Gov. Code, § 65054.2 · Article 5.7. Diverse, Ethnic, and Community Media
Gov. Code, § 65054.2
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) A state agency or department that expends funds on marketing, advertising, or outreach shall, no later than July 1, 2025, develop a plan for increasing expenditures directed to ethnic media outlets and community media outlets serving the populations identified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 65054 to improve outreach to and engagement of members of populations served by those outlets, particularly when the target audience for the campaign aligns with populations served by such media outlets.
(b) Each state agency or department that is required to develop a plan pursuant to subdivision (a) shall report annually on its progress in implementing the plan, including total expenditures directed to ethnic media outlets and community media outlets serving the populations identified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 65054 during the preceding fiscal year. The report shall be posted on the agency’s or department’s internet website no later than September 1 each year.
(c) The Department of General Services shall develop a template for the report required pursuant to subdivision (b) and make it available to all state agencies and departments no later than December 1, 2025.
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History
Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 352, Sec. 2. (AB 1511) Effective January 1, 2025. Inoperative July 1, 2028. Repealed as of January 1, 2029, pursuant to Section 65054.3.
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