BILL NUMBER: SB 20	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Simitian

                        DECEMBER 1, 2008

   An act to amend Sections 1798.29 and 1798.82 of the Civil Code,
relating to personal information.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 20, as introduced, Simitian. Personal information: privacy.
   Existing law requires any agency, and any person or business
conducting business in California, that owns or licenses computerized
data that includes personal information, as defined, to disclose in
specified ways, any breach of the security of the system or data, as
defined, following discovery or notification of the security breach,
to any California resident whose unencrypted personal information
was, or is reasonably believed to have been, acquired by an
unauthorized person.
   This bill would require any agency, person, or business that must
issue a security breach notification pursuant to existing law to
fulfill certain additional requirements pertaining to the security
breach notification, as specified.
   The bill would also require any agency, person, or business that
must issue a security breach notification to more than 500 California
residents pursuant to existing law to electronically submit that
security breach notification to the Attorney General.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 1798.29 of the Civil Code is amended to read:
   1798.29.  (a) Any agency that owns or licenses computerized data
that includes personal information shall disclose any breach of the
security of the system following discovery or notification of the
breach in the security of the data to any resident of California
whose unencrypted personal information was, or is reasonably believed
to have been, acquired by an unauthorized person. The disclosure
shall be made in the most expedient time possible and without
unreasonable delay, consistent with the legitimate needs of law
enforcement, as provided in subdivision (c), or any measures
necessary to determine the scope of the breach and restore the
reasonable integrity of the data system.
   (b) Any agency that maintains computerized data that includes
personal information that the agency does not own shall notify the
owner or licensee of the information of any breach of the security of
the data immediately following discovery, if the personal
information was, or is reasonably believed to have been, acquired by
an unauthorized person.
   (c) The notification required by this section may be delayed if a
law enforcement agency determines that the notification will impede a
criminal investigation. The notification required by this section
shall be made after the law enforcement agency determines that it
will not compromise the investigation. 
   (d) Any agency that must issue a security breach notification
pursuant to this section shall meet all of the following
requirements:  
   (1) The security breach notification shall be written in plain
language. 
   (2) The security breach notification shall include, at a minimum,
the following information:  
   (A) The name and contact information of the reporting agency
subject to this section.  
   (B) A list of the types of personal information, as defined in
subdivision (g), that were or are reasonably believed to have been
the subject of a breach.  
   (C) The date, estimated date, or date range within which the
breach occurred, if that information is possible to determine at the
time the notice is provided, and the date of the notice.  
   (D) Whether the notification was delayed as a result of a law
enforcement investigation.  
   (E) A general description of the breach incident.  
   (F) The estimated number of persons affected by the breach. 

   (G) The toll-free telephone numbers and addresses of the major
credit reporting agencies if the breach exposed a bank account or
credit card number, a social security number, or a driver's license
or California identification card number.  
   (3) At the discretion of the agency, the security breach
notification may also include any of the following:  
   (A) Information about what the agency has done to protect
individuals whose information has been breached.  
   (B) Advice on steps that the person whose information has been
breached may take to protect himself or herself.  
   (e) Any agency that must issue a security breach notification
pursuant to this section to more than 500 California residents as a
result of a single breach of the security system shall electronically
submit that security breach notification to the Attorney General.
 
   (d) 
    (f)  For purposes of this section, "breach of the
security of the system" means unauthorized acquisition of
computerized data that compromises the security, confidentiality, or
integrity of personal information maintained by the agency. Good
faith acquisition of personal information by an employee or agent of
the agency for the purposes of the agency is not a breach of the
security of the system, provided that the personal information is not
used or subject to further unauthorized disclosure. 
   (e) 
    (g)  For purposes of this section, "personal information"
means an individual's first name or first initial and last name in
combination with any one or more of the following data elements, when
either the name or the data elements are not encrypted:
   (1) Social security number.
   (2) Driver's license number or California Identification Card
number.
   (3) Account number, credit or debit card number, in combination
with any required security code, access code, or password that would
permit access to an individual's financial account.
   (4) Medical information.
   (5) Health insurance information. 
   (f) 
    (h)  (1) For purposes of this section, "personal
information" does not include publicly available information that is
lawfully made available to the general public from federal, state, or
local government records.
   (2) For purposes of this section, "medical information" means any
information regarding an individual's medical history, mental or
physical condition, or medical treatment or diagnosis by a health
care professional.
   (3) For purposes of this section, "health insurance information"
means an individual's health insurance policy number or subscriber
identification number, any unique identifier used by a health insurer
to identify the individual, or any information in an individual's
application and claims history, including any appeals records.

