8310.4.
(a) For purposes of this section, “department” means the State Department of Social Services whenever collecting demographic data as to the ancestry or ethnic origin of California residents for any report on the CalFresh program established pursuant to Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 18900) of Part 6 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(b) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the Latino and Indigenous Disparities Reduction Act.
(c) The department, in the course of collecting demographic data directly or by contract as to the ancestry or ethnic origin of California residents, shall use
separate collection categories in the provided forms that offer respondents the option of selecting one or more ethnic or racial designations or languages and tabulations for all of the following:
(1) Each major Latino group, including, but not limited to, Mexican, Guatemalan, Salvadoran, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Costa
Rican, Panamanian, Belizean, Puerto Rican, Dominican, Cuban, Argentinean, Bolivian, Brazilian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Guyanese, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Surinamese, Uruguayan, and Venezuelan.
(2) Each major Mesoamerican Indigenous nation, including, but not limited to, Maya, Aztec, Mixteco, Zapoteco, and Triqui.
(3) Each major Mesoamerican Indigenous language group, including, but not limited to, Zapoteco, Chinanteco, K’iche, Nahuatl, Mixteco, Purépecha, Tzotzil, Mayan, Amuzgo, Ayuujk (Mixe), Mam, Popti’, Q’anjob’al, Triqui, and Chatino.
(d) The data collected pursuant to subdivision (c) shall be included in every demographic report on ancestry or ethnic origins of Californians by the department published or released on or after July 1, 2027.
(e) (1) On or before July 1, 2027, and annually thereafter, the department shall report to the Legislature both of
the following:
(A) The data collected pursuant to subdivision (c).
(B) The methods used to collect that data.
(2) The department shall make the data available to the public in accordance with state and federal law, including by posting the data on the internet website of the department, except for personal identifying information, which shall be deemed confidential and shall not be disclosed.
(A) The department shall not report demographic data that would permit identification of individuals. The department may, to prevent identification of individuals, aggregate data categories at a state, county, city, census tract, or ZIP Code level to
facilitate comparisons and identify disparities.
(B) The department shall not report demographic data that would result in statistical unreliability.
(f) A report to be submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (e) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.
(g) Within 18 months after a decennial United States Census is released to the public, the department shall update its data collection to reflect the additional Latino groups, major specific Mesoamerican Indigenous nations, and major
Mesoamerican Indigenous language groups as they are reported by the United States Census Bureau.
(h) The department shall comply with this section as early as possible following the effective date of this section, but no later than July 1, 2027.
(i) To the extent funding is specifically appropriated for the purpose of implementing this section, on or after January 1, 2026, the State Department of Public Health shall comply with the requirements
specified in subdivisions (c) to (g), inclusive, whenever collecting demographic data as to the ancestry or ethnic origin of California residents for a report that includes rates for major diseases, leading causes of death per demographic, subcategories for leading causes of death in California overall, pregnancy, housing, and mental health rates.