Except as provided in Sections 7924.510, 7924.700, and 7929.610, and in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 99150) of Part 65 of Division 14 of Title 3 of the Education Code, this division does not require disclosure of test questions, scoring keys, and other examination data used to administer a licensing examination, examination for employment, or academic examination.
(a)
Notwithstanding the provisions listed in Section 7920.505, upon the request of any Member of the Legislature or upon request of the Governor or the Governor’s designee, test questions or materials that would be used to administer an examination and are provided by the State Department of Education and administered as part of a statewide testing program of pupils enrolled in the public schools shall be disclosed to the requester.
(b)
The questions or materials described in subdivision (a) may not include an individual examination that has been administered to a pupil and scored.
(c)
The requester may not take physical possession of the questions or materials described in
subdivision (a), but may view the questions or materials at a location selected by the department.
(d)
Upon viewing this information, the requester shall keep the materials that the requester has seen confidential.