California § 53060.8. 53060.8. (Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 768, Sec. 1.)

California Statutes

§ 53060.8. — 53060.8. (Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 768, Sec. 1.)

California § 53060.8.

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Title 5.DIVISION 2. CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES

Part 1.PART 1. POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES

Ch. 1.CHAPTER 1. General

Art. 4.ARTICLE 4. Miscellaneous

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Cal. Government Code - GOV Code § 53060.8. (2026).

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(a)The Legislature finds and declares both of the following:

(1)The purpose of this section is to enhance the accuracy, comprehensiveness, and consistency of demographic data concerning employees who are descendants of persons enslaved and emancipated in the United States, also known as American Freedmen, enabling more effective policy planning and resource allocation at and between local and state levels.

(2)This section emphasizes the importance of safeguarding individual privacy and ensuring the secure handling of collected data in accordance with relevant privacy laws and regulations.

(b)On or after January 1, 2027, a city, including a charter city, county, or city and county, when collecting demographic data as to the ancestry or ethnic origin of persons hired for employment

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(a)
The Legislature finds and declares both of the following:
(1)
The purpose of this section is to enhance the accuracy, comprehensiveness, and consistency of demographic data concerning employees who are descendants of persons enslaved and emancipated in the United States, also known as American Freedmen, enabling more effective policy planning and resource allocation at and between local and state levels.
(2)
This section
emphasizes the importance of safeguarding individual privacy and ensuring the secure handling of collected data in accordance with relevant privacy laws and regulations.
(b)
On or after January 1, 2027, a city, including a charter city, county, or city and county, when collecting demographic data as to the ancestry or ethnic origin of persons hired for employment by a city, county, or city and county, shall include additional collection categories and tabulations for Black or African American groups as described in Section 8310.6.