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Senate committee approves bill to have CSU develop genealogical eligibility standards for reparations
Summary
The Senate Education Committee voted to send SB 437, which would direct the California State University (CSU) to research and develop standards for verifying descent from victims of American chattel slavery, to the Senate Judiciary Committee after hearing both support and opposition.
The Senate Education Committee voted to forward SB 437, authored by Senator Weber Pearson, to the Senate Judiciary Committee after testimony for and against creating a state-backed process for verifying genealogical claims tied to reparations.
SB 437 would direct the California State University to research and develop eligibility standards and an evidence-based process to determine whether an individual is a descendant of a person who was a victim of American chattel slavery. The bill’s author said the measure responds to a recommendation in the California Reparations Task Force report for improved access to expert genealogical research and would place the research and methodology work within a public institution to ensure accountability and limit commercial exploitation of data.
Senator Weber Pearson, the…
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