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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