SB 435 — Collection of demographic data: CalFresh program and State Department of Public Health.

Summary

(1) Existing law requires specified state agencies, boards, and commissions, in the course of collecting demographic data as to the ancestry or ethnic origin of Californians, to use separate collection categories and tabulations for specified groups. Existing federal law provides for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known in California as CalFresh, under which supplemental nutrition assistance benefits allocated to the state by the federal government are distributed to eligible individuals by each county. Under existing law, the State Department of Social Services (department) administers the CalFresh program. Existing law requires the department to publicly report specified information, including certain data specific to students enrolled in an institution of higher learning who receive CalFresh benefits, as specified. This bill would require the department, in the course of collecting demographic data directly or by contract as to the ancestry or ethnic origin of California residents for any report on the CalFresh program, to use separate collection categories and tabulations for each major Latino group, Mesoamerican Indigenous nation, and Mesoamerican Indigenous language group, as specified. Existing law requires specific state agencies, boards, and commissions to report, as specified, data on collection categories and tabulations for specified groups. Existing law requires the collected data to be made available to the public except for personal identifying information, which shall be deemed confidential. This bill would require the department to include the collected data in every demographic report on ancestry or ethnic origins of California residents that the department publishes or releases on or after July 1, 2027. On or before July 1, 2027, and annually thereafter, the bill would require the department to report to the Legislature on the above-described data collection and methods used to collect that data. The bill would require the department to make available to the public the collected data, except for personal identifying information, as specified. The bill would require the department to update its data collection to reflect additional Latino groups, Mesoamerican Indigenous nations, and Mesoamerican Indigenous language groups as they are reported by the United States Census Bureau, as specified. The bill would require the department to comply with the bill's requirements as early as possible, but no later than July 1, 2027. On or after January 1, 2026, the bill would require the State Department of Public Health to comply with the bill's requirements if funding is appropriated for this express purpose, as specified. (2) Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.

Bill Text

• Enrolled 09/13/23 - Enrolled Current pdf September 13, 2023
• Amended 09/01/23 - Amended Assembly pdf September 01, 2023
• Amended 05/18/23 - Amended Senate pdf May 18, 2023
• Amended 03/16/23 - Amended Senate pdf March 16, 2023
• Introduced 02/13/23 - Introduced pdf February 13, 2023
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Action History

1. January 25, 2024

   Veto sustained.

2. January 25, 2024

   Stricken from file.

3. October 08, 2023

   In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

4. October 08, 2023

   Vetoed by the Governor.

5. September 15, 2023

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

6. September 11, 2023

   Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 2599.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

7. September 07, 2023

   In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

8. September 07, 2023

   Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3003.) Ordered to the Senate.

9. September 05, 2023

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

10. September 01, 2023

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

11. September 01, 2023

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (September 1).

12. August 16, 2023

    August 16 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

13. July 12, 2023

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

14. July 12, 2023

    Coauthors revised.

15. June 01, 2023

    Referred to Com. on HUM. S.

16. May 25, 2023

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

17. May 24, 2023

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 1280.) Ordered to the Assembly.

18. May 22, 2023

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

19. May 18, 2023

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

20. May 18, 2023

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 1170.) (May 18).

21. May 12, 2023

    Set for hearing May 18.

22. April 24, 2023

    April 24 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.

23. April 14, 2023

    Set for hearing April 24.

24. April 12, 2023

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 686.) (April 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

25. March 30, 2023

    Set for hearing April 11.

26. March 28, 2023

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 545.) (March 28). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

27. March 16, 2023

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on G.O.

28. March 14, 2023

    Set for hearing March 28.

29. February 22, 2023

    Referred to Coms. on G.O. and JUD.

30. February 14, 2023

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 16.

31. February 13, 2023

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

• Lena A. Gonzalez · Primary
• Joaquin Arambula · Cosponsor
• Susan Rubio · Cosponsor

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