances. | |
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| 44 | + | This bill would authorize the Employment Development Department to disclose specified information to the State Department of Developmental Services to assist the State Department of Developmental Services in the implementation of the Employment First Policy. By expanding a crime with respect to unauthorized disclosure of information, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would authorize the disclosure to authorized employees of the Employment Development Department of information and records obtained in the course of providing intake, assessment, and services to persons with developmental disabilities for purposes of the Employment First Policy. | |
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| 48 | + | The bill would authorize the Employment Development Department to seek reimbursement for the costs associated with disclosing this information from the State Department of Developmental Services. | |
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| 52 | + | The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. | |
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| 56 | + | This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. | |
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| 41 | - | The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) California is the nations second largest user of petrogenic natural gas, comprising nearly 10 percent of the entire national consumption. This natural gas comes from a variety of basins, with over 90 percent of the natural gas used in the state being imported from locations across the southwestern United States, the Rocky Mountains, and western Canada before being transported through more than 100,000 miles of pipe to over 11 million end users in | |
| 64 | + | The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) California is the nations second largest user of petrogenic natural gas, comprising nearly 10 percent of the entire national consumption. This natural gas comes from a variety of basins, with over 90 percent of the natural gas used in the state being imported from locations across the southwestern United States, the Rocky Mountains, and western Canada before being transported through more than 100,000 miles of pipe to over 11 million end users in state.(b) Replacement of petrogenic natural gas by zero-carbon gas can provide measurable climate benefits and will not only allow a more diverse portfolio of fuels to serve end users, but also provide a source of native or in-state gas production.(c) Californias gas ratepayers have invested billions of dollars in building and maintaining a vast network of natural gas infrastructure.(d) The zero-carbon gas derivation process can utilize renewable energy in periods of over-generation. Zero-carbon gas enables long duration storage technologies and techniques that facilitate multi-hour, day-night, inter-day and seasonal electricity storage.(e) Increased production of zero-carbon gas by leveraging excess renewable electricity capacity increases zero-carbon gas availability and reduces future gas costs.(f) As California transitions to a zero-carbon energy future, it is imperative that this transition be executed in the least disruptive and most cost-effective way to maximize the benefits to both Californias residents and the environment.SEC. 2. Section 2775.7 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read:2775.7. (a) The commission may authorize a gas corporation to procure zero-carbon gas to serve customers or for another purpose stated in an application filed by the gas corporation.(b) The commission shall require a gas corporation that procures zero-carbon gas to deliver the zero-carbon gas from producers to the pipeline system and transport the zero-carbon gas through the pipeline system to end users. (c) A gas corporation may recover in rates the reasonable cost of pipeline infrastructure developed to deliver zero-carbon gas to the pipeline system and transport zero-carbon gas through the pipeline system to end users.(d) For purposes of this section, zero-carbon gas means a gas or liquid gas that meets one or more of the following criteria:(1) Is produced from water by a process using electricity.(2) Is produced by photosynthesis or photoelectrolysis.(3) Is produced from feed stock that does not contain carbon, as determined by the State Air Resources Board, in consultation with the commission and the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.SECTION 1.Section 1095 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is amended to read:1095.The director shall permit the use of any information in his or her possession to the extent necessary for any of the following purposes and may require reimbursement for all direct costs incurred in providing any and all information specified in this section, except information specified in subdivisions (a) to (e), inclusive:(a)To enable the director or his or her representative to carry out his or her responsibilities under this code.(b)To properly present a claim for benefits.(c)To acquaint a worker or his or her authorized agent with his or her existing or prospective right to benefits.(d)To furnish an employer or his or her authorized agent with information to enable him or her to fully discharge his or her obligations or safeguard his or her rights under this division or Division 3 (commencing with Section 9000).(e)To enable an employer to receive a reduction in contribution rate.(f)To enable federal, state, or local governmental departments or agencies, subject to federal law, to verify or determine the eligibility or entitlement of an applicant for, or a recipient of, public social services provided pursuant to Division 9 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Welfare and Institutions Code, or Part A of Subchapter IV of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 601 et seq.), when the verification or determination is directly connected with, and limited to, the administration of public social services.(g)To enable county administrators of general relief or assistance, or their representatives, to determine entitlement to locally provided general relief or assistance, when the determination is directly connected with, and limited to, the administration of general relief or assistance.(h)To enable state or local governmental departments or agencies to seek criminal, civil, or administrative remedies in connection with the unlawful application for, or receipt of, relief provided under Division 9 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Welfare and Institutions Code or to enable the collection of expenditures for medical assistance services pursuant to Part 5 (commencing with Section 17000) of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(i)To provide any law enforcement agency with the name, address, telephone number, birth date, social security number, physical description, and names and addresses of present and past employers, of any victim, suspect, missing person, potential witness, or person for whom a felony arrest warrant has been issued, when a request for this information is made by any investigator or peace officer as defined by Sections 830.1 and 830.2 of the Penal Code, or by any federal law enforcement officer to whom the Attorney General has delegated authority to enforce federal search warrants, as defined under Sections 60.2 and 60.3 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as amended, and when the requesting officer has been designated by the head of the law enforcement agency and requests this information in the course of and as a part of an investigation into the commission of a crime when there is a reasonable suspicion that the crime is a felony and that the information would lead to relevant evidence. The information provided pursuant to this subdivision shall be provided to the extent permitted by federal law and regulations, and to the extent the information is available and accessible within the constraints and configurations of existing department records. Any person who receives any information under this subdivision shall make a written report of the information to the law enforcement agency that employs him or her, for filing under the normal procedures of that agency.(1)This subdivision shall not be construed to authorize the release to any law enforcement agency of a general list identifying individuals applying for or receiving benefits.(2)The department shall maintain records pursuant to this subdivision only for periods required under regulations or statutes enacted for the administration of its programs.(3)This subdivision shall not be construed as limiting the information provided to law enforcement agencies to that pertaining only to applicants for, or recipients of, benefits.(4)The department shall notify all applicants for benefits that release of confidential information from their records will not be protected should there be a felony arrest warrant issued against the applicant or in the event of an investigation by a law enforcement agency into the commission of a felony.(j)To provide public employee retirement systems in California with information relating to the earnings of any person who has applied for or is receiving a disability income, disability allowance, or disability retirement allowance, from a public employee retirement system. The earnings information shall be released only upon written request from the governing board specifying that the person has applied for or is receiving a disability allowance or disability retirement allowance from its retirement system. The request may be made by the chief executive officer of the system or by an employee of the system so authorized and identified by name and title by the chief executive officer in writing.(k)To enable the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement in the Department of Industrial Relations to seek criminal, civil, or administrative remedies in connection with the failure to pay, or the unlawful payment of, wages pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 200) of Part 1 of Division 2 of, and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1720) of Part 7 of Division 2 of, the Labor Code.(l)To enable federal, state, or local governmental departments or agencies to administer child support enforcement programs under Part D of Title IV of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 651 et seq.).(m)To provide federal, state, or local governmental departments or agencies with wage and claim information in its possession that will assist those departments and agencies in the administration of the Victims of Crime Program or in the location of victims of crime who, by state mandate or court order, are entitled to restitution that has been or can be recovered.(n)To provide federal, state, or local governmental departments or agencies with information concerning any individuals who are or have been:(1)Directed by state mandate or court order to pay restitution, fines, penalties, assessments, or fees as a result of a violation of law.(2)Delinquent or in default on guaranteed student loans or who owe repayment of funds received through other financial assistance programs administered by those agencies. The information released by the director for the purposes of this paragraph shall not include unemployment insurance benefit information.(o)To provide an authorized governmental agency with any or all relevant information that relates to any specific workers compensation insurance fraud investigation. The information shall be provided to the extent permitted by federal law and regulations. For the purposes of this subdivision, authorized governmental agency means the district attorney of any county, the office of the Attorney General, the Contractors State License Board, the Department of Industrial Relations, and the Department of Insurance. An authorized governmental agency may disclose this information to the State Bar, the Medical Board of California, or any other licensing board or department whose licensee is the subject of a workers compensation insurance fraud investigation. This subdivision shall not prevent any authorized governmental agency from reporting to any board or department the suspected misconduct of any licensee of that body.(p)To enable the Director of Consumer Affairs, or his or her representatives, to access unemployment insurance quarterly wage data on a case-by-case basis to verify information on school administrators, school staff, and students provided by those schools who are being investigated for possible violations of Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 94800) of Part 59 of Division 10 of Title 3 of the Education Code.(q)To provide employment tax information to the tax officials of Mexico, if a reciprocal agreement exists. For purposes of this subdivision, reciprocal agreement means a formal agreement to exchange information between national taxing officials of Mexico and taxing authorities of the State Board of Equalization, the Franchise Tax Board, and the Employment Development Department. Furthermore, the reciprocal agreement shall be limited to the exchange of information that is essential for tax administration purposes only. Taxing authorities of the State of California shall be granted tax information only on California residents. Taxing authorities of Mexico shall be granted tax information only on Mexican nationals.(r)To enable city and county planning agencies to develop economic forecasts for planning purposes. The information shall be limited to businesses within the jurisdiction of the city or county whose planning agency is requesting the information, and shall not include information regarding individual employees.(s)To provide the State Department of Developmental Services with wage and employer information that will assist in the collection of moneys owed by the recipient, parent, or any other legally liable individual for services and supports provided pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 4775) of Division 4.5 of, and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 7200) and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 7500) of Division 7 of, the Welfare and Institutions Code.