Agmt12 John W. Gardner Center for Youth (JGC) and Their Communities at Stanford University

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i Exhibit A A. PURPOSE The JGC has developed the Youth Data Archive(YDA), an archive of matched longitudinal administrative data for conducting policy analyses for County leaders and practitioners. Policy questions to be addressed using the YDA will be developed in collaboration with participating public agencies and representatives of local community-based organizations. To ensure that the YDA is a valuable resource for all agencies contributing data,the project may also work with the City to identify one or more additional research questions that will be included in the project scope on behalf of the City. B. NATURE OF DATA To further the achievement of the above stated purpose,the City will at its discretion provide JGC with data extracts from the City data systems to include data elements identified in Exhibit B, as well as any additional items required to answer research questions defined by the City alone or with other participants in the YDA. These data extracts will include historical information wherever possible. Additional data elements may be provided at the discretion of the City. Because the YDA will match individual student level data,these data are expected to contain confidential information,the disclosure of which is restricted by a provision of law. Some examples of"confidential information" include,but are not limited to, "personal information" about individuals as defined in California Civil Code Section 17983 of the Information Practices Act and"personal information"about students as defined by the Code of Federal Regulations CFR Title 34 Volume 1 Part 99.3. C. JGC RESPONSIBILITIES JGC agrees to the following confidentiality statements: 1. JGC acknowledges that these data are confidential data and proprietary to the City, and agree to protect such information from unauthorized disclosures and comply with all applicable confidentiality laws including but not limited to,the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act(HIPAA), the California Education Code and the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act(FERPA)as set forth in this agreement. JGC is responsible for complying with all District,Local, State and Federal confidentiality applicable laws and regulations. 2. JGC will use appropriate safeguards to prevent the use or disclosure of the information other than as provided by this data use Agreement. 3. JGC shall(a) instruct all staff with access to confidential information about the requirements for handling confidential information(b)provide all staff with access to confidential information statements of organizational policies and procedures for the protection of human subjects and data confidentiality and(c)notify staff of the sanctions against unauthorized disclosure or use of confidential and private information. JGC will ensure that all staff and subcontractors to whom they provide the limited data sets obtained under this Agreement, agrees to the same restrictions and conditions that apply to JGC in this Agreement with respect to such information. Other than as provided herein,no confidential data will be released by JGC.