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

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…