BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular Session
AB 959 (Chiu) - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
Disparities Reduction Act.
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|Version: August 31, 2015 |Policy Vote: G.O. 12 - 1 |
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|Urgency: No |Mandate: No |
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|Hearing Date: August 27, 2015 |Consultant: Mark McKenzie |
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*********** ANALYSIS ADDENDUM - SUSPENSE FILE ***********
The following information is revised to reflect amendments
adopted by the committee on August 27, 2015
Bill
Summary: AB 959 would require the Department of Health Care
Services (DHCS), the Department of Public Health (DPH), the
Department of Social Services (DSS), and the Department of Aging
(CDA) to collect voluntary self-identification information on
sexual orientation and gender identity, beginning no later than
January 1, 2018, when collecting demographic data.
Fiscal
Impact:
DHCS: This department indicates costs to update paper and
online versions of the single streamline application (SSApp)
would not be significant because the department is currently
working with the federal government regarding the placement of
sexual orientation and gender identity information on the
SSApp. Programming costs to add new fields into CalHEERS
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would be approximately $170,000 (General Fund, federal funds,
and/or special funds).
DPH: DPH administers two programs that would be impacted by
the bill.
o Under its Center for Health Statistics and
Information (CHSI), DPH estimates one-time costs of
approximately $165,000 (General Fund) to make programming
changes to Birth and Death Registration systems. Ongoing
costs for CHSI-related activities would be minor and
absorbable.
o Under its Genetic Disease Screening Program (GDSP),
DPH estimates one-time programming costs of approximately
$160,000 (General Fund) to update the Screening
Information System. There would also be ongoing costs of
approximately $105,000 (General Fund) related to printing
an enlarged form, but only some of these ongoing costs
can be attributed to this bill.
DSS: Unknown costs to DSS. The department was unable to
provide information for purposes of this analysis. Staff
estimates that there could be significant one-time costs to
the extent that county welfare department information
technology systems would need programming changes to provide
for the collection of sexual orientation and gender identity
information. (General Fund)
CDA: The CDA indicates minor and absorbable costs to implement
the bill. CDA contracts with vendors for administering data
systems require the vendors to make changes to the systems to
meet federal and state requirements, at no additional cost to
the state.
Author
Amendments: Amendments would delay the deadline for compliance
by one year, to January 1, 2018, and make several clarifying
changes.
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