BILL ANALYSIS
AB 1971
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB 1971 (Bonnie Lowenthal)
As Amended June 15, 2010
Majority vote
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|ASSEMBLY: |74-0 |(April 29, |SENATE: |33-0 |(August 2, |
| | |2010) | | |2010) |
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Original Committee Reference: HIGHER ED.
SUMMARY : Extends by five years the authority for the University
of California (UC) and the California State University (CSU) to
release the names and addresses of their alumni to businesses
with whom they have affinity-partner agreements. Specifically,
this bill :
1)Extends from January 1, 2011, to January 1, 2016, the sunset
date on UC's and CSU's ability to release the names and
addresses of their alumni to businesses with whom they have
affinity-partner agreements, providing certain privacy
requirements are met.
2)Requires the opt-out form that UC and CSU must provide to
alumni prior to releasing their names to businesses be
provided through a link on the homepage of the Internet Web
site of the alumni association or in the alumni association's
privacy policy.
3)Expresses legislative intent that UC and CSU report to the
Legislature by July 1, 2014, regarding compliance with these
provisions.
The Senate amendments delete the Hastings College of Law from
this bill.
AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY , this bill was substantially similar
to the version that passed the Senate.
FISCAL EFFECT : Any costs would be absorbable to UC and CSU
alumni and auxiliary organizations covered under this bill.
Such organizations operate with non-state funds.
COMMENTS : This bill is identical to AB 1222 (Lowenthal) of
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2009, which was vetoed by the Governor because the legislation
was not necessary until 2010, because UC's and CSU's ability to
enter into affinity programs expires on December 31, 2010.
It is common practice for public and private universities to
offer benefits and services to alumni through affinity
partnerships with commercial vendors as one way for alumni to
stay connected to their university. However, existing law (the
California Information Practices Act of 1977 and the California
Financial Information Privacy Act) created ambiguity about the
authority of state agencies to enter into affinity agreements
with financial institutions. SB 569 (Torlakson), Chapter 498,
Statutes of 2005, addressed this ambiguity; however, SB 569
expires on December 31, 2010.
Analysis Prepared by : Sandra Fried / HIGHER ED. / (916)
319-3960
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