(a) (1) In order to better implement the federal Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. Sec. 3001 et seq.) and this chapter, the California State University shall establish a systemwide Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Implementation and Oversight Committee, which shall also be known as the CSU Systemwide NAGPRA Committee. At least a majority of the CSU Systemwide NAGPRA Committeeâs voting members shall be from California Indian tribes. (2) The membership of the systemwide committee shall be as follows: (A) Three voting members of an Indian tribe as described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 8012, meeting the requirements of subdivision (c) of this section. (B) One voting member of an Indian tribe as described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 8012, meeting the requirements of subdivision (c) of this section, or, if none is available, a member of an Indian tribe as described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 8012, meeting the requirements of subdivision (c) of this section. (C) Three voting members from the California State University. At least two of these members shall be affiliated with an American Indian or Native American studies program and each of these members shall meet the requirements of subdivision (d). (D) One nonvoting member from each campus of the California State University that is subject to the federal Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. Sec. 3001 et seq.). Each of these nonvoting members shall meet the requirements of subdivision (d). (3) The Chancellor of the California State University, or the chancellorâs designee, shall appoint members to the systemwide committee upon nomination by the commission. (4) The composition of the systemwide committee may be altered to include a greater number of qualified members of a California Indian tribe, to the extent that qualified California State University candidates cannot be located pursuant to paragraph (2). (b) (1) In order to better implement the federal Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. Sec. 3001 et seq.) and this chapter, each California State University campus shall establish a campus-based Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Implementation Committee, which shall also be known as the NAGPRA Committee for that campus. At least a majority of each campus-based NAGPRA Committeeâs membership shall be from California Indian tribes. (2) The membership of each campus-based NAGPRA committee shall be as follows: (A) Three voting members of an Indian tribe as described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 8012, meeting the requirements of subdivision (c) of this section. (B) One voting member of an Indian tribe as described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 8012, meeting the requirements of subdivision (c) of this section, or, if none is available, a member of a California Indian tribe as described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 8012, meeting the requirements of subdivision (c) of this section. (C) Three voting members from the California State University. At least one of these members shall be affiliated with an American Indian or Native American studies program and each of these members shall meet the requirements of subdivision (d). (3) The Chancellor of the California State University or the chancellorâs designee shall appoint members to the campus-based NAGPRA committees upon nomination by the commission. (4) All claims for repatriation or claims of any violation of the policies and procedures adopted pursuant to Section 8025 shall be submitted to the campus-based NAGPRA Committee for determination. (5) The composition of the campus-based NAGPRA committees may be altered to include a greater number of qualified members of a California Indian tribe, to the extent that qualified California State University candidates meeting the criteria in paragraph (1)
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