BILL NUMBER: AB 1965	CHAPTERED  09/30/00

	CHAPTER   962
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   SEPTEMBER 30, 2000
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   SEPTEMBER 29, 2000
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 22, 2000
	PASSED THE SENATE   AUGUST 18, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   JUNE 26, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   JUNE 7, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   APRIL 24, 2000

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Leach
   (Coauthors:  Assembly Members Aanestad, Alquist, Battin, Robert
Pacheco, Runner, and Zettel)
   (Coauthors:  Senators Haynes, Knight, and Murray)

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2000

   An act to amend Sections 1798.61 and 1798.75 of, and to add
Section 1798.69 to, the Civil Code, relating to information
practices.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1965, Leach.  Information practices:  State Board of
Equalization.
   The Information Practices Act prohibits the distribution of an
individual's name and address for commercial purposes, sale, or
rental by a state agency, unless specifically authorized by law.  The
act does not prohibit the release of only names and addresses of
persons possessing licenses to engage in professional occupations or
of persons who are registered with, or are holding licenses or
permits issued by, the State Board of Equalization.
   This bill would prohibit the State Board of Equalization from
releasing the names and addresses of individuals who are registered
with, or are holding licenses or permits issued by, the State Board
of Equalization except to the extent necessary to verify resale
certificates or to administer the tax and fee provisions of the
Revenue and Taxation Code.  The bill would provide that its
provisions do not prohibit the release by the State Board of
Equalization to, or limit the use by, any federal or state agency, or
local government, of any data collected by the board that is
otherwise authorized by law.


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


  SECTION 1.  Section 1798.61 of the Civil Code is amended to read:
   1798.61.  (a) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the release
of only names and addresses of persons possessing licenses to engage
in professional occupations.
   (b) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the release of only
names and addresses of persons applying for licenses to engage in
professional occupations for the sole purpose of providing those
persons with informational materials relating to available
professional educational materials or courses.
  SEC. 2.  Section 1798.69 is added to the Civil Code, to read:
   1798.69.  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the State
Board of Equalization may not release the names and addresses of
individuals who are registered with, or are holding licenses or
permits issued by, the State Board of Equalization except to the
extent necessary to verify resale certificates or to administer the
tax and fee provisions of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
   (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the release by the
State Board of Equalization to, or limit the use by, any federal or
state agency, or local government, of any data collected by the board
that is otherwise authorized by law.
  SEC. 3.  Section 1798.75 of the Civil Code is amended to read:
   1798.75.  This chapter shall not be deemed to supersede Chapter
3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the
Government Code, except as to the provisions of Sections 1798.60,
1798.69, and 1798.70.