Title EDC — California Educ. Code

This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Cradle-to-Career Data System Act.

The California Cradle-to-Career Data System Workgroup created pursuant to former Section 10853, as it read on January 1, 2024, is hereby dissolved.

(a) There is hereby established in state government the California Cradle-to-Career Data System for the purpose of connecting individuals and organizations to trusted information and resources. The data system shall be considered a source for actionable data and research on educa…

For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Advisory boards” means the advisory boards established pursuant to Section 10865. (b) “A–G coursework” means the 15-unit pattern of courses across seven subject areas that pupils must complete during high school …

(a) The Office of Cradle-to-Career Data is hereby created within the Government Operations Agency. (b) The office shall also be known as the “managing entity,” and shall serve as a neutral administrative body, consistent with the purpose and intent of this chapter, to do all of t…

In fulfilling their roles, all governing board members, advisory board members, and managing entity employees shall do all of the following: (a) Prioritize the needs of students and families. (b) Comply with federal and state laws to protect individual privacy, including, but not…

(a) The data system shall be governed by a governing board composed of the following 21 members: (1) The Superintendent of Public Instruction or the Superintendent’s designee. (2) The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges or the chancellor’s designee. (3) The Chancellor…

(a) The governing board shall provide the governance structure for the data system by developing and revising, from time to time, a self-governance process to ensure that the governing board, among other actions, does all of the following: (1) Convenes on a regular basis, but no …

(a) The governing board shall appoint an executive officer to oversee the managing entity. The executive officer shall be exempt from civil service consistent with subdivision (e) of Section 4 of Article VII of the California Constitution, including setting the terms of employmen…

(a) The managing entity shall implement and manage the data system based on the direction set by the governing board. (b) The managing entity shall be responsible for all of the following: (1) Supporting the governing board, advisory boards, and data providers, including, but not…

In furtherance of Section 10867, the managing entity may exercise all powers reasonably necessary to carry out and comply with the duties, requirements, and responsibilities of this chapter, including, but not limited to, both of the following: (a) Notwithstanding any other law, …

Notwithstanding Section 11010 of the Government Code, and the State Administrative Manual, the governing board and the managing entity may implement a data request fee policy to compensate for excessive use of the data system, to recover costs that would otherwise typically be bo…

(a) This section is intended to reduce redundancy, improve efficiency and transparency, and provide students, parents, and counselors with an easy to use, and simple to understand, one-stop automated process to provide all of the following: (1) Clear, concise, and consistent mess…

(a) (1) Data providers, as defined in Section 10861, shall contribute to the data system, at least annually, the data points contained in the P20W data set that each data provider agrees to contribute under the terms of its participation agreement with the managing entity. (2) So…

Notwithstanding any other law, records or source data contained in the data system shall not be subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code).

(a) (1) The managing entity shall submit to the Department of Justice fingerprint images and related information required by the Department of Justice of all employees, prospective employees, contractors, subcontractors, and volunteers whose duties include or would include access…

Of the funds appropriated pursuant to Schedule (3) of Item 0511-001-0001 of the Budget Act of 2021, upon the order of the Director of Finance, two million four hundred fifty-two thousand dollars ($2,452,000) shall be transferred as follows: (a) One million seven hundred two thous…

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, upon the repeal of Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 94800), the Student Tuition Recovery Fund shall be continued in existence under the administration of the Department of Consumer Affairs, and the moneys remaining in the fund shall be continu…

This chapter shall become operative upon the repeal of Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 94800), as added by Assembly Bill 48 of the 2009–10 Regular Session.