(t)To provide the State Board of Equalization with employment tax information that will assist in the administration of tax programs. The information shall be limited to the exchange of employment tax information essential for tax administration purposes to the extent permitted by federal law and regulations.(u)Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize or permit the use of information obtained in the administration of this code by any private collection agency.(v)The disclosure of the name and address of an individual or business entity that was issued an assessment that included penalties under Section 1128 or 1128.1 shall not be in violation of Section 1094 if the assessment is final. The disclosure may also include any of the following:(1)The total amount of the assessment.(2)The amount of the penalty imposed under Section 1128 or 1128.1 that is included in the assessment.(3)The facts that resulted in the charging of the penalty under Section 1128 or 1128.1.(w)To enable the Contractors State License Board to verify the employment history of an individual applying for licensure pursuant to Section 7068 of the Business and Professions Code.(x)To provide any peace officer with the Division of Investigation in the Department of Consumer Affairs information pursuant to subdivision (i) when the requesting peace officer has been designated by the chief of the Division of Investigation and requests this information in the course of and as part of an investigation into the commission of a crime or other unlawful act when there is reasonable suspicion to believe that the crime or act may be connected to the information requested and would lead to relevant information regarding the crime or unlawful act.(y)To enable the Labor Commissioner of the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement in the Department of Industrial Relations to identify, pursuant to Section 90.3 of the Labor Code, unlawfully uninsured employers. The information shall be provided to the extent permitted by federal law and regulations.(z)To enable the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, in accordance with the requirements of Section 84754.5 of the Education Code, to obtain quarterly wage data, commencing January 1, 1993, on students who have attended one or more community colleges, to assess the impact of education on the employment and earnings of students, to conduct the annual evaluation of district-level and individual college performance in achieving priority educational outcomes, and to submit the required reports to the Legislature and the Governor. The information shall be provided to the extent permitted by federal statutes and regulations.(aa)To enable the Public Employees Retirement System to seek criminal, civil, or administrative remedies in connection with the unlawful application for, or receipt of, benefits provided under Part 3 (commencing with Section 20000) of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(ab)To enable the State Department of Education, the University of California, the California State University, and the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, pursuant to the requirements prescribed by the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5), to obtain quarterly wage data, commencing July 1, 2010, on students who have attended their respective systems to assess the impact of education on the employment and earnings of those students, to conduct the annual analysis of district-level and individual district or postsecondary education system performance in achieving priority educational outcomes, and to submit the required reports to the Legislature and the Governor. The information shall be provided to the extent permitted by federal statutes and regulations.(ac)To provide the Agricultural Labor Relations Board with employee, wage, and employer information, for use in the investigation or enforcement of the Alatorre-Zenovich-Dunlap-Berman Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1975 (Part 3.5 (commencing with Section 1140) of Division 2 of the Labor Code). The information shall be provided to the extent permitted by federal statutes and regulations.(ad)(1)To enable the State Department of Health Care Services, the California Health Benefit Exchange, the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board, and county departments and agencies to obtain information regarding employee wages, California employer names and account numbers, employer reports of wages and number of employees, and disability insurance and unemployment insurance claim information, for the purpose of:(A)Verifying or determining the eligibility of an applicant for, or a recipient of, state health subsidy programs, limited to the Medi-Cal program, provided pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and the Access for Infants and Mothers Program, provided pursuant to Part 6.3 (commencing with Section 12695) of Division 2 of the Insurance Code, when the verification or determination is directly connected with, and limited to, the administration of the state health subsidy programs referenced in this subparagraph.(B)Verifying or determining the eligibility of an applicant for, or a recipient of, federal subsidies offered through the California Health Benefit Exchange, provided pursuant to Title 22 (commencing with Section 100500) of the Government Code, including federal tax credits and cost-sharing assistance pursuant to the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148), as amended by the federal Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-152), when the verification or determination is directly connected with, and limited to, the administration of the California Health Benefit Exchange.(C)Verifying or determining the eligibility of employees and employers for health coverage through the Small Business Health Options Program, provided pursuant to Section 100502 of the Government Code, when the verification or determination is directly connected with, and limited to, the administration of the Small Business Health Options Program.(2)The information provided under this subdivision shall be subject to the requirements of, and provided to the extent permitted by, federal law and regulations, including Part 603 of Title 20 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(ae)To provide any peace officer with the Investigations Division of the Department of Motor Vehicles with information pursuant to subdivision (i), when the requesting peace officer has been designated by the Chief of the Investigations Division and requests this information in the course of, and as part of, an investigation into identity theft, counterfeiting, document fraud, or consumer fraud, and there is reasonable suspicion that the crime is a felony and that the information would lead to relevant evidence regarding the identity theft, counterfeiting, document fraud, or consumer fraud. The information provided pursuant to this subdivision shall be provided to the extent permitted by federal law and regulations, and to the extent the information is available and accessible within the constraints and configurations of existing department records. Any person who receives any information under this subdivision shall make a written report of the information to the Investigations Division of the Department of Motor Vehicles, for filing under the normal procedures of that division.(af)Until January 1, 2020, to enable the Department of Finance to prepare and submit the report required by Section 13084 of the Government Code that identifies all employers in California that employ 100 or more employees who receive benefits from the Medi-Cal program (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code). The information used for this purpose shall be limited to information obtained pursuant to Section 11026.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code and from the administration of personal income tax wage withholding pursuant to Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) and the disability insurance program and may be disclosed to the Department of Finance only for the purpose of preparing and submitting the report and only to the extent not prohibited by federal law.(ag)To provide, to the extent permitted by federal law and regulations, the Student Aid Commission with wage information in order to verify the employment status of an individual applying for a Cal Grant C award pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 69439 of the Education Code.(ah)To enable the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to obtain quarterly wage data of former inmates who have been incarcerated within the prison system in order to assess the impact of rehabilitation services or the lack of these services on the employment and earnings of these former inmates. Quarterly data for a former inmates employment status and wage history shall be provided for a period of one year, three years, and five years following release. The data shall only be used for the purpose of tracking outcomes for former inmates in order to assess the effectiveness of rehabilitation strategies on the wages and employment histories of those formerly incarcerated. The information shall be provided to the department to the extent not prohibited by federal law.(ai)To enable federal, state, or local government departments or agencies, or their contracted agencies, subject to federal law, including the confidentiality, disclosure, and other requirements set forth in Part 603 of Title 20 of the Code of Federal Regulations, to evaluate, research, or forecast the effectiveness of public social services programs administered pursuant to Division 9 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Welfare and Institutions Code, or Part A of Subchapter IV of Chapter 7 of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 601 et seq.), when the evaluation, research, or forecast is directly connected with, and limited to, the administration of the public social services programs.(aj)To enable the California Workforce Development Board, the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Department of Rehabilitation, the State Department of Social Services, the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education, the Department of Industrial Relations, the Division of Apprenticeship Standards, and the Employment Training Panel to access any relevant quarterly wage data necessary for the evaluation and reporting of their respective program performance outcomes as required and permitted by various state and federal laws pertaining to performance measurement and program evaluation under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (Public Law 113-128); the workforce performance metrics dashboard pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (i) of Section 14013; the Adult Education Block Grant Program consortia performance metrics pursuant to Section 84920 of the Education Code; the economic and workforce development program performance measures pursuant to Section 88650 of the Education Code; and the California Community Colleges Economic and Workforce Development Program performance measures established in Part 52.5 (commencing with Section 88600) of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code.(ak)To enable the State Department of Developmental Services to obtain quarterly wage data of consumers served by that department for the purposes of monitoring and evaluating employment outcomes to determine the effectiveness of the Employment First Policy, established pursuant to Section 4869 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. The information shall be provided to the extent permitted under applicable federal statutes and regulations.SEC. 2.Section 4514 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:4514.All information and records obtained in the course of providing intake, assessment, and services under Division 4.1 (commencing with Section 4400), Division 4.5 (commencing with Section 4500), Division 6 (commencing with Section 6000), or Division 7 (commencing with Section 7100) to persons with developmental disabilities shall be confidential. Information and records obtained in the course of providing similar services to either voluntary or involuntary recipients prior to 1969 shall also be confidential. Information and records shall be disclosed only in any of the following cases:(a)In communications between qualified professional persons, whether employed by a regional center or state developmental center, or not, in the provision of intake, assessment, and services or appropriate referrals. The consent of the person with a developmental disability, or his or her guardian or conservator, shall be obtained before information or records may be disclosed by regional center or state developmental center personnel to a professional not employed by the regional center or state developmental center, or a program not vendored by a regional center or state developmental center.(b)When the person with a developmental disability, who has the capacity to give informed consent, designates individuals to whom information or records may be released, except that this chapter shall not be construed to compel a physician and surgeon, psychologist, social worker, marriage and family therapist, professional clinical counselor, nurse, attorney, or other professional to reveal information that has been given to him or her in confidence by a family member of the person unless a valid release has been executed by that family member.(c)To the extent necessary for a claim, or for a claim or application to be made on behalf of a person with a developmental disability for aid, insurance, government benefit, or medical assistance to which he or she may be entitled.