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Inventory of the Intergovernmental Board on Electronic Data Processing Records

R304, F3577:154a

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Series Descriptions

ID R304.01, Box 1/1-Box 1/19

Series 1 Bill Files 1967-1978

Physical Description: 19 file folders

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically by legislative session, then numerically by bill number.

Scope and Content Note

Bill files contain analyses, correspondence, notes, reports, and background material regarding state legislation that affected issues within the scope of the Intergovernmental Board on Electronic Data Processing, as well as legislation the affected the functions and composition of the board directly. Many of the bills relate to the creation of electronic data processing programs within state agencies. Other topics include privacy and confidentiality in intergovernmental information systems, permits to allow departments to contract for electronic data processing services, and computer crimes.

1967: SB619, SCR63 (1ff) Box 1/1

1968: SB240, SB959 (1ff) Box 1/2

1969: AB1351 (1ff) Box 1/2

1970: AB525-AB2029, ACA43, ACR38 (1ff) Box 1/3

1970: SB724, SB937 (1ff) Box 1/3

1971: AB178-AB2718, ACR88 (2ff) Box 1/4-1/5

1971: SB207, SB338 (2ff) Box 1/5-1/6

1972: SB90 (1ff) Box 1/7

1973-1974: AB135-AB3821, ACR229 (3ff) Box 1/7-1/9

1973-1974: SB178-SB2359 (1ff) Box 1/9

1975-1976: AB150-AB4014, ACR197 (4ff) Box 1/10-1/13

1975-1976: SB44-SB1734 (2ff) Box 1/13-1/14

1977-1978: AB150-AB1978 (4ff) Box 1/15-1/18

1977-1978: SB23-SB2027, SCR3 (2ff) Box 1/18-1/19

ID R304.02, Box 1/20-Box 1/22

Series 2 Federal Legislation Files 1973-1974

Physical Description: 3 file folders

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically by legislative session, then numerically by bill number.

Scope and Content Note

The Intergovernmental Board on Electronic Data Processing closely followed federal legislation that could potentially impact the implementation of electronic data processing programs in the State of California. This series consists of notes, correspondence, legislative proposals and legislative analysis regarding federal legislative measures related to electronic data processing. Topics within the files include the protection of privacy, the use of Social Security Numbers for identification purposes, consumer credit, reporting requirements for school districts, and computer crimes.

ID R304.03, Box 2/1-Box 2/17

Series 3 Agency History Files 1967-1978

Physical Description: 3 file folders

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by subject heading.

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of files kept by the Intergovernmental Board on Electronic Data Processing documenting the board's history. The files consist of notes, correspondence, memoranda, reports, and drafts of meeting minutes. Subjects of interest include agency goals and objectives, documentation relating to the board's establishment, and charters. Researchers interested in membership information, the functions and responsibilities of the board, and the board's priorities will find the files in this series useful.

ID R304.04, Box 2/8-Box 2/13

Series 4 Annual Reports 1970-1977

Physical Description: 6 file folders

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically by year.

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of annual reports prepared by the board for the Governor and the Legislature, as well as correspondence and distribution lists relating to the reports. Reports typically include summaries of the board's activities, accomplishments, plans, and recommendations for the upcoming year. Also included are updates on the status of electronic data processing activities within all levels of government, and examples of how agencies and departments utilized electronic data processing technology for specific projects.

Note

Note to the researcher: The Board did not prepare an annual report for 1973-1974.

ID F3755:154a; R304.05, Box 2/14-Box 2/25

Series 5 Meeting Files 1967-1978

Physical Description: 13 file folders

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically by year.

Access Information

Access to audiovisual material requires the production of use copies.

Scope and Content Note

Meeting Files consist of meeting minutes, agendas, and attendance reports for meetings of the Intergovernmental Board on Electronic Data Processing, beginning with the minutes from the first meeting of the board. Additional meeting minutes from 1969-1971 are also available (See F3577:154A). Subjects discussed in the board's meetings include privacy, agency goals and objectives, reviews of committee reports, and the implementation of electronic data processing programs and intergovernmental information systems within state government. Audiotapes have been separated to a cold-storage vault for preservation purposes and separation sheets are in the meeting files to alert the researcher to the existence of these tapes.

