California Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 2001: California State University: burial sites: human remains.

Assembly Member Ramos's legislation directs the California State University (CSU) system to establish a comprehensive policy for reburying Native American human remains on university-owned lands after repatriation, mandating direct consultation with California Indian tribes throughout the process.

The policy must address several key elements through tribal consultation, including the availability and location of campus burial sites, cultural affiliation with potential reburial lands, long-term protection protocols, and compliance with applicable federal, tribal, state and local laws. Additional required consultation topics encompass tribal cultural protocols for access and use, confidentiality measures, and other burial-related matters raised by consulting parties. The bill specifies that any proposed reburial location must receive mutual agreement from both CSU and the California Indian tribes culturally affiliated with that land.

This measure builds upon existing requirements under the California Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 2001, which requires state-funded institutions, including universities, to inventory Native American human remains and associated funerary objects for return to appropriate California Indian tribes. The new provisions align with federal Native American graves protection standards while establishing specific procedures for remains repatriated to CSU's 23 campuses.