(d)If the person with a developmental disability is a minor, dependent ward, or conservatee, and his or her parent, guardian, conservator, limited conservator with access to confidential records, or authorized representative, designates, in writing, persons to whom records or information may be disclosed, except that this chapter shall not be construed to compel a physician and surgeon, psychologist, social worker, marriage and family therapist, professional clinical counselor, nurse, attorney, or other professional to reveal information that has been given to him or her in confidence by a family member of the person unless a valid release has been executed by that family member.(e)For research, if the Director of Developmental Services designates by regulation rules for the conduct of research and requires the research to be first reviewed by the appropriate institutional review board or boards. These rules shall include, but need not be limited to, the requirement that all researchers shall sign an oath of confidentiality as follows:DateAs a condition of doing research concerning persons with developmental disabilities who have received services from ____ (fill in the facility, agency or person), I, ____, agree to obtain the prior informed consent of persons who have received services to the maximum degree possible as determined by the appropriate institutional review board or boards for protection of human subjects reviewing my research, or the persons parent, guardian, or conservator, and I further agree not to divulge any information obtained in the course of the research to unauthorized persons, and not to publish or otherwise make public any information regarding persons who have received services so those persons who received services are identifiable.I recognize that the unauthorized release of confidential information may make me subject to a civil action under provisions of the Welfare and Institutions Code.Signed(f)To the courts, as necessary to the administration of justice.(g)To governmental law enforcement agencies as needed for the protection of federal and state elective constitutional officers and their families.(h)To the Senate Committee on Rules or the Assembly Committee on Rules for the purposes of legislative investigation authorized by the committee.(i)To the courts and designated parties as part of a regional center report or assessment in compliance with a statutory or regulatory requirement, including, but not limited to, Section 1827.5 of the Probate Code, Sections 1001.22 and 1370.1 of the Penal Code, and Section 6502 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(j)To the attorney for the person with a developmental disability in any and all proceedings upon presentation of a release of information signed by the person, except that when the person lacks the capacity to give informed consent, the regional center or state developmental center director or designee, upon satisfying himself or herself of the identity of the attorney, and of the fact that the attorney represents the person, shall release all information and records relating to the person except that this article shall not be construed to compel a physician and surgeon, psychologist, social worker, marriage and family therapist, professional clinical counselor, nurse, attorney, or other professional to reveal information that has been given to him or her in confidence by a family member of the person unless a valid release has been executed by that family member.(k)Upon written consent by a person with a developmental disability previously or presently receiving services from a regional center or state developmental center, the director of the regional center or state developmental center, or his or her designee, may release any information, except information that has been given in confidence by members of the family of the person with developmental disabilities, requested by a probation officer charged with the evaluation of the person after his or her conviction of a crime if the regional center or state developmental center director or designee determines that the information is relevant to the evaluation. The consent shall only be operative until sentence is passed on the crime of which the person was convicted. The confidential information released pursuant to this subdivision shall be transmitted to the court separately from the probation report and shall not be placed in the probation report. The confidential information shall remain confidential except for purposes of sentencing. After sentencing, the confidential information shall be sealed.(l)Between persons who are trained and qualified to serve on multidisciplinary personnel teams pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 18951. The information and records sought to be disclosed shall be relevant to the prevention, identification, management, or treatment of an abused child and his or her parents pursuant to Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 18950) of Part 6 of Division 9.(m)When a person with a developmental disability dies from any cause, natural or otherwise, while hospitalized in a state developmental center, the State Department of Developmental Services, the physician and surgeon in charge of the client, or the professional in charge of the facility or his or her designee, shall release the patients medical record to a medical examiner, forensic pathologist, or coroner, upon request. Except for the purposes included in paragraph (8) of subdivision (b) of Section 56.10 of the Civil Code, a medical examiner, forensic pathologist, or coroner shall not disclose any information contained in the medical record obtained pursuant to this subdivision without a court order or authorization pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (c) of Section 56.11 of the Civil Code.(n)To authorized licensing personnel who are employed by, or who are authorized representatives of, the State Department of Public Health, and who are licensed or registered health professionals, and to authorized legal staff or special investigators who are peace officers who are employed by, or who are authorized representatives of, the State Department of Social Services, as necessary to the performance of their duties to inspect, license, and investigate health facilities and community care facilities, and to ensure that the standards of care and services provided in these facilities are adequate and appropriate and to ascertain compliance with the rules and regulations to which the facility is subject. The confidential information shall remain confidential except for purposes of inspection, licensing, or investigation pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250) and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1500) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code, or a criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding in relation thereto. The confidential information may be used by the State Department of Public Health or the State Department of Social Services in a criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding. The confidential information shall be available only to the judge or hearing officer and to the parties to the case. Names that are confidential shall be listed in attachments separate to the general pleadings. The confidential information shall be sealed after the conclusion of the criminal, civil, or administrative hearings, and shall not subsequently be released except in accordance with this subdivision. If the confidential information does not result in a criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding, it shall be sealed after the State Department of Public Health or the State Department of Social Services decides that no further action will be taken in the matter of suspected licensing violations. Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, confidential information in the possession of the State Department of Public Health or the State Department of Social Services shall not contain the name of the person with a developmental disability.(o)To any board that licenses and certifies professionals in the fields of mental health and developmental disabilities pursuant to state law, when the Director of Developmental Services has reasonable cause to believe that there has occurred a violation of any provision of law subject to the jurisdiction of a board and the records are relevant to the violation. The information shall be sealed after a decision is reached in the matter of the suspected violation, and shall not subsequently be released except in accordance with this subdivision. Confidential information in the possession of the board shall not contain the name of the person with a developmental disability.(p)(1)To governmental law enforcement agencies by the director of a regional center or state developmental center, or his or her designee, when (1) the person with a developmental disability has been reported lost or missing or (2) there is probable cause to believe that a person with a developmental disability has committed, or has been the victim of, murder, manslaughter, mayhem, aggravated mayhem, kidnapping, robbery, carjacking, assault with the intent to commit a felony, arson, extortion, rape, forcible sodomy, forcible oral copulation, assault or battery, or unlawful possession of a weapon, as provided in any provision listed in Section 16590 of the Penal Code.(2)This subdivision shall be limited solely to information directly relating to the factual circumstances of the commission of the enumerated offenses and shall not include any information relating to the mental state of the patient or the circumstances of his or her treatment unless relevant to the crime involved.(3)This subdivision shall not be construed as an exception to, or in any other way affecting, the provisions of Article 7 (commencing with Section 1010) of Chapter 4 of Division 8 of the Evidence Code, or Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 15600) and Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 15750) of Part 3 of Division 9.(q)To the Division of Juvenile Facilities and Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or any component thereof, as necessary to the administration of justice.(r)To an agency mandated to investigate a report of abuse filed pursuant to either Section 11164 of the Penal Code or Section 15630 of the Welfare and Institutions Code for the purposes of either a mandated or voluntary report or when those agencies request information in the course of conducting their investigation.(s)When a person with developmental disabilities, or the parent, guardian, or conservator of a person with developmental disabilities who lacks capacity to consent, fails to grant or deny a request by a regional center or state developmental center to release information or records relating to the person with developmental disabilities within a reasonable period of time, the director of the regional or developmental center, or his or her designee, may release information or records on behalf of that person provided both of the following conditions are met:(1)Release of the information or records is deemed necessary to protect the persons health, safety, or welfare.(2)The person, or the persons parent, guardian, or conservator, has been advised annually in writing of the policy of the regional center or state developmental center for release of confidential client information or records when the person with developmental disabilities, or the persons parent, guardian, or conservator, fails to respond to a request for release of the information or records within a reasonable period of time. A statement of policy contained in the clients individual program plan shall be deemed to comply with the notice requirement of this paragraph.(t)(1)When an employee is served with a notice of adverse action, as defined in Section 19570 of the Government Code, the following information and records may be released:(A)All information and records that the appointing authority relied upon in issuing the notice of adverse action.(B)All other information and records that are relevant to the adverse action, or that would constitute relevant evidence as defined in Section 210 of the Evidence Code.(C)The information described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) may be released only if both of the following conditions are met:(i)The appointing authority has provided written notice to the consumer and the consumers legal representative or, if the consumer has no legal representative or if the legal representative is a state agency, to the clients rights advocate, and the consumer, the consumers legal representative, or the clients rights advocate has not objected in writing to the appointing authority within five business days of receipt of the notice, or the appointing authority, upon review of the objection has determined that the circumstances on which the adverse action is based are egregious or threaten the health, safety, or life of the consumer or other consumers and without the information the adverse action could not be taken.(ii)The appointing authority, the person against whom the adverse action has been taken, and the persons representative, if any, have entered into a stipulation that does all of the following:(I)Prohibits the parties from disclosing or using the information or records for any purpose other than the proceedings for which the information or records were requested or provided.(II)Requires the employee and the employees legal representative to return to the appointing authority all records provided to them under this subdivision, including, but not limited to, all records and documents or copies thereof that are no longer in the possession of the employee or the employees legal representative because they were from any source containing confidential information protected by this section, and all copies of those records and documents, within 10 days of the date that the adverse action becomes final except for the actual records and documents submitted to the administrative tribunal as a component of an appeal from the adverse action.(III)Requires the parties to submit the stipulation to the administrative tribunal with jurisdiction over the adverse action at the earliest possible opportunity.