   (g) 
    (i)  For purposes of this section, "notice" may be
provided by one of the following methods:
   (1) Written notice.
   (2) Electronic notice, if the notice provided is consistent with
the provisions regarding electronic records and signatures set forth
in Section 7001 of Title 15 of the United States Code.
   (3) Substitute notice, if the agency demonstrates that the cost of
providing notice would exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars
($250,000), or that the affected class of subject persons to be
notified exceeds 500,000, or the agency does not have sufficient
contact information. Substitute notice shall consist of all of the
following:
   (A) E-mail notice when the agency has an e-mail address for the
subject persons.
   (B) Conspicuous posting of the notice on the agency's Web site
page, if the agency maintains one.
   (C) Notification to major statewide media  and the Office of
Information Security and Privacy Protection  . 
   (h) 
    (j)  Notwithstanding subdivision  (g) 
 (i)  , an agency that maintains its own notification
procedures as part of an information security policy for the
treatment of personal information and is otherwise consistent with
the timing requirements of this part shall be deemed to be in
compliance with the notification requirements of this section if it
notifies subject persons in accordance with its policies in the event
of a breach of security of the system.
  SEC. 2.  Section 1798.82 of the Civil Code is amended to read:
   1798.82.  (a) Any person or business that conducts business in
California, and that owns or licenses computerized data that includes
personal information, shall disclose any breach of the security of
the system following discovery or notification of the breach in the
security of the data to any resident of California whose unencrypted
personal information was, or is reasonably believed to have been,
acquired by an unauthorized person. The disclosure shall be made in
the most expedient time possible and without unreasonable delay,
consistent with the legitimate needs of law enforcement, as provided
in subdivision (c), or any measures necessary to determine the scope
of the breach and restore the reasonable integrity of the data
system.
   (b) Any person or business that maintains computerized data that
includes personal information that the person or business does not
own shall notify the owner or licensee of the information of any
breach of the security of the data immediately following discovery,
if the personal information was, or is reasonably believed to have
been, acquired by an unauthorized person.
   (c) The notification required by this section may be delayed if a
law enforcement agency determines that the notification will impede a
criminal investigation. The notification required by this section
shall be made after the law enforcement agency determines that it
will not compromise the investigation. 
   (d) Any person or business that must issue a security breach
notification pursuant to this section shall meet all of the following
requirements:  
   (1) The security breach notification shall be written in plain
language.  
   (2) The security breach notification shall include, at a minimum,
the following information:  
   (A) The name and contact information of the reporting person or
business subject to this section.  
   (B) A list of the types of personal information, as defined in
subdivision (g), that were or are reasonably believed to have been
the subject of a breach.  
   (C) The date, or estimated date, or date range within which the
breach occurred, if that information is possible to determine at the
time the notice is provided, and the date of the notice.  
   (D) Whether notification was delayed as a result of a law
enforcement investigation.  
   (E) A general description of the breach incident.  
   (F) The estimated number of persons affected by the breach. 

   (G) The toll-free telephone numbers and addresses of the major
credit reporting agencies if the breach exposed a bank account or
credit card number, a social security number, or a driver's license
or California identification card number.  
   (3) At the discretion of the person or business, the security
breach notification may also include any of the following:  

   (A) Information about what the person or business has done to
protect individuals whose information has been breached.  
   (B) Advice on steps that the person whose information has been
breached may take to protect himself or herself.  
   (e) Any person or business that must issue a security breach
notification pursuant to this section to more than 500 California
residents as a result of a single breach of the security system shall
electronically submit that security breach notification to the
Attorney General.  
   (d) 
    (f)  For purposes of this section, "breach of the
security of the system" means unauthorized acquisition of
computerized data that compromises the security, confidentiality, or
integrity of personal information maintained by the person or
business. Good faith acquisition of personal information by an
employee or agent of the person or business for the purposes of the
person or business is not a breach of the security of the system,
provided that the personal information is not used or subject to
further unauthorized disclosure. 
   (e) 
    (g)  For purposes of this section, "personal information"
means an individual's first name or first initial and last name in
combination with any one or more of the following data elements, when
either the name or the data elements are not encrypted:
   (1) Social security number.
   (2) Driver's license number or California Identification Card
number.
   (3) Account number, credit or debit card number, in combination
with any required security code, access code, or password that would
permit access to an individual's financial account.
   (4) Medical information.
   (5) Health insurance information. 
   (f) 
    (h)  (1) For purposes of this section, "personal
information" does not include publicly available information that is
lawfully made available to the general public from federal, state, or
local government records.
   (2) For purposes of this section, "medical information" means any
information regarding an individual's medical history, mental or
physical condition, or medical treatment or diagnosis by a health
care professional.
   (3) For purposes of this section, "health insurance information"
means an individual's health insurance policy number or subscriber
identification number, any unique identifier used by a health insurer
to identify the individual, or any information in an individual's
application and claims history, including any appeals records.

   (g) 
    (i)  For purposes of this section, "notice" may be
provided by one of the following methods:
   (1) Written notice.
   (2) Electronic notice, if the notice provided is consistent with
the provisions regarding electronic records and signatures set forth
in Section 7001 of Title 15 of the United States Code.
   (3) Substitute notice, if the person or business demonstrates that
the cost of providing notice would exceed two hundred fifty thousand
dollars ($250,000), or that the affected class of subject persons to
be notified exceeds 500,000, or the person or business does not have
sufficient contact information. Substitute notice shall consist of
all of the following:
   (A) E-mail notice when the person or business has an e-mail
address for the subject persons.
   (B) Conspicuous posting of the notice on the Web site page of the
person or business, if the person or business maintains one.
   (C) Notification to major statewide media  and the Office of
Information Security and Privacy Protection  . 
   (h) 
    (j)  Notwithstanding subdivision  (g) 
 (i)  , a person or business that maintains its own
notification procedures as part of an information security policy for
the treatment of personal information and is otherwise consistent
with the timing requirements of this part, shall be deemed to be in
compliance with the notification requirements of this section if the
person or business notifies subject persons in accordance with its
policies in the event of a breach of security of the system.