California Penal Code

§ 7442

PEN § 7442 Effective Jan 1, 2015Title 7 · Part 3 · Ch. 17

Statute text

(a)The purpose of the review of local agency records, in a representative sample of California counties, is to obtain outcome information about the status of a sample of the children of incarcerated parents and their caregivers.

(b)Women prisoners who participate in the survey sample of state prisoners shall provide written permission allowing the California Research Bureau access to their children’s records in regard to school performance, identity of the caretaker responsible for the child, child protective services records, public assistance records, juvenile justice records, and medical records including drug or alcohol use, and mental health. The California Research Bureau shall follow appropriate procedures to ensure confidentiality of the records and to protect the privacy of the survey participants and their children.

(c)County agencies, including members of multidisciplinary teams, and school districts shall permit the California Research Bureau to have reasonable access to records, pursuant to subdivision (b), to the extent permitted by federal law.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 71, Sec. 131. (SB 1304) Effective January 1, 2015.