92615

EDUCATION CODE
SECTION 92615




92615.  (a) The Legislature requests that the Regents of the
University of California assemble a colloquium of scholars to draft a
research proposal to analyze the economic benefits of slavery that
accrued to owners and the businesses, including insurance companies
and their subsidiaries, that received those benefits. The colloquium
shall draw on the resources and knowledge of historians and other
scholars from across the nation as well as California, and interested
parties shall also be invited to participate.
   (b) As resources allow, the State Library shall participate in the
effort required by this section. The State Library shall examine the
economic legacy of slavery in California, including forced slavery,
chattel slavery, and indentured servitude.
   (c) The Legislature further requests that the Regents of the
University of California make recommendations to the Legislature
regarding the colloquium's findings on or before January 1, 2002.