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THIRD READING
Bill No: SB 416
Author: Kehoe (D)
Amended: 5/17/11
Vote: 21
SENATE GOVERNMENTAL ORG. COMMITTEE : 7-5, 3/22/11
AYES: Wright, Calderon, Corbett, De Le�n, Evans, Padilla,
Yee
NOES: Anderson, Berryhill, Cannella, Strickland, Wyland
NO VOTE RECORDED: Hernandez
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : 6-2, 5/26/11
AYES: Kehoe, Alquist, Lieu, Pavley, Price, Steinberg
NOES: Walters, Runner
NO VOTE RECORDED: Emmerson
SUBJECT : State government forms: personal data
SOURCE : Equality California
DIGEST : This bill requires the Department of Public
Health and the Department of Health Care Services to
collaborate with the University of California, to include
specified information related to gender into the California
Health Interview Survey. This bill requires the above
departments to collaborate with the California state
coordinator for the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance
System to include specified information related to gender
into the system.
CONTINUED
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ANALYSIS : Existing law creates the Department of Public
Health and requires it to carry out various duties related
to public health programs. Existing law creates the State
department of Health Care Services and requires it to carry
out various duties related to health purchasing programs.
This bill requires the Department of Public Health and the
Department of Health Care Services to collaborate with the
University of California, to include specified information
related to gender into the California Health Interview
Survey (CHIS). This bill requires the above departments to
collaborate with the California state coordinator for the
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) to
include specified information related to gender into the
system.
Comments
A report brief from the Institute of Medicine of the
National Academies noted that when conducting research on
lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) populations,
researchers face a number of challenges in understanding
the health needs of LGBT populations, including a lack of
data.
Such disparities exist in many areas. A 2008 Disparities
in Service Utilization and Expenditures for Individuals
with Developmental Disabilities study as published in the
Disability & Health Journal identified a receipt of
regional center services disparity among ethnic groups
after controlling for need and other factors. For example,
Latinos received $3,190 and African Americans received
$1,080 fewer in services when compared to white consumers.
However, the study acknowledges that other factors could
explain the disparities, including client and family
attitudes and beliefs, language skills, and lack of
knowledge of the system.
The CHIS and the BRFSS are telephone surveys. Both collect
data on sexual orientation. Neither collects data on
gender identity or gender expression. If the CHIS and the
BRFSS include any question about marital status, this bill
would require the departments to include questions about
registered domestic partnership status and about the gender
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of the spouse or partner.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
According to the Senate Appropriations Committee analysis:
Fiscal Impact (in thousands)
Major Provisions 2011-12 2012-13
2013-14 Fund
Health care survey
data collection
- CHIS Up to $50 Up to $100Up to
$100 General
- BRFSS Up to $14 Up to $21Up to
$21General/
Federal
Increased service Unknown, major
cost pressure General/
delivery Federal
SUPPORT : (Verified 5/25/11)
Equality California (source)
American Civil Liberties Union
BIENESTAR Human Services, Inc.
California Communities United Institute
California NOW
California Pan-Ethnic Health Network
Gay-Straight Alliance Network
Mental Health America of Northern California
Openhouse
The Trevor Project
Transgender Law Center
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : Proponents state that, "In an
environment of limited resources, it is critically
important that the State of California collect information
that allows those limited resources to be focused on doing
the most good at the lowest cost."
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PQ:do 5/27/11 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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