Earlier this year, the California Legislative Black Caucus introduced a series of bills to implement recommendations from the California Reparations Task Force. Among these was AB 2862, which sought to prioritize professional and occupational licenses based on race and whether individuals were descendants of slaves. However, the bill was quietly shelved after lawmakers raised concerns about how the government could determine applicants’ race and how the priority system would be implemented.
Several other bills related to reparations remain in committee and await their first hearing in the Assembly. Notably:
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