Section 7442 Of Chapter 17. Children Of Incarcerated Parents From California Penal Code >> Title 7. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 17.
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. (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.
(d) Notwithstanding Section 10850 of the Welfare and Institutions
Code, the survey required by this section is deemed to meet the
research criteria identified in paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) of
Section 11845.5 of the Health and Safety Code, and subdivision (e) of
Section 5328 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. For purposes of
this study, the research is deemed not to be harmful for the at-risk
and vulnerable population of children of women prisoners.
(e) For purposes of the study only, the California Research Bureau
is authorized to survey records, reports, and documents described in
Section 827 and in paragraph (3) of subdivision (h) of Section
18986.4 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and information
relative to the incidence of child abuse, as provided by Section
11167, among children in the study sample.
(f) School districts shall permit reasonable access to directory
information by the California Research Bureau for purposes of this
study. The California Research Bureau is deemed an appropriate
organization to conduct studies for legitimate educational interests,
including improving instruction, for purposes of paragraph (4) of
subdivision (b) of Section 4906 of the Education Code. School
variables that the California Research Bureau shall survey shall
include, but not be limited to, attendance patterns, truancy rates,
achievement level, suspension and expulsion rates, and special
education referrals.