11795.
For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:(a) “Agency” includes any city, county, special district, department, board, bureau, or commission, including any task force or other similar body that is created by statute or resolution. “Agency” does not include the University of California.
(b) “Data” means any recorded information regardless of form or the media on which it is recorded.
(c) “Dataset” means a collection of related data that is collected, created, or maintained by or on behalf of an agency that records measurements, transactions, or determinations related to the mission or function of that agency, is
not the product of analysis or interpretation other than calculation, and remains presented in a way that has not been substantively altered since it was obtained or recorded.
(d) “Machine-readable format,” when used with respect to data, means data in a format that can be easily processed by a computer without human intervention while ensuring no semantic meaning is lost, and excludes document-based formats in which information is presented sequentially without defined fields.
(e) “Statewide open data portal” means a centralized data internet website with the ability to display and export data published from agencies.
11795.1.
(a) (1) On or before January 1, 2021, the Department of Technology shall create a statewide open data portal that is accessible to the public. The Department of Technology may use data.ca.gov to satisfy the requirements of this subdivision.(2) The statewide open data portal shall include a link to the internet website of any agency that publishes its data on that website.
(b) (1) Pursuant to Section 9795, for any state agency report involving the collection or analysis of data, the state agency shall post the datasets used to generate the report on the statewide open data portal established and maintained pursuant to this chapter
at the time the report is posted on the state agency’s internet website, but only to the extent these datasets are otherwise subject to public disclosure under state and federal law.
(2) A local agency may post any of its datasets, and a state agency may post any of its datasets that are not subject to paragraph (1), on the statewide open data portal, but only to the extent these datasets are otherwise subject to public disclosure under state and federal law.
(c) (1) All datasets shall be posted in a machine-readable format.
(2) All datasets and other information posted on the statewide open data portal shall comply with all applicable laws, including the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-191).
(d) (1) On or before October 1, 2020, the Department of Technology, in collaboration with the Government Operations Agency, shall create a community of practice dedicated to the following objectives:
(A) Developing and recommending statewide governance and policy regarding data standards, data storage, and data privacy.
(B) Fostering a culture of data use by enabling and encouraging agencies to safely and securely share data to collaborate on common issues and related programs.
(C) Developing programs, and evaluating and enhancing existing programs, to provide training on data management and open data practices.
(D) Employing and analyzing operational data to improve open data practices and online infrastructure
supporting the publication of government data.
(2) The Department of Technology may use the existing community of practice, CalData, to satisfy the requirements of this subdivision.
(e) The Department of Technology shall, in consultation and collaboration with the community of practice established pursuant to subdivision (d), maintain the statewide open data portal established pursuant to subdivision (a) and shall update the statewide open data portal, as needed, to maintain and improve its utility.