Requires the collection of certain demographic information by state agencies, boards, departments and commissions

Added a new finding (paragraph f) citing California's 2024 policy requiring separate data collection for African American descendants of persons enslaved in the United States.

Reordered the legislative findings to place the California precedent before the discussion of federal OMB standards, updating the bill's rationale to reflect current state and federal trends.

Inserted new text acknowledging that a smaller portion of the Black/African American group consists of people who have immigrated to the United States voluntarily.

The list of bill sponsors was expanded to include nine additional legislators, and the procedural history was updated to reflect that the committee has reported the bill again with amendments.

The order of the introductory paragraphs describing the Black/African American community was rearranged, but the content and meaning of these paragraphs remain the same.

Replaced the original text describing the specific historical origins of American Freedmen and immigrants with a broader definition of the diverse groups included under the 'Black/African American' category.

Deleted specific historical details about the Transatlantic Slave Trade and voluntary immigration to streamline the legislative findings.

Added new findings referencing a 2023 federal announcement proposing to update race and ethnicity standards, specifically highlighting public support for disaggregating data to identify descendants of enslaved Americans.

Reordered and renumbered the legislative findings to improve flow and align with updated federal statistical standards.