The California Reparations Task Force released its final report at the end of June, in which it told the Democratic-controlled state legislature to stop charging interest on overdue child support payments and owes parents who haven’t paid. requested the exemption of interest-bearing debt.

The Task Force is a nine-member committee formed in 2020 by Gov. Gavin Newsom. was created Research and develop reparations proposals for African Americans.

California’s much-anticipated reparations report proposes more than 100 policies statewide to address generations of discrimination and racial disparities.

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The California Compensation Task Force, in its nearly 1,100-page report, states: decision A disproportionate number of African Americans are in child support debt due to “discriminatory federal policies and child support payments.” [state] The law that “ripped apart African-American families.”

California imposes a 10 percent interest rate on unpaid child support, which “disproportionately increases the number of African-American parents who attend school or work, maintain a home, and obtain a professional license or driver’s license.” “My license was suspended for unpaid child support,” the report said.

The report also found that African-Americans make up 18% of parents with child support debt, even though African-Americans make up less than 7% of California’s population. points out that there are

To address this, the task force asked the California legislature to enact a law that would terminate all interest accrued on unpaid child support payments and require only unpaid principal payments. The task force also called on Congress to amend Section 17560 of the Family Code to “permit compromise or forgiveness of child support obligations solely on the basis of the parent’s financial situation and ability to pay.” (Related: Gavin Newsom breaks silence on California reparations plan)

The task force’s findings will be submitted to the California legislature, where state officials will decide what of the task force’s recommendations will become law, NBC News report.