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Measure to create California Latino Commission advanced by committee
Summary
Senator Padilla presented a bill to establish a California Latino Commission; academic and community witnesses testified in support and the committee voted to advance the measure to the Appropriations Committee as recorded in the hearing transcript.
The Assembly Governmental Organizations Committee on June 25, 2025, advanced a measure introduced by Senator Padilla to create a California Latino Commission charged with researching disparities and making policy recommendations aimed at improving Latino social and economic mobility.
Senator Padilla described the proposal as an effort to “establish the California Latino Commission to serve as a powerful tool for policy change, research, and advocacy that improves the economic well-being [and] social mobility of Latinos throughout our state.” He cited research and data—presented in testimony by Dr. Amanda Armenta of UCLA’s Latino Policy and Politics…
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