Learning Resources

State Legislature

California State Senate
www.sen.ca.gov

California State Assembly
www.assembly.ca.gov



          

Rules of the State Legislature

Senate
www.leginfo.ca.gov/rules/senate_rules.html

Assembly
www.leginfo.ca.gov/rules/assembly_rules.html

Joint Rules
www.leginfo.ca.gov/rules/joint_rules.html



          

About Legislation

Glossary of Legislative Terms
www.legislature.ca.gov/quicklinks/glossary.html

Lifecycle of a Bill
capitolmuseum.ca.gov/Citizens.aspx?Content2=1090



          

Adoption Law

Health and Safety Code
Division 102. Vital Records And Health Statistics
Chapter 5. Certificates Of Birth Following Adoption, Legitimation, Court Determination Of Paternity, And Acknowledgment
Article 1. Adoption ...................................... 102625 - 102710
www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=hsc&group=102001-103000&file=102625-102710

Family Code
Division 13. Adoption
Chapter 7. Disclosure Of Information ...................................... 9200 - 9209
www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=fam&group=09001-10000&file=9200-9209

Civil Code
California Privacy Act of 1977
Section 1798 - 1798.78
Specifically: Article 2: 1798.3 (b)(2) and Article 6: 1798.24 (q) and (r)
http://www.oispp.ca.gov/consumer_privacy/laws/code/ipa.asp



          

Other Reading

Open Records Legislation: Impact on the Right to Privacy Under the California Constitution
by Nina M. Greeley

The History of Sealed Records in California
by Janine Baer, M.A.

The 1961 Hubbard Appellate Court Ruling








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