(2)For the purposes of this subdivision, the State Personnel Board may, prior to any appeal from adverse action being filed with it, issue a protective order, upon application by the appointing authority, for the limited purpose of prohibiting the parties from disclosing or using information or records for any purpose other than the proceeding for which the information or records were requested or provided, and to require the employee or the employees legal representative to return to the appointing authority all records provided to them under this subdivision, including, but not limited to, all records and documents from any source containing confidential information protected by this section, and all copies of those records and documents, within 10 days of the date that the adverse action becomes final, except for the actual records and documents that are no longer in the possession of the employee or the employees legal representatives because they were submitted to the administrative tribunal as a component of an appeal from the adverse action.(3)Individual identifiers, including, but not limited to, names, social security numbers, and hospital numbers, that are not necessary for the prosecution or defense of the adverse action, shall not be disclosed.(4)All records, documents, or other materials containing confidential information protected by this section that have been submitted or otherwise disclosed to the administrative agency or other person as a component of an appeal from an adverse action shall, upon proper motion by the appointing authority to the administrative tribunal, be placed under administrative seal and shall not, thereafter, be subject to disclosure to any person or entity except upon the issuance of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction.(5)For purposes of this subdivision, an adverse action becomes final when the employee fails to answer within the time specified in Section 19575 of the Government Code, or, after filing an answer, withdraws the appeal, or, upon exhaustion of the administrative appeal or of the judicial review remedies as otherwise provided by law.(u)To the person appointed as the developmental services decisionmaker for a minor, dependent, or ward pursuant to Section 319, 361, or 726.(v)To a protection and advocacy agency established pursuant to Section 4901, to the extent that the information is incorporated within any of the following:(1)An unredacted facility evaluation report form or an unredacted complaint investigation report form of the State Department of Social Services. This information shall remain confidential and subject to the confidentiality requirements of subdivision (f) of Section 4903.(2)An unredacted citation report, unredacted licensing report, unredacted survey report, unredacted plan of correction, or unredacted statement of deficiency of the State Department of Public Health, prepared by authorized licensing personnel or authorized representatives described in subdivision (n). This information shall remain confidential and subject to the confidentiality requirements of subdivision (f) of Section 4903.(w)When a comprehensive assessment is conducted or updated pursuant to Section 4418.25, 4418.7, or 4648, a regional center is authorized to provide the assessment to the regional center clients rights advocate, who provides service pursuant to Section 4433.(x)For purposes of this section, a reference to a medical examiner, forensic pathologist, or coroner means a coroner or deputy coroner, as described in subdivision (c) of Section 830.35 of the Penal Code, or a licensed physician who currently performs official autopsies on behalf of a county coroners office or a medical examiners office, whether as a government employee or under contract to that office.(y)To authorized personnel who are employed by the Employment Development Department as necessary to enable the Employment Development Department to provide the information required to be disclosed to the State Department of Developmental Services pursuant to subdivision (ak) of Section 1095 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. The Employment Development Department shall maintain the confidentiality of any information provided to it by the Department of Developmental Services to the same extent as if the Employment Development Department had acquired the information directly.SEC. 3.No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution. | |
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| 43 | 66 | The people of the State of California do enact as follows: | |
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| 45 | 68 | ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: | |
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| 47 | - | SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) California is the nations second largest user of petrogenic natural gas, comprising nearly 10 percent of the entire national consumption. This natural gas comes from a variety of basins, with over 90 percent of the natural gas used in the state being imported from locations across the southwestern United States, the Rocky Mountains, and western Canada before being transported through more than 100,000 miles of pipe to over 11 million end users in | |
| 70 | + | SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) California is the nations second largest user of petrogenic natural gas, comprising nearly 10 percent of the entire national consumption. This natural gas comes from a variety of basins, with over 90 percent of the natural gas used in the state being imported from locations across the southwestern United States, the Rocky Mountains, and western Canada before being transported through more than 100,000 miles of pipe to over 11 million end users in state.(b) Replacement of petrogenic natural gas by zero-carbon gas can provide measurable climate benefits and will not only allow a more diverse portfolio of fuels to serve end users, but also provide a source of native or in-state gas production.(c) Californias gas ratepayers have invested billions of dollars in building and maintaining a vast network of natural gas infrastructure.(d) The zero-carbon gas derivation process can utilize renewable energy in periods of over-generation. Zero-carbon gas enables long duration storage technologies and techniques that facilitate multi-hour, day-night, inter-day and seasonal electricity storage.(e) Increased production of zero-carbon gas by leveraging excess renewable electricity capacity increases zero-carbon gas availability and reduces future gas costs.(f) As California transitions to a zero-carbon energy future, it is imperative that this transition be executed in the least disruptive and most cost-effective way to maximize the benefits to both Californias residents and the environment. | |
| 48 | 71 | ||
| 49 | - | SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) California is the nations second largest user of petrogenic natural gas, comprising nearly 10 percent of the entire national consumption. This natural gas comes from a variety of basins, with over 90 percent of the natural gas used in the state being imported from locations across the southwestern United States, the Rocky Mountains, and western Canada before being transported through more than 100,000 miles of pipe to over 11 million end users in | |
| 72 | + | SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) California is the nations second largest user of petrogenic natural gas, comprising nearly 10 percent of the entire national consumption. This natural gas comes from a variety of basins, with over 90 percent of the natural gas used in the state being imported from locations across the southwestern United States, the Rocky Mountains, and western Canada before being transported through more than 100,000 miles of pipe to over 11 million end users in state.(b) Replacement of petrogenic natural gas by zero-carbon gas can provide measurable climate benefits and will not only allow a more diverse portfolio of fuels to serve end users, but also provide a source of native or in-state gas production.(c) Californias gas ratepayers have invested billions of dollars in building and maintaining a vast network of natural gas infrastructure.(d) The zero-carbon gas derivation process can utilize renewable energy in periods of over-generation. Zero-carbon gas enables long duration storage technologies and techniques that facilitate multi-hour, day-night, inter-day and seasonal electricity storage.(e) Increased production of zero-carbon gas by leveraging excess renewable electricity capacity increases zero-carbon gas availability and reduces future gas costs.(f) As California transitions to a zero-carbon energy future, it is imperative that this transition be executed in the least disruptive and most cost-effective way to maximize the benefits to both Californias residents and the environment. | |
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| 51 | 74 | SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: | |
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| 53 | 76 | ### SECTION 1. | |
| 54 | 77 | ||
| 55 | - | (a) California is the nations second largest user of petrogenic natural gas, comprising nearly 10 percent of the entire national consumption. This natural gas comes from a variety of basins, with over 90 percent of the natural gas used in the state being imported from locations across the southwestern United States, the Rocky Mountains, and western Canada before being transported through more than 100,000 miles of pipe to over 11 million end users in | |
| 78 | + | (a) California is the nations second largest user of petrogenic natural gas, comprising nearly 10 percent of the entire national consumption. This natural gas comes from a variety of basins, with over 90 percent of the natural gas used in the state being imported from locations across the southwestern United States, the Rocky Mountains, and western Canada before being transported through more than 100,000 miles of pipe to over 11 million end users in state. | |
| 56 | 79 | ||
| 57 | - | (b) Replacement of petrogenic natural gas by zero-carbon gas | |
| 80 | + | (b) Replacement of petrogenic natural gas by zero-carbon gas can provide measurable climate benefits and will not only allow a more diverse portfolio of fuels to serve end users, but also provide a source of native or in-state gas production. | |
| 58 | 81 | ||
| 59 | 82 | (c) Californias gas ratepayers have invested billions of dollars in building and maintaining a vast network of natural gas infrastructure. | |
| 60 | 83 | ||
| 61 | - | (d) The zero- | |
| 84 | + | (d) The zero-carbon gas derivation process can utilize renewable energy in periods of over-generation. Zero-carbon gas enables long duration storage technologies and techniques that facilitate multi-hour, day-night, inter-day and seasonal electricity storage. | |
| 62 | 85 | ||
| 63 | - | (e) Increased production of zero-carbon gas | |
| 86 | + | (e) Increased production of zero-carbon gas by leveraging excess renewable electricity capacity increases zero-carbon gas availability and reduces future gas costs. | |
| 64 | 87 | ||
| 65 | 88 | (f) As California transitions to a zero-carbon energy future, it is imperative that this transition be executed in the least disruptive and most cost-effective way to maximize the benefits to both Californias residents and the environment. | |
| 66 | 89 | ||
| 67 | - | SEC. 2. Section 2775.7 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read:2775.7. (a) The commission may authorize a gas corporation to procure zero-carbon gas | |
| 90 | + | SEC. 2. Section 2775.7 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read:2775.7. (a) The commission may authorize a gas corporation to procure zero-carbon gas to serve customers or for another purpose stated in an application filed by the gas corporation.(b) The commission shall require a gas corporation that procures zero-carbon gas to deliver the zero-carbon gas from producers to the pipeline system and transport the zero-carbon gas through the pipeline system to end users. (c) A gas corporation may recover in rates the reasonable cost of pipeline infrastructure developed to deliver zero-carbon gas to the pipeline system and transport zero-carbon gas through the pipeline system to end users.(d) For purposes of this section, zero-carbon gas means a gas or liquid gas that meets one or more of the following criteria:(1) Is produced from water by a process using electricity.(2) Is produced by photosynthesis or photoelectrolysis.(3) Is produced from feed stock that does not contain carbon, as determined by the State Air Resources Board, in consultation with the commission and the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission. | |
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| 69 | 92 | SEC. 2. Section 2775.7 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read: | |
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| 71 | 94 | ### SEC. 2. | |
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| 73 | - | 2775.7. (a) The commission may authorize a gas corporation to procure zero-carbon gas | |
| 96 | + | 2775.7. (a) The commission may authorize a gas corporation to procure zero-carbon gas to serve customers or for another purpose stated in an application filed by the gas corporation.(b) The commission shall require a gas corporation that procures zero-carbon gas to deliver the zero-carbon gas from producers to the pipeline system and transport the zero-carbon gas through the pipeline system to end users. (c) A gas corporation may recover in rates the reasonable cost of pipeline infrastructure developed to deliver zero-carbon gas to the pipeline system and transport zero-carbon gas through the pipeline system to end users.(d) For purposes of this section, zero-carbon gas means a gas or liquid gas that meets one or more of the following criteria:(1) Is produced from water by a process using electricity.(2) Is produced by photosynthesis or photoelectrolysis.(3) Is produced from feed stock that does not contain carbon, as determined by the State Air Resources Board, in consultation with the commission and the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission. | |