ID R304.06, Box 2/26-Box 3/3

Series 6 Budget Files 1968-1979

Physical Description: 10 file folders

Arrangement

Arranged chronologcially by fiscal year.

Scope and Content Note

This series includes material related to the preparation of annual budgets for the Intergovernmental Board on Electronic Data Processing. Files consist of correspondence, fiscal analysis, reports, budget objectives and requests for funding, budget change proposals, and information about programs under the oversight of the Board that required financing. Of particular interest are frequent requests for additional members in order to expand the Board's activities, and deletion of the Board's funding during the fiscal year of 1977-1978.

ID R304.07, Box 2/4-Box 4/13

Series 7 Technical Advisory Committee Files 1967-1978

Physical Description: 40 file folders

Arrangement

Arranged into two subseries: (1) General Files and (2) Feasibility Study Reports. Both subseries are arranged alphabetically by subject heading thereunder.

Scope and Content Note

The Technical Advisory Committee functioned as a standing committee of the Intergovernmental Board on Electronic Data Processing. Comprised of electronic data processing professionals, the Technical Advisory Committee advised the Board on policy development and provided technical assistance on a volunteer basis.

ID R304.07, Box 3/4-Box 3/17

Subseries 1 General Files 1978-1991

Physical Description: 14 file folders

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by subject heading.

Scope and Content

The first subseries, General Files, consists of correspondence, meeting minutes and agendas, rental agreements, procurement and contracting information, publications, and other material used by the committee to conduct its business. Also included are files related to "transferability," the committee's largest project. Transferability, the ability to successfully transfer an information system from one government agency to another, had greatly improved since the formative years of data processing. The committee viewed transferability as an economical alternative to creating new information systems for each government agency and worked diligently to produce guidelines for the transfer of information systems.

ID R304.07, Box 3/18-Box 4/13

Subseries 2 Feasibility Study Reports 1978-1991

Physical Description: 27 file folders

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by subject heading.

Scope and Content

The second subseries, Feasibility Study Reports, consists of reports proposed by local governments for intergovernmental information systems, which were received by the Board and directed to the Technical Advisory Committee for review. The committee evaluated the reports in order to determine the impact of each system on local government, ensuring compliance with established electronic data processing policies.

ID R304.08, Box 4/14-Box 4/31

Series 8 Local Education Technical Assistance Committee Files 1973-1978

Physical Description: 18 file folders

Arrangement

Arranged into two subseries: (1) General Files and (2) Assistance Requests. Both subseries are arranged alphabetically by subject heading thereunder.

Scope and Content Note

The Local Education Technical Assistance Committee functioned as a standing committee of the Intergovernmental Board on Electronic Data Processing. The committee was composed of representatives from major educational associations in California. The committee worked to review and respond to assistance requests from education administrators and education agencies, providing them with access to computer technology resources and educational data processing assistance on a volunteer basis.

ID R304.08, Box 4/14-Box 4/18

Subseries 1 General Files 1978-1991

Physical Description: 5 file folders

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by subject heading.

Scope and Content

The first subseries, General Files, is comprised of correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, and other materials related to the functions of the Local Education Technical Assistance Committee. Of particular interest are the committee guidelines, which specify the responsibilities and priorities of the committee.

ID R304.08, Box 4/19-Box 4/31

Subseries 2 Assistance Requests 1978-1991

Physical Description: 13 file folders

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by subject heading.

Scope and Content

The second subseries, Assistance Requests, consists of the files kept by the Local Education Technical Assistance committee on various school districts in need of educational data processing advice. The files typically include correspondence between the committee and the school district, reviews of existing educational data processing systems, and recommendations from the committee to improve educational data processing or provide other technical guidance.

