BILL ANALYSIS Ó SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair 2015 - 2016 Regular Session AB 176 (Bonta) - Data collection ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Version: July 14, 2015 |Policy Vote: ED. 9 - 0, HEALTH | | | 8 - 0 | | | | |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Urgency: No |Mandate: Yes | | | | |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Hearing Date: August 17, 2015 |Consultant: Brendan McCarthy | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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 AB 176 (Bonta) Page 1 of ? 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; AB 176 (Bonta) Page 2 of ? 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. -- END --