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Advocates tell Inglewood council SB 515 will require expanded race/ancestry categories for employees starting 2027
Summary
A statewide coalition briefed the Inglewood City Council on SB 515, saying the bill would require cities and counties to add ancestry categories for employees who are descendants of U.S. chattel slavery and to align local HR data with state Government Code categories starting Jan. 1, 2027.
Tiffany Quarles of the Coalition for a Just and Equitable California told the Inglewood City Council on Dec. 9 that Senate Bill 515 would require cities and counties to expand employee ancestry and ethnic categories to better identify descendants of persons enslaved in the United States.
"Beginning 01/01/2027, every city, including charter cities, and every county in California will be required to update the way they collect demographic data for city employees," Quarles said, and she added the bill "requires the city to include additional categories…
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