ID R304.09, Box 4/32-Box 5/13

Series 9 Privacy and Security Committee Files 1972-1978

Physical Description: 22 file folders

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by subject heading.

Scope and Content Note

This series includes correspondence, news clippings, publications, policy statements, and other material related to the Privacy and Security Committee. The Privacy and Security Committee functioned as a standing committee of the Intergovernmental Board on Electronic Data Processing. The purpose of the committee was to ensure individual privacy and the security and confidentiality of intergovernmental information systems. The committee evaluated legislation relating to privacy and security, recommended legislation, and developed guidelines for privacy and security policies. Members included representatives of city, county and state governments, private industry, and education selected for their expertise on privacy and security issues. Specific topics of interest include the Domestic Council Committee on the Right of Privacy, the Information Practices Act of 1977, and the Public Records Act. Other subjects include electronic fund transfers, social security numbers, and family education rights and privacy.

ID R304.10, Box 5/14-Box 8/14

Series 10 Intergovernmental Information Systems Files 1970-1977

Physical Description: 67 file folders

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by subject heading.

Scope and Content Note

This series represents an attempt by the Intergovernmental Board on Electronic Data Processing to keep an inventory of intergovernmental information systems in use by the state and local governments of California. The files include correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, agendas, and research studies pertaining to intergovernmental information systems across the state. The majority of these intergovernmental information systems relate to crime reporting systems meant to improve the analysis of criminal activity. For example, the Pattern Recognition and Information Correlation System, created for the Los Angeles Police Department, sought to reduce and prevent crime by detecting patterns of criminal activity throughout the city. Other intergovernmental information systems relate to social welfare, education and transportation planning.

ID R304.11, Box 8/15-Box 10/4

Series 11 Subject Files 1967-1978

Physical Description: 47 file folders

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by subject heading.

Scope and Content Note

Subject files span a wide variety of topics of interest to the Board, and typically consist of correspondence, background material, notes, and reports. General subjects include contracts, conflicts of interest, licensing, data collection, management and exchange policies, monitoring, grantsmanship, local governments, and dedicated systems. The Board kept files on various data processing professional organizations, like the County Association of County Data Processors and the California Educational Data Processing Association. Other specific topics include Governor Pat Brown's Position Papers (1966), the statewide emergency number (911), and the state's long-range Master Plan for Electronic Data Processing.

ID R304.12, Box 10/5-Box 10/41

Series 12 Grant Application Review Files 1965-1971

Physical Description: 37 file folders

Arrangement

Arranged into two subseries: (1) Office of Performance Review - Housing and Urban Development Review Files and (2) Office of Criminal Justice Planning Review Files. The first subseries is arranged alphabetically by location of proposed system. The second subseries is arranged alphabetically by name of proposed system.

Scope and Content Note

As part of its statutory responsibilities, the Intergovernmental Board on Electronic Data Processing reviewed all grant applications for projects to develop or support electronic data processing programs for local and state governments. The Board regularly received grant applications from local and state government agencies and departments through two offices: the Office of Performance Review - Housing and Urban Development, and the Office of Criminal Justice Planning. Files typically include grant applications, correspondence, and Board recommendations.

ID R304.12, Box 10/5-Box 10/18

Subseries 1 Office of Performance Review - Housing and Urban Development Review Files 1978-1991

Physical Description: 14 file folders

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by location of proposed system.

Scope and Content

The first subseries, Office of Performance Review - Housing and Urban Development Review Files, consists of grant applications made to the Office of Performance Review for funding of local and state government electronic data processing programs. The Intergovernmental Board on Electronic Data Processing evaluated the grant applications, addressing issues like privacy and security, transferability, operating costs, and program objectives. The majority of the grant applications pertain to proposed community planning and development information systems for various California cities and counties. For example, the City of Los Angeles requested funding to develop a system to track urban blight in order to support municipal decision making. A file containing general information about the Office of Performance Review - Housing and Urban Development is included at the end of the subseries.

