BILL NUMBER: SB 1737	CHAPTERED  09/30/00

	CHAPTER   1038
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   SEPTEMBER 30, 2000
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   SEPTEMBER 30, 2000
	PASSED THE SENATE   AUGUST 25, 2000
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 23, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   JUNE 29, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   JUNE 15, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   MAY 30, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   MAY 4, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   APRIL 10, 2000

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Hayden

                        FEBRUARY 23, 2000

   An act to add Article 2.7 (commencing with Section 92615) to
Chapter 6 of Part 57 of the Education Code, relating to postsecondary
education.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1737, Hayden.  Postsecondary education:  University of
California:   colloquium.
   Existing law establishes a statewide system of public
postsecondary education that includes, among other segments, the
various campuses of the University of California, which is
administered by the Regents of the University of California.
   This bill would request the Regents of the University of
California to 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 bill would require
the State Library to participate in this effort, if its resources
allow.  The bill would also request the regents to make
recommendations to the Legislature regarding the colloquium's
findings by January 1, 2002.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Article 2.7 (commencing with Section 92615) is added to
Chapter 6 of Part 57 of the Education Code, to read:

      Article 2.7.  Economic Legacy of Slavery in California

   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.