Bill Text: CA AB2022 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: State government.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-1)
Status: (Passed) 2022-09-23 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 479, Statutes of 2022. [AB2022 Detail]
Download: California-2021-AB2022-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Senate
June 21, 2022 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
May 19, 2022 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
April 19, 2022 |
Introduced by Assembly Members Ramos and Cristina Garcia (Coauthor: Assembly Member Arambula) (Coauthor: Senator Skinner) |
February 14, 2022 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YESBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:SEC. 2.
Chapter 17 (commencing with Section 8899.90) is added to Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to read:CHAPTER 17. Geographic Feature and Place Name Prohibitions
8899.90.
8899.91.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:8899.92.
The Natural Resources Agency shall direct the California Advisory Committee on Geographic Names to revise its existing charter and amend it to include the execution of the duties, powers, and responsibilities listed under Section 8899.94.(a)Beginning on January 1, 2024, the word “squaw” shall be removed from all geographic features and place names in the State of California.
(b)Beginning on January 1, 2024, a state agency, local governing body, and other political subdivision
8899.93.
(a) A public agency shall no longer replace any sign, interpretive marker, or any other marker or printed material with the discontinued name containing the word “squaw.”(c)By January 1, 2024,
a state agency, local governing body, or political subdivision in this state shall identify any geographic feature and place name within its jurisdiction containing the word “squaw” and shall file a report identifying those names with the committee.
8899.94.
(a) The committee shall complete each of the following no later than July 1, 2023:(2)(A)If the local governing body fails to provide a replacement name within the specified time, or the provided name is deemed to be offensive or insulting by the committee, then the committee shall determine a name chosen within its discretion, considering the input of local residents and in formal consultation with California Native American tribes on the list maintained by the Native American Heritage Commission.
(B)When the committee deems a proposed name to be offensive under this paragraph, the committee shall follow the procedure described in paragraph (3) of this subdivision to solicit proposed replacement names within 180 days of receipt of the offensive or insulting proposal.
(3)
(A)California Native American tribes on the list maintained by the Native American Heritage Commission.
(B)Appropriate state agencies and local governments.
(C)Members of the public.
(4)
(g)