ID R304.12, Box 10/9-Box 10/41

Subseries 2 Office of Criminal Justice Planning Review Files 1978-1991

Physical Description: 33 file folders

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by name of proposed system.

Scope and Content

The second subseries, Office of Criminal Justice Planning Review Files, includes grant applications made to the Office of Criminal Justice Planning for funding of local and state government electronic data processing programs. The Intergovernmental Board on Electronic Data Processing evaluated the grant applications, addressing issues like privacy and security, transferability, operating costs, and program objectives. Grant applications in this subseries pertain to proposed crime reporting and community safety information systems for various California cities, counties and state government agencies. The California Fire Incident Reporting System, for example, was proposed for the Office of the State Fire Marshall in order to facilitate analysis of the causes and characteristics of fires.

ID R304.13, Box 10/42

Series 13 Executive Management Advisory Committee File 1972-1976

Physical Description: 1 file folder

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by subject heading.

Scope and Content Note

The Executive Management Advisory Committee existed to aid the Board by providing administrative guidance and support, and to ensure that the Board could fulfill its' responsibilities and commitments. The committee continually reviewed and modified the Board's goals and objectives, and made recommendations relative to the structure of the Board's formal functions. The series includes correspondence, meeting agendas and other material relating to the activities of the committee.

ID R304.14, Box 10/43

Series 14 Electronic Data Processing Policy Committee File 1968-1971

Physical Description: 1 file folder

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically by year.

Scope and Content Note

The Electronic Data Processing Policy Committee worked as part of the Board to establish policies, plans, standards and procedures to facilitate the most efficient use of electronic data processing technology in state government. The committee provided advice to the Legislature and the Governor on long-term electronic data processing plans and policies and reviewed intergovernmental information exchange policies established by the Board. The committee existed for a very short period and was abolished in 1971. The file contains correspondence, reports, meeting minutes and memoranda.

ID R304.15, Box 10/44-Box 11/9

Series 15 Aerospace Contract Files 1968-1971

Physical Description: 12 file folders

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by subject heading.

Scope and Content Note

In 1964, the State of California appropriated $500,000 to study the application of aerospace technology to social problems. Four key areas of government concern were chosen for study: waste management, crime prevention, transportation, and information systems. Four different companies signed contracts to produce studies on these topics for the State. Each contract fell under the purview of a separate governmental group, composed of members from affected agencies. The State Automatic Data Processing Advisory Committee, for example, supervised the Information Systems study. Following their completion, the state engaged in efforts to apply the techniques of systems analysis gleaned from the studies. The majority of these efforts related to the development of intergovernmental information systems. Therefore, the Board followed the aerospace contract studies with interest. Files within the series contain notes, correspondence, reports, meeting agendas, news clippings, and press releases. They also include the completed studies for all but one of the four areas of interest; the final reports for the Information Systems Study are missing from the files. In addition, a file on the background and development of the aerospace contracts has been placed at the end of the series. This file contains the Governor's 1966 report on the studies, entitled "The Four Aerospace Contracts: A Review of the California Experience."

ID R304.16, Box 11/10-Box 11/17

Series 16 Publications 1968-1971

Physical Description: 8 file folders

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically by year.

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of publications kept by the Board for reference purposes. These include manuals published by the Board itself, including the 1969-1970 "Manual of Guidelines for Development of Intergovernmental Information Systems"; newsletters created by the Board; articles from both mainstream and electronic data processing related publications; and advertisements sent from burgeoning electronic data processing companies.

Series Descriptions

Bill Files

Federal Legislation Files

Agency History Files

Annual Reports

Meeting Files

Budget Files

Technical Advisory Committee Files

General Files

Feasibility Study Reports

Local Education Technical Assistance Committee Files

General Files

Assistance Requests

Privacy and Security Committee Files

Intergovernmental Information Systems Files

Subject Files

Grant Application Review Files

Office of Performance Review - Housing and Urban Development Review Files

Office of Criminal Justice Planning Review Files

Executive Management Advisory Committee File

Electronic Data Processing Policy Committee File

Aerospace Contract Files

Publications