| 74 | 97 | ||
| 75 | - | 2775.7. (a) The commission may authorize a gas corporation to procure zero-carbon gas | |
| 98 | + | 2775.7. (a) The commission may authorize a gas corporation to procure zero-carbon gas to serve customers or for another purpose stated in an application filed by the gas corporation.(b) The commission shall require a gas corporation that procures zero-carbon gas to deliver the zero-carbon gas from producers to the pipeline system and transport the zero-carbon gas through the pipeline system to end users. (c) A gas corporation may recover in rates the reasonable cost of pipeline infrastructure developed to deliver zero-carbon gas to the pipeline system and transport zero-carbon gas through the pipeline system to end users.(d) For purposes of this section, zero-carbon gas means a gas or liquid gas that meets one or more of the following criteria:(1) Is produced from water by a process using electricity.(2) Is produced by photosynthesis or photoelectrolysis.(3) Is produced from feed stock that does not contain carbon, as determined by the State Air Resources Board, in consultation with the commission and the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission. | |
| 76 | 99 | ||
| 77 | - | 2775.7. (a) The commission may authorize a gas corporation to procure zero-carbon gas | |
| 100 | + | 2775.7. (a) The commission may authorize a gas corporation to procure zero-carbon gas to serve customers or for another purpose stated in an application filed by the gas corporation.(b) The commission shall require a gas corporation that procures zero-carbon gas to deliver the zero-carbon gas from producers to the pipeline system and transport the zero-carbon gas through the pipeline system to end users. (c) A gas corporation may recover in rates the reasonable cost of pipeline infrastructure developed to deliver zero-carbon gas to the pipeline system and transport zero-carbon gas through the pipeline system to end users.(d) For purposes of this section, zero-carbon gas means a gas or liquid gas that meets one or more of the following criteria:(1) Is produced from water by a process using electricity.(2) Is produced by photosynthesis or photoelectrolysis.(3) Is produced from feed stock that does not contain carbon, as determined by the State Air Resources Board, in consultation with the commission and the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission. | |
| 78 | 101 | ||
| 79 | 102 | ||
| 80 | 103 | ||
| 81 | - | 2775.7. (a) The commission may authorize a gas corporation to procure zero-carbon gas | |
| 104 | + | 2775.7. (a) The commission may authorize a gas corporation to procure zero-carbon gas to serve customers or for another purpose stated in an application filed by the gas corporation. | |
| 82 | 105 | ||
| 83 | - | (b) The commission shall require a gas corporation that procures zero-carbon gas | |
| 106 | + | (b) The commission shall require a gas corporation that procures zero-carbon gas to deliver the zero-carbon gas from producers to the pipeline system and transport the zero-carbon gas through the pipeline system to end users. | |
| 84 | 107 | ||
| 85 | - | (c) A gas corporation may recover in rates the reasonable cost of pipeline infrastructure developed to deliver zero-carbon gas | |
| 108 | + | (c) A gas corporation may recover in rates the reasonable cost of pipeline infrastructure developed to deliver zero-carbon gas to the pipeline system and transport zero-carbon gas through the pipeline system to end users. | |
| 86 | 109 | ||
| 87 | - | (d) | |
| 110 | + | (d) For purposes of this section, zero-carbon gas means a gas or liquid gas that meets one or more of the following criteria: | |
| 88 | 111 | ||
| 89 | - | (1) | |
| 112 | + | (1) Is produced from water by a process using electricity. | |
| 90 | 113 | ||
| 91 | - | (2) | |
| 114 | + | (2) Is produced by photosynthesis or photoelectrolysis. | |
| 92 | 115 | ||
| 93 | - | (3) Generation of electricity and electrical grid services. | |
| 94 | - | ||
| 95 | - | (4) Long-duration energy storage. | |
| 96 | - | ||
| 97 | - | (e) In determining the reasonableness of costs for any end use of zero-carbon or low-carbon hydrogen or in performing a cost analysis for inclusion of zero-carbon or low-carbon hydrogen in any program, the State Air Resources Board, the commission, and the Energy Commission shall consider all benefits of zero-carbon or low-carbon hydrogen in addition to the underlying cost of the zero-carbon or low-carbon hydrogen commodity. | |
| 98 | - | ||
| 99 | - | (f) Zero-carbon or low-carbon hydrogen delivered to an electrical generating facility or end user through a common carrier pipeline or interstate pipeline shall comply with one or more of the following requirements: | |
| 100 | - | ||
| 101 | - | (1) The hydrogen is used by an onsite generating facility. | |
| 102 | - | ||
| 103 | - | (2) The hydrogen is used by an offsite generating facility and delivered to the generating facility through a dedicated pipeline. | |
| 104 | - | ||
| 105 | - | (3) The hydrogen is delivered to a generating facility through a common carrier pipeline or interstate pipeline and meets both of the following requirements: | |
| 106 | - | ||
| 107 | - | (A) The source of hydrogen injects the hydrogen into a common carrier pipeline or interstate pipeline that physically flows within California or toward the generating facility for which the hydrogen was procured under the original contract. | |
| 108 | - | ||
| 109 | - | (B) The seller or purchaser of the hydrogen demonstrates that the manufacture and injection of hydrogen into a common carrier pipeline or interstate pipeline directly results in at least one of the following environmental benefits to California: | |
| 110 | - | ||
| 111 | - | (i) The reduction or avoidance of the emission of any criteria air pollutant in California. | |
| 112 | - | ||
| 113 | - | (ii) The reduction or avoidance of pollutants that could have an adverse impact on waters of the state. | |
| 114 | - | ||
| 115 | - | (iii) The alleviation of a local nuisance within California that is associated with the emission of odors. | |
| 116 | - | ||
| 117 | - | (d) | |
| 116 | + | (3) Is produced from feed stock that does not contain carbon, as determined by the State Air Resources Board, in consultation with the commission and the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission. | |
| 118 | 117 | ||
| 119 | 118 | ||
| 120 | 119 | ||
| 121 | - | (g) For purposes of this section, zero-carbon gas the following definitions apply: | |
| 122 | 120 | ||
| 123 | - | (1) Eligible renewable energy resource has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 399.12. | |
| 124 | 121 | ||
| 125 | - | (2) Low-carbon hydrogen means gaseous or liquid hydrogen that is produced using electricity that is not necessarily traceable to electricity generated by an eligible renewable energy resource and that is not generated or directly delivered by a fossil fuel, and that meets one or both of the following criteria: | |
| 126 | - | ||
| 127 | - | (A) Is produced from water by a process using electricity. | |
| 128 | - | ||
| 129 | - | (B) Is produced from feed stock that does not contain carbon, as determined by the State Air Resources Board, in consultation with the commission and the Energy Commission. | |
| 130 | - | ||
| 131 | - | (3) Zero-carbon hydrogen means a gas gaseous or liquid gas hydrogen that is produced using electricity generated by an eligible renewable energy resource and that meets one or more both of the following criteria: | |
| 132 | - | ||
| 133 | - | (1) | |
| 122 | + | The director shall permit the use of any information in his or her possession to the extent necessary for any of the following purposes and may require reimbursement for all direct costs incurred in providing any and all information specified in this section, except information specified in subdivisions (a) to (e), inclusive: | |
| 134 | 123 | ||
| 135 | 124 | ||
| 136 | 125 | ||
| 137 | - | (A) Is produced from water by a process using electricity. | |
| 138 | - | ||
| 139 | - | (2)Is produced by photosynthesis or photoelectrolysis. | |
| 126 | + | (a)To enable the director or his or her representative to carry out his or her responsibilities under this code. | |
| 140 | 127 | ||
| 141 | 128 | ||
| 142 | 129 | ||
| 143 | - | ( | |
| 130 | + | (b)To properly present a claim for benefits. | |
| 144 | 131 | ||
| 145 | 132 | ||
| 146 | 133 | ||
| 147 | - | (B) Is produced from feed stock that does not contain carbon, as determined by the State Air Resources Board, in consultation with the commission and the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission. | |
| 134 | + | (c)To acquaint a worker or his or her authorized agent with his or her existing or prospective right to benefits. | |
| 135 | + | ||
| 136 | + | ||
| 137 | + | ||
| 138 | + | (d)To furnish an employer or his or her authorized agent with information to enable him or her to fully discharge his or her obligations or safeguard his or her rights under this division or Division 3 (commencing with Section 9000). | |
| 139 | + | ||
| 140 | + | ||
| 141 | + | ||
| 142 | + | (e)To enable an employer to receive a reduction in contribution rate. | |
| 143 | + | ||
| 144 | + | ||
| 145 | + | ||
| 146 | + | (f)To enable federal, state, or local governmental departments or agencies, subject to federal law, to verify or determine the eligibility or entitlement of an applicant for, or a recipient of, public social services provided pursuant to Division 9 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Welfare and Institutions Code, or Part A of Subchapter IV of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 601 et seq.), when the verification or determination is directly connected with, and limited to, the administration of public social services. | |
| 147 | + | ||
| 148 | + | ||
| 149 | + | ||
| 150 | + | (g)To enable county administrators of general relief or assistance, or their representatives, to determine entitlement to locally provided general relief or assistance, when the determination is directly connected with, and limited to, the administration of general relief or assistance. | |
| 151 | + | ||
| 152 | + | ||
| 153 | + | ||
| 154 | + | (h)To enable state or local governmental departments or agencies to seek criminal, civil, or administrative remedies in connection with the unlawful application for, or receipt of, relief provided under Division 9 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Welfare and Institutions Code or to enable the collection of expenditures for medical assistance services pursuant to Part 5 (commencing with Section 17000) of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. | |
| 155 | + | ||
| 156 | + | ||
| 157 | + | ||
| 158 | + | (i)To provide any law enforcement agency with the name, address, telephone number, birth date, social security number, physical description, and names and addresses of present and past employers, of any victim, suspect, missing person, potential witness, or person for whom a felony arrest warrant has been issued, when a request for this information is made by any investigator or peace officer as defined by Sections 830.1 and 830.2 of the Penal Code, or by any federal law enforcement officer to whom the Attorney General has delegated authority to enforce federal search warrants, as defined under Sections 60.2 and 60.3 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as amended, and when the requesting officer has been designated by the head of the law enforcement agency and requests this information in the course of and as a part of an investigation into the commission of a crime when there is a reasonable suspicion that the crime is a felony and that the information would lead to relevant evidence. The information provided pursuant to this subdivision shall be provided to the extent permitted by federal law and regulations, and to the extent the information is available and accessible within the constraints and configurations of existing department records. Any person who receives any information under this subdivision shall make a written report of the information to the law enforcement agency that employs him or her, for filing under the normal procedures of that agency. | |
| 159 | + | ||
| 160 | + | ||
| 161 | + | ||
| 162 | + | (1)This subdivision shall not be construed to authorize the release to any law enforcement agency of a general list identifying individuals applying for or receiving benefits. | |
| 163 | + | ||
| 164 | + | ||
| 165 | + | ||
| 166 | + | (2)The department shall maintain records pursuant to this subdivision only for periods required under regulations or statutes enacted for the administration of its programs. | |
| 167 | + | ||
| 168 | + | ||
| 169 | + | ||
| 170 | + | (3)This subdivision shall not be construed as limiting the information provided to law enforcement agencies to that pertaining only to applicants for, or recipients of, benefits. | |
| 171 | + | ||
| 172 | + | ||
| 173 | + | ||
| 174 | + | (4)The department shall notify all applicants for benefits that release of confidential information from their records will not be protected should there be a felony arrest warrant issued against the applicant or in the event of an investigation by a law enforcement agency into the commission of a felony. | |
| 175 | + | ||
| 176 | + | ||
| 177 | + | ||
| 178 | + | (j)To provide public employee retirement systems in California with information relating to the earnings of any person who has applied for or is receiving a disability income, disability allowance, or disability retirement allowance, from a public employee retirement system. The earnings information shall be released only upon written request from the governing board specifying that the person has applied for or is receiving a disability allowance or disability retirement allowance from its retirement system. The request may be made by the chief executive officer of the system or by an employee of the system so authorized and identified by name and title by the chief executive officer in writing. | |
| 179 | + | ||
| 180 | + | ||
| 181 | + | ||
