Public postsecondary education institutions: contracts with federal intelligence agencies.

Existing law establishes the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges as the 3 segments of public postsecondary education in this state. This bill would require the University of California, the California State University, the California Community Colleges, and any campus or research institution that is a part of, managed by, or affiliated with, any of those segments, to determine whether a proposed contract with a federal intelligence agency would involve the analysis or processing of personally identifiable information, as defined, and if so, would provide for the institution to require the federal intelligence agency to disclose whether the personally identifiable information was collected with the knowledge of the individuals to whom it pertains. The bill would require certain of those contracts to be approved by the governing board of the institution at an open and public meeting, and would require disclosure of the type of research and information sought by the federal intelligence agency. The bill would require annual disclosure by the institution of the number of contracts entered into where the federal intelligence agency sponsoring the contract imposes a limit or restriction on the publication of research. The bill would prohibit an institution from entering into a contract with a federal intelligence agency that imposes limits or restrictions on the publication of research if the contract would involve the analysis or processing of personally identifiable information collected without the knowledge of the individuals to whom it pertains.