SECTIONS 11525 - California Statutes

WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE

SECTION 11525

11525. (a) The department shall establish procedures to provide
timely access to information on CalWORKs families to counties and
researchers in a manner that maintains confidentiality of data while
making it possible to undertake ongoing monitoring, research, and
evaluation.
(b) (1) The department, with the cooperation of the University of
California, shall establish a project to link longitudinal
administrative data on individuals and families who are receiving
benefits under the CalWORKs program, or have received benefits under
the program within the last 10 years.
(2) All data shall be made available to a university center with
the capability of linking it with other appropriate data to allow for
ongoing assessment of program impact.
(3) The department shall ensure that information identifiable to
individuals and families is removed so as to maintain strict
confidentiality.
(4) The State Department of Health Services, the Employment
Development Department, the Franchise Tax Board, the State Department
of Education, and any other state or local governmental agency that
collects information on aided families shall provide the department
with the necessary data, if legally available.