Text of CA AB 1487 (2023)

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1487 Introduced by Assembly Member Santiago February 17, 2023 An act to amend Section 138.6 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1487, as introduced, Santiago. State Department of Public Health: breast cancer information. Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to include specified information in any literature that it produces relating to breast cancer, including, but not limited to, information on internet websites of relevant organizations, government agencies, and research institutions where information on mammography alternatives may be obtained. This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to those provisions. Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 138.6 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read: 138.6. (a) The State Department of Public Health shall include in any literature that it produces regarding breast cancer information that shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following: (1) Summarized information on risk factors for breast cancer in younger women, including, but not limited to, information on the increased risk associated with a family history of the disease. (2) Summarized information regarding detection alternatives to mammography that may be available and more effective for at-risk women between the ages of 25 and 40 years. (3) Information on Internet Web sites internet websites of relevant organizations, government agencies, and research institutions where information on mammography alternatives may be obtained. (b) The information required by subdivision (a) shall be produced consistent with the department’s protocols and procedures regarding the production and dissemination of information on breast cancer, including, but not limited to, the following factors: (1) Restrictions imposed by space limitation on materials currently produced and distributed by the department. (2) Future regular production and replacement schedules. (3) Translation standards governing the number of languages and literacy levels. (4) The nature, content, and purpose of the material into which this new information will be incorporated. (c) It is the intent of the Legislature that subdivisions (a) and (b) apply to information that is distributed by any branch of the department, including, but not limited to, the Cancer Detection Section and the Office of Health Equity.

Assembly Bill No. 1487 CHAPTER 845 An act to add Division 119.1 (commencing with Section 150925) to the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health. [ Approved by Governor October 13, 2023. Filed with Secretary of State October 13, 2023. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1487, Santiago. Public health: Transgender, Gender Variant, and Intersex Wellness Reentry Fund. Existing law establishes the Transgender Wellness and Equity Fund, under the administration of the State Department of Public Health’s Office of Health Equity, for the purposes of funding grants to create programs, or funding existing programs, focused on coordinating trans-inclusive health care for individuals who identify as transgender, gender nonconforming, or intersex. This bill would, upon appropriation by the Legislature, create the Transgender, Gender Variant, and Intersex Wellness Reentry Fund for purposes of funding grants to create programs, or funding existing programs, focused on reentry programming specifically to support transgender, gender variant, and intersex people who have experienced carceral systems. The bill would make legislative findings and declarations. Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares the following: (a) At least 218,400 people in California identify as transgender. (b) In California, 27 percent, or 796,000, of youth 12 to 17 years of age, inclusive, are viewed as gender variant by their peers at school. (c) An estimated 1.7 percent of the population is born with intersex traits. (d) High rates of mistreatment in culturally incompetent reentry settings lead to increased reincarceration of transgender, gender variant, and intersex (TGI) people in California, where 12 percent of the population under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is incarcerated due to a parole violation. (e) TGI people experience encounters with the criminal legal system at significantly high rates, particularly for reasons related to their identities. (f) Primarily due to racial profiling, the criminalization of poverty, and lack of public awareness about TGI identities, TGI people are frequently incarcerated. SEC. 2. Division 119.1 (commencing with Section 150925) is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read: DIVISION 119.1. Transgender, Gender Variant, and Intersex Wellness Reentry 150925. (a) The Transgender, Gender Variant, and Intersex (TGI) Wellness Reentry Fund is established in the State Treasury. (b) The State Department of Public Health’s Office of Health Equity shall administer the TGI Wellness Reentry Fund for purposes of funding grants to create programs, or funding existing programs, focused on reentry programming specifically to support TGI people who have experienced carceral systems. (c) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, moneys in the TGI Wellness Reentry Fund may be used to fund grants to existing and new TGI-specific reentry programs run by TGI-serving organizations. Reentry programs include, but are not limited to, emergency, transitional, or permanent housing, employment linkage and support, direct employment opportunities, workforce development and career development training, entrepreneurship opportunities, mental and general health care, identity document updating services, legal assistance, computer training, services navigation, case management, financial assistance and literacy, and other wraparound and comprehensive services. (d) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Transgender” has the same meaning as defined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (f) of Section 150900. (2) “Gender Variant” has the same meaning as “gender nonconforming” as defined in paragraph (4) of subdivision (f) of Section 150900. (3) “Intersex” has the same meaning as defined in paragraph (5) of subdivision (f) of Section 150900. (4) “TGI-serving organization” has the same meaning as defined in Section 150900.