California Education Code

§ 69996.3

EDC § 69996.3 Effective Jul 10, 2023Div. 5 · Title 3 · Part 42 · Ch. 2 · Art. 19.5

Statute text

(a)(1) Each child born on or after a date determined by the board pursuant to paragraph (2) who is a California resident at the time of birth is eligible for the program.

(2)The date designated by the board for which eligibility commences shall be no later than July 1, 2022.

(b)No later than 90 days after a birth certificate is registered for a child described in subdivision (a), the State Department of Public Health shall provide the board with identifiable birth data for the child in a file format as defined by the board. The birth data shall include the child’s name and birth date and the name and contact information of each parent of the child, including the parent’s street address and, if provided to the department, the parent’s mobile telephone number and email address. In addition, upon request by the board, the department shall include, in the birth data it provides to the board, information collected pursuant to subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 102426 of the Health and Safety Code. The department may provide additional identifiable birth data to the board, upon request, and upon a determination by the State Registrar, in consultation with the board, that the data is necessary for administration of the program. To the extent permitted by state and federal law, the department shall provide amended birth record information of a child to the board in order to assist the board in verifying a legal name change of the child, and any other information necessary, for the administration of the program. The department is not required to provide the board amended birth record information of a child that would reveal information that was sealed by statute or court order. The birth data is confidential and shall not be disclosed except as necessary for the program. No more than 90 days after receiving the birth data from the department, the board shall notify at least one parent of each eligible child about the program. The notification shall include information on all of the following:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 50, Sec. 7. (SB 117) Effective July 10, 2023.