| 182 | + | (k)To enable the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement in the Department of Industrial Relations to seek criminal, civil, or administrative remedies in connection with the failure to pay, or the unlawful payment of, wages pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 200) of Part 1 of Division 2 of, and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1720) of Part 7 of Division 2 of, the Labor Code. | |
| 183 | + | ||
| 184 | + | ||
| 185 | + | ||
| 186 | + | (l)To enable federal, state, or local governmental departments or agencies to administer child support enforcement programs under Part D of Title IV of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 651 et seq.). | |
| 187 | + | ||
| 188 | + | ||
| 189 | + | ||
| 190 | + | (m)To provide federal, state, or local governmental departments or agencies with wage and claim information in its possession that will assist those departments and agencies in the administration of the Victims of Crime Program or in the location of victims of crime who, by state mandate or court order, are entitled to restitution that has been or can be recovered. | |
| 191 | + | ||
| 192 | + | ||
| 193 | + | ||
| 194 | + | (n)To provide federal, state, or local governmental departments or agencies with information concerning any individuals who are or have been: | |
| 195 | + | ||
| 196 | + | ||
| 197 | + | ||
| 198 | + | (1)Directed by state mandate or court order to pay restitution, fines, penalties, assessments, or fees as a result of a violation of law. | |
| 199 | + | ||
| 200 | + | ||
| 201 | + | ||
| 202 | + | (2)Delinquent or in default on guaranteed student loans or who owe repayment of funds received through other financial assistance programs administered by those agencies. The information released by the director for the purposes of this paragraph shall not include unemployment insurance benefit information. | |
| 203 | + | ||
| 204 | + | ||
| 205 | + | ||
| 206 | + | (o)To provide an authorized governmental agency with any or all relevant information that relates to any specific workers compensation insurance fraud investigation. The information shall be provided to the extent permitted by federal law and regulations. For the purposes of this subdivision, authorized governmental agency means the district attorney of any county, the office of the Attorney General, the Contractors State License Board, the Department of Industrial Relations, and the Department of Insurance. An authorized governmental agency may disclose this information to the State Bar, the Medical Board of California, or any other licensing board or department whose licensee is the subject of a workers compensation insurance fraud investigation. This subdivision shall not prevent any authorized governmental agency from reporting to any board or department the suspected misconduct of any licensee of that body. | |
| 207 | + | ||
| 208 | + | ||
| 209 | + | ||
| 210 | + | (p)To enable the Director of Consumer Affairs, or his or her representatives, to access unemployment insurance quarterly wage data on a case-by-case basis to verify information on school administrators, school staff, and students provided by those schools who are being investigated for possible violations of Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 94800) of Part 59 of Division 10 of Title 3 of the Education Code. | |
| 211 | + | ||
| 212 | + | ||
| 213 | + | ||
| 214 | + | (q)To provide employment tax information to the tax officials of Mexico, if a reciprocal agreement exists. For purposes of this subdivision, reciprocal agreement means a formal agreement to exchange information between national taxing officials of Mexico and taxing authorities of the State Board of Equalization, the Franchise Tax Board, and the Employment Development Department. Furthermore, the reciprocal agreement shall be limited to the exchange of information that is essential for tax administration purposes only. Taxing authorities of the State of California shall be granted tax information only on California residents. Taxing authorities of Mexico shall be granted tax information only on Mexican nationals. | |
| 215 | + | ||
| 216 | + | ||
| 217 | + | ||
| 218 | + | (r)To enable city and county planning agencies to develop economic forecasts for planning purposes. The information shall be limited to businesses within the jurisdiction of the city or county whose planning agency is requesting the information, and shall not include information regarding individual employees. | |
| 219 | + | ||
| 220 | + | ||
| 221 | + | ||
| 222 | + | (s)To provide the State Department of Developmental Services with wage and employer information that will assist in the collection of moneys owed by the recipient, parent, or any other legally liable individual for services and supports provided pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 4775) of Division 4.5 of, and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 7200) and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 7500) of Division 7 of, the Welfare and Institutions Code. | |
| 223 | + | ||
| 224 | + | ||
| 225 | + | ||
| 226 | + | (t)To provide the State Board of Equalization with employment tax information that will assist in the administration of tax programs. The information shall be limited to the exchange of employment tax information essential for tax administration purposes to the extent permitted by federal law and regulations. | |
| 227 | + | ||
| 228 | + | ||
| 229 | + | ||
| 230 | + | (u)Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize or permit the use of information obtained in the administration of this code by any private collection agency. | |
| 231 | + | ||
| 232 | + | ||
| 233 | + | ||
| 234 | + | (v)The disclosure of the name and address of an individual or business entity that was issued an assessment that included penalties under Section 1128 or 1128.1 shall not be in violation of Section 1094 if the assessment is final. The disclosure may also include any of the following: | |
| 235 | + | ||
| 236 | + | ||
| 237 | + | ||
| 238 | + | (1)The total amount of the assessment. | |
| 239 | + | ||
| 240 | + | ||
| 241 | + | ||
| 242 | + | (2)The amount of the penalty imposed under Section 1128 or 1128.1 that is included in the assessment. | |
| 243 | + | ||
| 244 | + | ||
| 245 | + | ||
| 246 | + | (3)The facts that resulted in the charging of the penalty under Section 1128 or 1128.1. | |
| 247 | + | ||
| 248 | + | ||
| 249 | + | ||
| 250 | + | (w)To enable the Contractors State License Board to verify the employment history of an individual applying for licensure pursuant to Section 7068 of the Business and Professions Code. | |
| 251 | + | ||
| 252 | + | ||
| 253 | + | ||
| 254 | + | (x)To provide any peace officer with the Division of Investigation in the Department of Consumer Affairs information pursuant to subdivision (i) when the requesting peace officer has been designated by the chief of the Division of Investigation and requests this information in the course of and as part of an investigation into the commission of a crime or other unlawful act when there is reasonable suspicion to believe that the crime or act may be connected to the information requested and would lead to relevant information regarding the crime or unlawful act. | |
| 255 | + | ||
| 256 | + | ||
| 257 | + | ||
| 258 | + | (y)To enable the Labor Commissioner of the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement in the Department of Industrial Relations to identify, pursuant to Section 90.3 of the Labor Code, unlawfully uninsured employers. The information shall be provided to the extent permitted by federal law and regulations. | |
| 259 | + | ||
| 260 | + | ||
| 261 | + | ||
| 262 | + | (z)To enable the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, in accordance with the requirements of Section 84754.5 of the Education Code, to obtain quarterly wage data, commencing January 1, 1993, on students who have attended one or more community colleges, to assess the impact of education on the employment and earnings of students, to conduct the annual evaluation of district-level and individual college performance in achieving priority educational outcomes, and to submit the required reports to the Legislature and the Governor. The information shall be provided to the extent permitted by federal statutes and regulations. | |
| 263 | + | ||
| 264 | + | ||
| 265 | + | ||
| 266 | + | (aa)To enable the Public Employees Retirement System to seek criminal, civil, or administrative remedies in connection with the unlawful application for, or receipt of, benefits provided under Part 3 (commencing with Section 20000) of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code. | |
| 267 | + | ||
| 268 | + | ||
| 269 | + | ||
| 270 | + | (ab)To enable the State Department of Education, the University of California, the California State University, and the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, pursuant to the requirements prescribed by the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5), to obtain quarterly wage data, commencing July 1, 2010, on students who have attended their respective systems to assess the impact of education on the employment and earnings of those students, to conduct the annual analysis of district-level and individual district or postsecondary education system performance in achieving priority educational outcomes, and to submit the required reports to the Legislature and the Governor. The information shall be provided to the extent permitted by federal statutes and regulations. | |
| 271 | + | ||
| 272 | + | ||
| 273 | + | ||
| 274 | + | (ac)To provide the Agricultural Labor Relations Board with employee, wage, and employer information, for use in the investigation or enforcement of the Alatorre-Zenovich-Dunlap-Berman Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1975 (Part 3.5 (commencing with Section 1140) of Division 2 of the Labor Code). The information shall be provided to the extent permitted by federal statutes and regulations. | |
| 275 | + | ||
| 276 | + | ||
| 277 | + | ||
| 278 | + | (ad)(1)To enable the State Department of Health Care Services, the California Health Benefit Exchange, the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board, and county departments and agencies to obtain information regarding employee wages, California employer names and account numbers, employer reports of wages and number of employees, and disability insurance and unemployment insurance claim information, for the purpose of: | |
| 279 | + | ||
| 280 | + | ||
| 281 | + | ||
| 282 | + | (A)Verifying or determining the eligibility of an applicant for, or a recipient of, state health subsidy programs, limited to the Medi-Cal program, provided pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and the Access for Infants and Mothers Program, provided pursuant to Part 6.3 (commencing with Section 12695) of Division 2 of the Insurance Code, when the verification or determination is directly connected with, and limited to, the administration of the state health subsidy programs referenced in this subparagraph. | |
| 283 | + | ||
| 284 | + | ||
| 285 | + | ||
| 286 | + | (B)Verifying or determining the eligibility of an applicant for, or a recipient of, federal subsidies offered through the California Health Benefit Exchange, provided pursuant to Title 22 (commencing with Section 100500) of the Government Code, including federal tax credits and cost-sharing assistance pursuant to the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148), as amended by the federal Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-152), when the verification or determination is directly connected with, and limited to, the administration of the California Health Benefit Exchange. | |
| 287 | + | ||
| 288 | + | ||
| 289 | + | ||
| 290 | + | (C)Verifying or determining the eligibility of employees and employers for health coverage through the Small Business Health Options Program, provided pursuant to Section 100502 of the Government Code, when the verification or determination is directly connected with, and limited to, the administration of the Small Business Health Options Program. | |
| 291 | + | ||
| 292 | + | ||
| 293 | + | ||
| 294 | + | (2)The information provided under this subdivision shall be subject to the requirements of, and provided to the extent permitted by, federal law and regulations, including Part 603 of Title 20 of the Code of Federal Regulations. | |
| 295 | + | ||
| 296 | + | ||
| 297 | + | ||
| 298 | + | (ae)To provide any peace officer with the Investigations Division of the Department of Motor Vehicles with information pursuant to subdivision (i), when the requesting peace officer has been designated by the Chief of the Investigations Division and requests this information in the course of, and as part of, an investigation into identity theft, counterfeiting, document fraud, or consumer fraud, and there is reasonable suspicion that the crime is a felony and that the information would lead to relevant evidence regarding the identity theft, counterfeiting, document fraud, or consumer fraud. The information provided pursuant to this subdivision shall be provided to the extent permitted by federal law and regulations, and to the extent the information is available and accessible within the constraints and configurations of existing department records. Any person who receives any information under this subdivision shall make a written report of the information to the Investigations Division of the Department of Motor Vehicles, for filing under the normal procedures of that division. | |
| 299 | + | ||
| 300 | + | ||
| 301 | + | ||
| 302 | + | (af)Until January 1, 2020, to enable the Department of Finance to prepare and submit the report required by Section 13084 of the Government Code that identifies all employers in California that employ 100 or more employees who receive benefits from the Medi-Cal program (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code). The information used for this purpose shall be limited to information obtained pursuant to Section 11026.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code and from the administration of personal income tax wage withholding pursuant to Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) and the disability insurance program and may be disclosed to the Department of Finance only for the purpose of preparing and submitting the report and only to the extent not prohibited by federal law. | |
