BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB
176 (Bonta)
As Amended September 1, 2015
Majority vote
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|ASSEMBLY: |77-1 |(June 2, 2015) |SENATE: |40-0 |(September 2, |
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Original Committee Reference: HIGHER ED.
SUMMARY: Requires the California Community Colleges (CCC), the
California State University (CSU), the University of California
(UC), and the California Department of Managed Health Care
(CDMHC) to disaggregate demographic information for Native
Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific Islander (API) groups.
The Senate amendments:
1)Delete the requirement for the California Department of Health
Care Services.
2)Make technical and clarifying changes.
EXISTING LAW: Requires state agencies, boards, and commissions
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that directly or by contract collect demographic data as to the
ancestry or ethnic origin of Californians to use separate
collection categories and tabulations for each major API group,
including, but not limited to, Chinese, Japanese, Filipino,
Korean, Vietnamese, Asian Indian, Laotian, Cambodian, Hawaiian,
Guamanian, and Samoan (Government Code Section 8310.5).
FISCAL EFFECT: According to the Senate Appropriations
Committee:
1)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).
2)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).
3)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).
4)No significant costs are anticipated by the University of
California (General Fund).
COMMENTS: Background. According to the California Commission
on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs' Issue Paper on
September 5, 2014, data disaggregation is imperative for
uncovering economic, educational, and social disparities
inherent not only in API American communities, but in all ethnic
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populations. The commission finds that the need to disaggregate
data is often exemplified by the needs of Southeast Asian
American students; often categorized as "Asian," their "lower
academic achievement rates are overshadowed by the stereotype
that all Asian students excel in academics."
Purpose of this bill. According to the author's office, "By
relying heavily on aggregate data of the API community, the
State of California fails to recognize that different API ethnic
subpopulations have diverse social and economic conditions."
The author contends that if the needs of each of the API
"subgroups" are not addressed properly, California will run the
risk of lower educational outcomes and greater healthcare costs
for our future generations. Data disaggregation is imperative
for uncovering social, economic and educational disparities
within the greater Asian population.
Analysis Prepared by:
Jeanice Warden / HIGHER ED. / (916) 319-3960
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