California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 8 — Special Business RegulationsChapter 22.2.3 — National Assessment ProvidersSection 22585.5

For purposes of this chapter:

(a) “Covered information” means personal information provided by an individual, or the individual’s parent or legal guardian, to a national assessment provider for the purposes of administering, or publishing or distributing the scores with respect to, a standardized test.

(b) “National assessment provider” means a person that develops, sponsors, or administers standardized tests.

(c) “Personal information” has the same meaning as defined in Section 1798.140 of the Civil Code.

(d)(1) “Standardized test” means a test administered in California at the expense of the test subject that meets either of the following criteria:

(A) The test is used for the purposes of admission to, or class placement in, postsecondary educational institutions or their programs.

(B) The test is used for preliminary preparation for a test described in subparagraph (A).

(2) “Standardized test” does not mean a test administered for K–12 purposes, as defined in Section 22584.

Notes

Defines 'covered information' as personal information supplied by an individual or parent or guardian to a national assessment provider for standardized-test administration or score publication/distribution; defines such providers as standardized-test developers, sponsors, or administrators. Defines standardized tests as California, test-subject-paid postsecondary admission or placement tests and preliminary preparation tests, while excluding K-12 tests under the referenced definition.

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