CHAPTER 2. Bureau for Descendants of American Slavery

Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 586, Sec. 1.

§§ 12910–12919 · 10 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. General §§ 12910–12919 · 10 sections

   • § 12910 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature in establishing the bureau to establish an initial framework and it is the intent of the Legislature that the scope and…
   • § 12911 For purposes of this chapter: (a) “Bureau” means the Bureau for Descendants of American Slavery. (b) “Deputy director” means the Deputy Director of the Bureau…
   • § 12912 (a) The Bureau for Descendants of American Slavery is hereby established within the department. The bureau shall be under the direct control of a deputy…
   • § 12913 (a) As part of its duties, the bureau shall verify an individual’s status as a descendant. Proof of an individual’s descendant status shall be a qualifying…
   • § 12914 (a) The bureau shall create an Education and Outreach Division to develop and implement a public education campaign regarding all of the following: (1) The…
   • § 12915 The bureau shall create a Legal Affairs Division to do all of the following: (a) Provide legal advice, counsel, and services to the bureau and its officials.…
   • § 12916 (a) Nonpublic personal and genetic information held under the bureau’s authority shall be collected, held, and disclosed only as relevant and necessary to…
   • § 12917 The Civil Rights Department may adopt, promulgate, amend, and rescind suitable rules and regulations to implement this chapter.
   • § 12918 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the bureau may receive moneys from any federal, state, or local grant and from any nongovernmental entity, including from…
   • § 12919 If any clause, sentence, paragraph, provision, part, or section of this chapter, or the application thereof, for any reason, is adjudged by a court of…