| 303 | + | ||
| 304 | + | ||
| 305 | + | ||
| 306 | + | (ag)To provide, to the extent permitted by federal law and regulations, the Student Aid Commission with wage information in order to verify the employment status of an individual applying for a Cal Grant C award pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 69439 of the Education Code. | |
| 307 | + | ||
| 308 | + | ||
| 309 | + | ||
| 310 | + | (ah)To enable the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to obtain quarterly wage data of former inmates who have been incarcerated within the prison system in order to assess the impact of rehabilitation services or the lack of these services on the employment and earnings of these former inmates. Quarterly data for a former inmates employment status and wage history shall be provided for a period of one year, three years, and five years following release. The data shall only be used for the purpose of tracking outcomes for former inmates in order to assess the effectiveness of rehabilitation strategies on the wages and employment histories of those formerly incarcerated. The information shall be provided to the department to the extent not prohibited by federal law. | |
| 311 | + | ||
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| 314 | + | (ai)To enable federal, state, or local government departments or agencies, or their contracted agencies, subject to federal law, including the confidentiality, disclosure, and other requirements set forth in Part 603 of Title 20 of the Code of Federal Regulations, to evaluate, research, or forecast the effectiveness of public social services programs administered pursuant to Division 9 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Welfare and Institutions Code, or Part A of Subchapter IV of Chapter 7 of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 601 et seq.), when the evaluation, research, or forecast is directly connected with, and limited to, the administration of the public social services programs. | |
| 315 | + | ||
| 316 | + | ||
| 317 | + | ||
| 318 | + | (aj)To enable the California Workforce Development Board, the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Department of Rehabilitation, the State Department of Social Services, the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education, the Department of Industrial Relations, the Division of Apprenticeship Standards, and the Employment Training Panel to access any relevant quarterly wage data necessary for the evaluation and reporting of their respective program performance outcomes as required and permitted by various state and federal laws pertaining to performance measurement and program evaluation under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (Public Law 113-128); the workforce performance metrics dashboard pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (i) of Section 14013; the Adult Education Block Grant Program consortia performance metrics pursuant to Section 84920 of the Education Code; the economic and workforce development program performance measures pursuant to Section 88650 of the Education Code; and the California Community Colleges Economic and Workforce Development Program performance measures established in Part 52.5 (commencing with Section 88600) of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code. | |
| 319 | + | ||
| 320 | + | ||
| 321 | + | ||
| 322 | + | (ak)To enable the State Department of Developmental Services to obtain quarterly wage data of consumers served by that department for the purposes of monitoring and evaluating employment outcomes to determine the effectiveness of the Employment First Policy, established pursuant to Section 4869 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. The information shall be provided to the extent permitted under applicable federal statutes and regulations. | |
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| 330 | + | All information and records obtained in the course of providing intake, assessment, and services under Division 4.1 (commencing with Section 4400), Division 4.5 (commencing with Section 4500), Division 6 (commencing with Section 6000), or Division 7 (commencing with Section 7100) to persons with developmental disabilities shall be confidential. Information and records obtained in the course of providing similar services to either voluntary or involuntary recipients prior to 1969 shall also be confidential. Information and records shall be disclosed only in any of the following cases: | |
| 331 | + | ||
| 332 | + | ||
| 333 | + | ||
| 334 | + | (a)In communications between qualified professional persons, whether employed by a regional center or state developmental center, or not, in the provision of intake, assessment, and services or appropriate referrals. The consent of the person with a developmental disability, or his or her guardian or conservator, shall be obtained before information or records may be disclosed by regional center or state developmental center personnel to a professional not employed by the regional center or state developmental center, or a program not vendored by a regional center or state developmental center. | |
| 335 | + | ||
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| 338 | + | (b)When the person with a developmental disability, who has the capacity to give informed consent, designates individuals to whom information or records may be released, except that this chapter shall not be construed to compel a physician and surgeon, psychologist, social worker, marriage and family therapist, professional clinical counselor, nurse, attorney, or other professional to reveal information that has been given to him or her in confidence by a family member of the person unless a valid release has been executed by that family member. | |
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| 342 | + | (c)To the extent necessary for a claim, or for a claim or application to be made on behalf of a person with a developmental disability for aid, insurance, government benefit, or medical assistance to which he or she may be entitled. | |
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| 346 | + | (d)If the person with a developmental disability is a minor, dependent ward, or conservatee, and his or her parent, guardian, conservator, limited conservator with access to confidential records, or authorized representative, designates, in writing, persons to whom records or information may be disclosed, except that this chapter shall not be construed to compel a physician and surgeon, psychologist, social worker, marriage and family therapist, professional clinical counselor, nurse, attorney, or other professional to reveal information that has been given to him or her in confidence by a family member of the person unless a valid release has been executed by that family member. | |
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| 350 | + | (e)For research, if the Director of Developmental Services designates by regulation rules for the conduct of research and requires the research to be first reviewed by the appropriate institutional review board or boards. These rules shall include, but need not be limited to, the requirement that all researchers shall sign an oath of confidentiality as follows: | |
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| 373 | + | As a condition of doing research concerning persons with developmental disabilities who have received services from ____ (fill in the facility, agency or person), I, ____, agree to obtain the prior informed consent of persons who have received services to the maximum degree possible as determined by the appropriate institutional review board or boards for protection of human subjects reviewing my research, or the persons parent, guardian, or conservator, and I further agree not to divulge any information obtained in the course of the research to unauthorized persons, and not to publish or otherwise make public any information regarding persons who have received services so those persons who received services are identifiable. | |
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| 377 | + | I recognize that the unauthorized release of confidential information may make me subject to a civil action under provisions of the Welfare and Institutions Code. | |
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| 400 | + | (f)To the courts, as necessary to the administration of justice. | |
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| 404 | + | (g)To governmental law enforcement agencies as needed for the protection of federal and state elective constitutional officers and their families. | |
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| 408 | + | (h)To the Senate Committee on Rules or the Assembly Committee on Rules for the purposes of legislative investigation authorized by the committee. | |
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| 412 | + | (i)To the courts and designated parties as part of a regional center report or assessment in compliance with a statutory or regulatory requirement, including, but not limited to, Section 1827.5 of the Probate Code, Sections 1001.22 and 1370.1 of the Penal Code, and Section 6502 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. | |
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| 416 | + | (j)To the attorney for the person with a developmental disability in any and all proceedings upon presentation of a release of information signed by the person, except that when the person lacks the capacity to give informed consent, the regional center or state developmental center director or designee, upon satisfying himself or herself of the identity of the attorney, and of the fact that the attorney represents the person, shall release all information and records relating to the person except that this article shall not be construed to compel a physician and surgeon, psychologist, social worker, marriage and family therapist, professional clinical counselor, nurse, attorney, or other professional to reveal information that has been given to him or her in confidence by a family member of the person unless a valid release has been executed by that family member. | |
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| 419 | + | ||
| 420 | + | (k)Upon written consent by a person with a developmental disability previously or presently receiving services from a regional center or state developmental center, the director of the regional center or state developmental center, or his or her designee, may release any information, except information that has been given in confidence by members of the family of the person with developmental disabilities, requested by a probation officer charged with the evaluation of the person after his or her conviction of a crime if the regional center or state developmental center director or designee determines that the information is relevant to the evaluation. The consent shall only be operative until sentence is passed on the crime of which the person was convicted. The confidential information released pursuant to this subdivision shall be transmitted to the court separately from the probation report and shall not be placed in the probation report. The confidential information shall remain confidential except for purposes of sentencing. After sentencing, the confidential information shall be sealed. | |
| 421 | + | ||
| 422 | + | ||
| 423 | + | ||
| 424 | + | (l)Between persons who are trained and qualified to serve on multidisciplinary personnel teams pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 18951. The information and records sought to be disclosed shall be relevant to the prevention, identification, management, or treatment of an abused child and his or her parents pursuant to Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 18950) of Part 6 of Division 9. | |
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| 428 | + | (m)When a person with a developmental disability dies from any cause, natural or otherwise, while hospitalized in a state developmental center, the State Department of Developmental Services, the physician and surgeon in charge of the client, or the professional in charge of the facility or his or her designee, shall release the patients medical record to a medical examiner, forensic pathologist, or coroner, upon request. Except for the purposes included in paragraph (8) of subdivision (b) of Section 56.10 of the Civil Code, a medical examiner, forensic pathologist, or coroner shall not disclose any information contained in the medical record obtained pursuant to this subdivision without a court order or authorization pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (c) of Section 56.11 of the Civil Code. | |
| 429 | + | ||
| 430 | + | ||
| 431 | + | ||
