Newsom last year signed a bill approving the task force that will consider paying reparations for slavery. The statute requires a task force to make recommendations for lawmakers to address the findings by July 2023.
The recommendations are slated to include details on what form of compensation lawmakers should authorize, as well as who should receive those funds.
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“With this bill, we’re bringing together some of the best, the brightest minds to chart a path forward, to move to a more equal California,” Newsom, who is facing a recall election later this year, said Tuesday.
Newsom last month appointed five members to the task force, with the four other members appointed by California Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D) and California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D).