California Government Code

§ 8310.4

GOV § 8310.4 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 1 · Title 2 · Ch. 5

Statute text

(a)This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Middle Eastern and North African Inclusion Act (MENA Inclusion Act).

(b)A state or local agency that directly or by contract collects demographic data as to the ancestry or ethnic origin of Californians shall use the following separate collection categories and tabulations for major Middle Eastern or North African groups in any provided form that offers respondents the option of selecting one or more ethnic or racial designations or languages:

(1)A major Middle Eastern group, including, but not limited to, Afghan, Bahraini, Emirati, Iranian, Iraqi, Israeli, Jordanian, Kuwaiti, Lebanese, Omani, Palestinian, Qatari, Saudi Arabian, Syrian, Turkish, and Yemeni.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 357, Sec. 1. (AB 91) Effective January 1, 2026. Operative January 1, 2028, by its own provisions.