Section 72694 Of Article 7. The Richard Mckee Transparency Act Of 2011 From California Education Code >> Division 7. >> Title 3. >> Part 45. >> Chapter 6. >> Article 7.
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. (a) Unless otherwise prohibited by law, an auxiliary
organization that has information that constitutes an identifiable
record not exempt from disclosure pursuant to this chapter that is in
an electronic format shall make that record available in an
electronic format when requested by any person and, when applicable,
shall comply with both of the following:
(1) An auxiliary organization shall make an electronic record
available in the electronic format in which it holds the information.
(2) An auxiliary organization shall provide a copy of an
electronic record in the format requested if the requested format is
one that has been used by the auxiliary organization to create copies
for its own use or for provision to other entities or persons. The
cost of duplication shall be limited to the direct cost of producing
a copy of a record in an electronic format.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), the
requester shall bear the cost of producing a copy of the record,
including the cost to construct a record, and the cost of programming
and computer services necessary to produce a copy of the record if
either of the following applies:
(1) In order to comply with the provisions of subdivision (a), an
auxiliary organization would be required to produce a copy of an
electronic record and the record is one that is produced only at
otherwise regularly scheduled intervals.
(2) The request would require data compilation, extraction, or
programming to produce the record.
(c) If a request is for a record in a nonelectronic format, and
the record is also available in an electronic format, an auxiliary
organization may inform the requester that the record is available in
an electronic format.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to do any of the
following:
(1) Require an auxiliary organization to reconstruct a record in
an electronic format if the auxiliary organization no longer has the
record available in an electronic format.
(2) Permit an auxiliary organization to make a record available
only in an electronic format.
(3) Require an auxiliary organization to release an electronic
record in the electronic form in which it is held by the auxiliary
organization if its release would jeopardize or compromise the
security or integrity of the original record, or of any proprietary
software with which it is maintained.
(4) Permit public access to records held by an auxiliary
organization to which access is otherwise restricted by law.