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          SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                             Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
                            2015 - 2016  Regular  Session

          AB 176 (Bonta) - Data collection
          
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          |Version: July 14, 2015          |Policy Vote: ED. 9 - 0, HEALTH  |
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          |Urgency: No                     |Mandate: Yes                    |
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          |Hearing Date: August 17, 2015   |Consultant: Brendan McCarthy    |
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          This bill meets the criteria for referral to the Suspense File.


          Bill  
          Summary:  AB 176 would require the California Community  
          Colleges, the California State University, the University of  
          California, the Department of Health Care Services, and the  
          Department of Managed Health Care to disaggregate demographic  
          information for Native Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific Islander  
          groups.


          Fiscal  
          Impact:  
           One-time costs of at least $150,000 to make computer system  
            upgrades by the Department of Health Care Services to allow  
            for the collection of more detailed demographic data (General  
            Fund and federal funds). According to the Department, current  
            computer systems used to manage enrollment and benefits for  
            the Medi-Cal program do not allow for the collection of  
            demographic information at the level of detail required in the  
            bill. The computer systems that would require modification  
            include three state operated systems and three county-operated  







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            systems used to enroll individuals in Medi-Cal.

           One-time costs of about $10,000 and ongoing cost of about  
            $10,000 per year for the California State University System to  
            upgrade computer systems and ensure proper reporting of  
            student data (General Fund).

           No significant costs are anticipated by the Department of  
            Managed Health Care, as another provision of existing law  
            already requires the Department to collect data in a manner  
            that complies with the requirements of this bill (Managed Care  
            Fund).

           No significant costs are anticipated by the California  
            Community College System, as the Chancellor's Office  
            anticipates that the delayed implementation in the bill will  
            allow community college districts to incorporate the required  
            data system changes as part of their ongoing system  
            maintenance (General Fund).

           No significant costs are anticipated by the University of  
            California (General Fund).


          Background:  Under current law, various state agencies are required to  
          collect and publish demographic data. The level of specificity  
          when reporting population data by ethnicity varies by agency.


          Proposed Law:  
            AB 176 would require the California Community Colleges, the  
          California State University, the University of California, the  
          Department of Health Care Services, and the Department of  
          Managed Health Care to disaggregate demographic information for  
          Native Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific Islander groups.
          Specific provisions of the bill would:
           Require the California Community Colleges, California State  
            University, and the University of California to use the  
            categories for Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander  
            groups used by the United State Census, within 18 months of  
            the release of the decennial census;
           Additionally require those entities to break out Asian, Native  
            American, and Pacific Islander Groups into more detailed,  
            specified categories;








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           Require those entities to make the collected demographic data  
            available on their websites, except for any personally  
            identifying information;
           Require the Department of Health Care Services and the  
            Department of Managed Health Care to collect and report  
            demographic data disaggregated into specified major Asian,  
            Native Hawaiian, and other Pacific Islander groups.




          Related  
          Legislation:  
           AB 411 (Pan, 2014) would have required the Department of  
            Health Care Services to stratify certain health care quality  
            measures for the Medi-Cal program by more detailed demographic  
            categories. That bill was vetoed by Governor Brown.
           AB 1737 (Eng, 2010) would have required certain state agencies  
            to collect and publish more detailed demographic data with  
            respect to Asian and Pacific Islander groups. That bill was  
            held on the Assembly Appropriations Committee's Suspense File.
           AB 295 (Lieu, 2007) would have required various state agencies  
            to collect and report more detailed demographic data with  
            respect to Asian and Pacific Islander groups. That bill was  
            vetoed by Governor Schwarzenegger.


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