Report 2021-047 Recommendation 8 Responses

Report 2021-047: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act: Despite Some Recent Improvements, the University of California Has Not Yet Taken Adequate Action to Ensure Its Timely Return of Native American Remains and Cultural Items (Release Date: November 2022)

Recommendation #8 To: University of California

To ensure that campuses fully repatriate their collections in a timely and consistent manner, the Office of the President should require the campuses to complete and submit detailed repatriation plans by February 2023 for review and approval by the campus NAGPRA committees and review by the systemwide NAGPRA committee. The repatriation plans should include a detailed budget.

6-Month Agency Response

All campuses have submitted Repatriation Implementation Plans approved by their campus committees. UCOP has reviewed the plans and provided feedback to campuses. The repatriation plans have been provided to the Systemwide NAGPRA Implementation and Oversight Committee for their review.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Fully Implemented

60-Day Agency Response

UCOP sent a communication to Campus Chancellor Designees and Repatriation Coordinators on December 14, 2022, requiring Repatriation Implementation Plans be submitted to UCOP by January 31, 2023. Such plans must include estimated repatriation timelines and detailed budgets. Once received, UCOP will review all plans and share them with the Systemwide Committee for review.

As noted above, UCOP has provided financial support since fy21-22, and is reviewing ongoing needs.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending

All Recommendations in 2021-047

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.