Bill Text: CA AB1799 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Public health: annual state of public health in California.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-02 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading. [AB1799 Detail]
Download: California-2023-AB1799-Introduced.html
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1799
| Introduced by Assembly Member Jackson |
January 08, 2024 |
An act to amend Section 101320.3 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1799, as introduced, Jackson.
Public health: annual state of public health in California.
Existing law requires the State Public Health Officer, on or before February 1 of every other year, to submit a report to the Governor and Legislature on the state of public health in California. Existing law requires the report to include, among other things, information on health disparities, as specified, and data on the prevalence of morbidity and mortality related to mental illness and substance abuse.
This bill would require the State Public Health Officer to include the impact of racism, if any, on the information and data submitted in the written report.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 101320.3 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:101320.3.
(a) On or before February 1 of every other year, beginning in calendar year 2024, the State Public Health Officer shall submit a written report to the Governor and the Legislature on the state of public health in California. The State Public Health Officer shall present an update annually to the Assembly Committee on Budget and Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review, or relevant subcommittees, during legislative budget hearings.(b) The written report shall include all of the following:
(1) Information on key public health indicators that California is experiencing, as determined to be relevant by the State Public Health Officer.
(2) Information on health disparities identified as part of the indicators and trends, if any.
(3) The leading causes of morbidity and mortality in California and evidence of increasing or decreasing rates of morbidity and mortality over the prior three to five years, inclusive.
(4) Data on the incidence and prevalence of communicable and noncommunicable chronic diseases and conditions.
(5) Data on the incidence and prevalence of intentional and unintentional injuries, including data specific to suicides and gun violence.
(6) Data on the prevalence of morbidity and mortality related to mental illness and substance abuse.
(7) The impact that racism has, if any, on the data or information in paragraphs (1) to (6), inclusive.
(c) The department shall annually seek input from stakeholders, including legislative staff, on which public health issues to address in a written report.
