CHAPTER 4.5. Apology Act for the Perpetration of Gross Human Rights Violations and Crimes Against Humanity, with special consideration for African Slaves and their Descendants [8301. - 8302.5.]

Chapter 4.5 added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 624, Sec. 1.

§§ 8301–8302.5 · 6 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Findings and Declarations §§ 8301–8301.1 · 2 sections

   • § 8301 This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the “Apology Act for the Perpetration of Gross Human Rights Violations and Crimes Against Humanity, with…
   • § 8301.1 (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) In 2020, the people of California established the Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation…
2. ARTICLE 2. Recognition and Acceptance of Responsibility for Harms and Atrocities Committed: Formal Apology §§ 8301.2–8302.5 · 4 sections

   • § 8301.2 (a) The State of California recognizes and accepts responsibility for all of the harms and atrocities committed by the state, its representatives thereof, and…
   • § 8301.3 (a) A plaque memorializing this apology, including the contents of Sections 8301.1 and 8301.2 shall be installed and maintained publicly and conspicuously in…
   • § 8301.4 The Secretary of State shall submit a final copy of this formal apology to the State Archives, where it shall be available for viewing by the general public in…
   • § 8302.5 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of General Services and the Joint Rules Committee may receive moneys from any federal, state, or…