16 20-0580 Subject: Reparation Task Force
From: President Pro Tem Kalb
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Support Of Assembly Bill 3121 (Weber) That Would Establish The Task Force To Study And Develop Reparation Proposals For African Americans And Would Require The Task Force To (1) Identify, Compile, And Synthesize The Relevant Corpus Of Evidentiary Documentation Of The Institution Of Slavery That Existed Within The United States And The Colonies; (2) Recommend The Form Of Compensation That Should Be Awarded, The Instrumentalities Through Which It Should Be Awarded, And Who Should Be Eligible For Compensation; And (3) Submit A Written Report Of Its Findings And Recommendations To The State Legislature