SECTION 1.
(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(1) Section 2 of Article 1 of the United States Constitution requires an enumeration of the population of the United States every 10 years, which is known as the federal decennial census.
(2) The federal decennial census is important because census figures affect congressional representation, state redistricting, federal formula grant allocations, state funding to local governments, local programs, and planning activities for the next 10 years.
(3) A complete and accurate count of all California residents in the 2020 federal decennial census is vital to ensure fair political representation and distribution of funding in California.
(4) Historically, it has been more difficult to reach and enumerate certain groups as part of the federal decennial census, including lower income individuals, homeless persons, children, and immigrants.
(5) California is home to 10 of the nation’s 50 hardest-to-count counties, including Los Angeles County, the single hardest-to-count county in the nation.
(b) It is the intent of the legislature, in enacting this chapter, to use existing governmental outreach and education efforts to facilitate a complete count of
California residents for each federal decennial census.