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, and participating agencies. Data compiled from case files shall be coded under an assigned number and not identified by name. Survey questionnaires and coding forms shall be exempt from the public disclosure requirements prescribed by Chapter 3.4 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 965, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)