Bill Text: CA AB2089 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Local government: collection of demographic data.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-24 - In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file. [AB2089 Detail]
Download: California-2023-AB2089-Amended.html
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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2089
| Introduced by Assembly Member Holden |
February 05, 2024 |
An act to add Section 53060.8 to the Government Code, relating to local government.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2089, as amended, Holden.
Local government: collection of demographic data.
Existing law requires the State Controller’s Office, to the extent the office has completed the functionality necessary, and the Department of Human Resources, when collecting demographic data as to the ancestry or ethnic origin of Californians hired into state employment, to use additional collection categories and tabulations for specified Black or African American groups.
This bill would, commencing January 1, 2026, require a city, county, or city and county, when collecting demographic data as to the ancestry or ethnic origin of persons, employees of the city, county, or city and county, to include the additional collection categories and tabulations
for specified Black or African American groups, as described above. The bill would make related findings and declarations. By imposing new duties on cities, counties, or a city and county, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the
statutory provisions noted above.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YESBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 53060.8 is added to the Government Code, to read:53060.8.
(a) The Legislature finds and declares both of the following:(1) The purpose of this section is to enhance the accuracy, comprehensiveness, and consistency of demographic data, enabling more effective policy planning and resource allocation at and between local and state levels.
(2) This section emphasizes the importance of safeguarding individual privacy and ensuring the secure handling of collected data in accordance with relevant privacy laws and regulations.
(b) On or after January 1, 2026, a city, county, or city and county, when collecting
demographic data as to the ancestry or ethnic origin of persons, employees of the city, county, or city and county, shall include additional collection categories and tabulations for Black or African American groups as described in Section 8310.6.