| 432 | + | (n)To authorized licensing personnel who are employed by, or who are authorized representatives of, the State Department of Public Health, and who are licensed or registered health professionals, and to authorized legal staff or special investigators who are peace officers who are employed by, or who are authorized representatives of, the State Department of Social Services, as necessary to the performance of their duties to inspect, license, and investigate health facilities and community care facilities, and to ensure that the standards of care and services provided in these facilities are adequate and appropriate and to ascertain compliance with the rules and regulations to which the facility is subject. The confidential information shall remain confidential except for purposes of inspection, licensing, or investigation pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250) and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1500) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code, or a criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding in relation thereto. The confidential information may be used by the State Department of Public Health or the State Department of Social Services in a criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding. The confidential information shall be available only to the judge or hearing officer and to the parties to the case. Names that are confidential shall be listed in attachments separate to the general pleadings. The confidential information shall be sealed after the conclusion of the criminal, civil, or administrative hearings, and shall not subsequently be released except in accordance with this subdivision. If the confidential information does not result in a criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding, it shall be sealed after the State Department of Public Health or the State Department of Social Services decides that no further action will be taken in the matter of suspected licensing violations. Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, confidential information in the possession of the State Department of Public Health or the State Department of Social Services shall not contain the name of the person with a developmental disability. | |
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| 436 | + | (o)To any board that licenses and certifies professionals in the fields of mental health and developmental disabilities pursuant to state law, when the Director of Developmental Services has reasonable cause to believe that there has occurred a violation of any provision of law subject to the jurisdiction of a board and the records are relevant to the violation. The information shall be sealed after a decision is reached in the matter of the suspected violation, and shall not subsequently be released except in accordance with this subdivision. Confidential information in the possession of the board shall not contain the name of the person with a developmental disability. | |
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| 440 | + | (p)(1)To governmental law enforcement agencies by the director of a regional center or state developmental center, or his or her designee, when (1) the person with a developmental disability has been reported lost or missing or (2) there is probable cause to believe that a person with a developmental disability has committed, or has been the victim of, murder, manslaughter, mayhem, aggravated mayhem, kidnapping, robbery, carjacking, assault with the intent to commit a felony, arson, extortion, rape, forcible sodomy, forcible oral copulation, assault or battery, or unlawful possession of a weapon, as provided in any provision listed in Section 16590 of the Penal Code. | |
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| 444 | + | (2)This subdivision shall be limited solely to information directly relating to the factual circumstances of the commission of the enumerated offenses and shall not include any information relating to the mental state of the patient or the circumstances of his or her treatment unless relevant to the crime involved. | |
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| 448 | + | (3)This subdivision shall not be construed as an exception to, or in any other way affecting, the provisions of Article 7 (commencing with Section 1010) of Chapter 4 of Division 8 of the Evidence Code, or Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 15600) and Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 15750) of Part 3 of Division 9. | |
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| 452 | + | (q)To the Division of Juvenile Facilities and Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or any component thereof, as necessary to the administration of justice. | |
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| 455 | + | ||
| 456 | + | (r)To an agency mandated to investigate a report of abuse filed pursuant to either Section 11164 of the Penal Code or Section 15630 of the Welfare and Institutions Code for the purposes of either a mandated or voluntary report or when those agencies request information in the course of conducting their investigation. | |
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| 460 | + | (s)When a person with developmental disabilities, or the parent, guardian, or conservator of a person with developmental disabilities who lacks capacity to consent, fails to grant or deny a request by a regional center or state developmental center to release information or records relating to the person with developmental disabilities within a reasonable period of time, the director of the regional or developmental center, or his or her designee, may release information or records on behalf of that person provided both of the following conditions are met: | |
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| 464 | + | (1)Release of the information or records is deemed necessary to protect the persons health, safety, or welfare. | |
| 465 | + | ||
| 466 | + | ||
| 467 | + | ||
| 468 | + | (2)The person, or the persons parent, guardian, or conservator, has been advised annually in writing of the policy of the regional center or state developmental center for release of confidential client information or records when the person with developmental disabilities, or the persons parent, guardian, or conservator, fails to respond to a request for release of the information or records within a reasonable period of time. A statement of policy contained in the clients individual program plan shall be deemed to comply with the notice requirement of this paragraph. | |
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| 472 | + | (t)(1)When an employee is served with a notice of adverse action, as defined in Section 19570 of the Government Code, the following information and records may be released: | |
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| 475 | + | ||
| 476 | + | (A)All information and records that the appointing authority relied upon in issuing the notice of adverse action. | |
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| 479 | + | ||
| 480 | + | (B)All other information and records that are relevant to the adverse action, or that would constitute relevant evidence as defined in Section 210 of the Evidence Code. | |
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| 483 | + | ||
| 484 | + | (C)The information described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) may be released only if both of the following conditions are met: | |
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| 488 | + | (i)The appointing authority has provided written notice to the consumer and the consumers legal representative or, if the consumer has no legal representative or if the legal representative is a state agency, to the clients rights advocate, and the consumer, the consumers legal representative, or the clients rights advocate has not objected in writing to the appointing authority within five business days of receipt of the notice, or the appointing authority, upon review of the objection has determined that the circumstances on which the adverse action is based are egregious or threaten the health, safety, or life of the consumer or other consumers and without the information the adverse action could not be taken. | |
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| 491 | + | ||
| 492 | + | (ii)The appointing authority, the person against whom the adverse action has been taken, and the persons representative, if any, have entered into a stipulation that does all of the following: | |
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| 496 | + | (I)Prohibits the parties from disclosing or using the information or records for any purpose other than the proceedings for which the information or records were requested or provided. | |
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| 499 | + | ||
| 500 | + | (II)Requires the employee and the employees legal representative to return to the appointing authority all records provided to them under this subdivision, including, but not limited to, all records and documents or copies thereof that are no longer in the possession of the employee or the employees legal representative because they were from any source containing confidential information protected by this section, and all copies of those records and documents, within 10 days of the date that the adverse action becomes final except for the actual records and documents submitted to the administrative tribunal as a component of an appeal from the adverse action. | |
| 501 | + | ||
| 502 | + | ||
| 503 | + | ||
| 504 | + | (III)Requires the parties to submit the stipulation to the administrative tribunal with jurisdiction over the adverse action at the earliest possible opportunity. | |
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| 507 | + | ||
| 508 | + | (2)For the purposes of this subdivision, the State Personnel Board may, prior to any appeal from adverse action being filed with it, issue a protective order, upon application by the appointing authority, for the limited purpose of prohibiting the parties from disclosing or using information or records for any purpose other than the proceeding for which the information or records were requested or provided, and to require the employee or the employees legal representative to return to the appointing authority all records provided to them under this subdivision, including, but not limited to, all records and documents from any source containing confidential information protected by this section, and all copies of those records and documents, within 10 days of the date that the adverse action becomes final, except for the actual records and documents that are no longer in the possession of the employee or the employees legal representatives because they were submitted to the administrative tribunal as a component of an appeal from the adverse action. | |
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| 510 | + | ||
| 511 | + | ||
| 512 | + | (3)Individual identifiers, including, but not limited to, names, social security numbers, and hospital numbers, that are not necessary for the prosecution or defense of the adverse action, shall not be disclosed. | |
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| 514 | + | ||
| 515 | + | ||
| 516 | + | (4)All records, documents, or other materials containing confidential information protected by this section that have been submitted or otherwise disclosed to the administrative agency or other person as a component of an appeal from an adverse action shall, upon proper motion by the appointing authority to the administrative tribunal, be placed under administrative seal and shall not, thereafter, be subject to disclosure to any person or entity except upon the issuance of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction. | |
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| 519 | + | ||
| 520 | + | (5)For purposes of this subdivision, an adverse action becomes final when the employee fails to answer within the time specified in Section 19575 of the Government Code, or, after filing an answer, withdraws the appeal, or, upon exhaustion of the administrative appeal or of the judicial review remedies as otherwise provided by law. | |
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| 524 | + | (u)To the person appointed as the developmental services decisionmaker for a minor, dependent, or ward pursuant to Section 319, 361, or 726. | |
| 525 | + | ||
| 526 | + | ||
| 527 | + | ||
| 528 | + | (v)To a protection and advocacy agency established pursuant to Section 4901, to the extent that the information is incorporated within any of the following: | |
| 529 | + | ||
| 530 | + | ||
| 531 | + | ||
| 532 | + | (1)An unredacted facility evaluation report form or an unredacted complaint investigation report form of the State Department of Social Services. This information shall remain confidential and subject to the confidentiality requirements of subdivision (f) of Section 4903. | |
| 533 | + | ||
| 534 | + | ||
| 535 | + | ||
| 536 | + | (2)An unredacted citation report, unredacted licensing report, unredacted survey report, unredacted plan of correction, or unredacted statement of deficiency of the State Department of Public Health, prepared by authorized licensing personnel or authorized representatives described in subdivision (n). This information shall remain confidential and subject to the confidentiality requirements of subdivision (f) of Section 4903. | |
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| 539 | + | ||
| 540 | + | (w)When a comprehensive assessment is conducted or updated pursuant to Section 4418.25, 4418.7, or 4648, a regional center is authorized to provide the assessment to the regional center clients rights advocate, who provides service pursuant to Section 4433. | |
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| 544 | + | (x)For purposes of this section, a reference to a medical examiner, forensic pathologist, or coroner means a coroner or deputy coroner, as described in subdivision (c) of Section 830.35 of the Penal Code, or a licensed physician who currently performs official autopsies on behalf of a county coroners office or a medical examiners office, whether as a government employee or under contract to that office. | |
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| 548 | + | (y)To authorized personnel who are employed by the Employment Development Department as necessary to enable the Employment Development Department to provide the information required to be disclosed to the State Department of Developmental Services pursuant to subdivision (ak) of Section 1095 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. The Employment Development Department shall maintain the confidentiality of any information provided to it by the Department of Developmental Services to the same extent as if the Employment Development Department had acquired the information directly. | |
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| 554 | + | No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution. |