CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill No. 536

Introduced by Senator Pan

February 16, 2017

An act to add Section 14231.5 to the Penal Code, relating to firearm violence.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


SB 536, as introduced, Pan. Firearm Violence Research Center: gun violence restraining orders.
Existing law requests the Regents of the University of California to establish and administer a Firearm Violence Research Center to research firearm-related violence. Existing law states the intent of the Legislature that the university report, on or before December 31, 2017, and every 5 years thereafter, specified information regarding the activities of the center and information pertaining to research grants that the center awards. Existing law requires the center and the grant recipients to provide copies of their research publications to the Legislature and specified agencies. Existing law specifies that those provisions would apply to the university only to the extent that the regents, by resolution, make any of those provisions applicable to the university.
This bill would require the Department of Justice, to the extent the above-described provisions are made applicable to the university, to make information relating to gun violence restraining orders that is maintained in the California Restraining and Protective Order System available to researchers affiliated with the center for academic and policy research purposes pursuant to those provisions, provided that any material identifying individuals is not transferred, revealed, or used for other than research or statistical activities and reports or publications derived therefrom do not identify specific individuals.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 14231.5 is added to the Penal Code, to read:

14231.5.
 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, pursuant to Section 14232, the Department of Justice shall make information relating to gun violence restraining orders that is maintained in the California Restraining and Protective Order System available to researchers affiliated with the Firearm Violence Research Center for academic and policy research purposes pursuant to this article, provided that any material identifying individuals is not transferred, revealed, or used for other than research or statistical activities and reports or publications derived therefrom do not identify specific individuals.