Bill > AB935

This bill requires two state departments (the State Department of Education and the Civil Rights Department) to collect and report specific demographic data about complaints alleging discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying, while ensuring individual privacy. Beginning July 1, 2026 for the Department of Education and July 1, 2027 for the Civil Rights Department, these agencies will be required to collect information such as the complainant's self-identified protected group, ethnicity, race, gender, a description of the complaint, and the department's response and disposition. Each department must then create an annual summary report to be posted on their website, which must be carefully anonymized to prevent identifying any individuals involved in the complaints. The collected data will be confidential and protected from public disclosure, except to the same extent as the underlying complaint, with the goal of protecting residents' privacy while still gathering meaningful demographic information. The bill specifically notes that all data collection, publication, and transmission must comply with state and federal privacy laws, and includes legislative findings emphasizing the importance of protecting personal identifying information while gathering useful statistical data.

Budget and Finance, Education, Justice

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