BILL ANALYSIS Ó SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair 2015 - 2016 Regular Session AB 1726 (Bonta) - Data collection ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Version: May 31, 2016 |Policy Vote: ED. 7 - 2, HEALTH | | | 7 - 0 | | | | |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Urgency: No |Mandate: Yes | | | | |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Hearing Date: August 1, 2016 |Consultant: Brendan McCarthy | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- This bill meets the criteria for referral to the Suspense File. Bill Summary: AB 1726 would require specified state agencies to collect and tabulate demographic data for additional Asian, Native Hawaii, and other 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 systems used to enroll individuals in Medi-Cal. One-time costs of about $600,000 per year for two years for the Department of Public Health to make system changes to AB 1726 (Bonta) Page 1 of ? several systems for collecting public health data, to meet the requirements of the bill (General Fund). 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 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 1726 would require specified state agencies to collect and tabulate demographic data for additional Asian, Native Hawaii, and other Pacific Islander groups. Specific provisions of the bill would: Require the Department of Health Care Services, the Department Public Health, California State University and the University of California to collect and report demographic data disaggregated into specified major Asian, Native Hawaiian, and other Pacific Islander groups, after July 1, 2017; Require the California Community to collect and report demographic data disaggregated into specified major Asian, Native Hawaiian, and other Pacific Islander groups, after July 1, 2020; Require those entities to comply with existing federal law regarding student privacy; Require the above entities to update their collection and reporting of data to reflect changes in the United States Census, but only require the California Community Colleges to update their data collection and reporting until 18 months AB 1726 (Bonta) Page 2 of ? after the 2030 decennial Census is released; Exclude University of California graduate or professional schools; Only apply the requirements of the bill to the University of California if the Regents make it applicable by resolution. Related Legislation: AB 176 (Bonta, 2015) was similar to this bill. That bill was vetoed by Governor Brown. 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 --