California Education Code 72696 – (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the following records …
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the following records maintained by an auxiliary organization shall not be subject to disclosure:
(1) Information that would disclose the identity of a donor, prospective donor, or volunteer.
Terms Used In California Education Code 72696
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Donor: The person who makes a gift.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
(2) Personal financial information, estate planning information, and gift planning information of a donor, prospective donor, or volunteer.
(3) Personal information related to a donor’s private trusts or a donor’s private annuities administered by an auxiliary organization.
(4) Information related to fundraising plans, fundraising research, and solicitation strategies to the extent that these activities are not already protected under Section 99040, Title 5 (commencing with Section 3426) of Part 1 of Division 4 of the Civil Code, § 1060 of the Evidence Code, or § 7927.705 of the Government Code.
(5) The identity of students and alumni to the extent that this information is already protected under state and federal statutes applicable to the California Community Colleges. This paragraph shall not apply to a part-time or full-time employee of the auxiliary organization, or to a student who participates in a legislative body of a student body organization that operates on a campus of a California community college.
(b) Subdivision (a) shall not be construed to exempt from disclosure records that contain information regarding any of the following:
(1) The amount and date of a donation.
(2) Any donor-designated use or purpose of a donation.
(3) Any other donor-imposed restrictions on the use of a donation.
(4) (A) The identity of a donor who, in any fiscal year, makes a gift or gifts, in a quid pro quo arrangement, where either the value of the benefit received is in excess of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) or the benefit would be impermissible under state or federal law. In these circumstances, records pertaining to the gift or gifts maintained by an auxiliary organization that would otherwise be exempt from disclosure under subdivision (a) shall be disclosed.
(B) Annually, on January 1, the monetary threshold set forth in subparagraph (A) shall be adjusted upward or downward to reflect the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index, as calculated by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, rounded off to the nearest one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(5) Self-dealing transactions, including, but not limited to, loans of money or property, or material financial interests of or between auxiliary officers or directors and an auxiliary organization, as set forth in Sections 5233 and 5236 of the Corporations Code. In these circumstances, records pertaining to the self-dealing transactions maintained by an auxiliary organization that would otherwise be exempt from disclosure under subdivision (a) shall be disclosed.
(6) Any instance in which a volunteer or donor of a gift is awarded, within five years of the date of the service or gift, a contract from the university or auxiliary organization that was not subject to competitive bidding. In these circumstances, records pertaining to the service or gift maintained by an auxiliary organization that would otherwise be exempt from disclosure under paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) shall be disclosed.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 77. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)