CA AB2022

Requires removal of the term "squaw" from all geographic features and place names in California by January 1, 2025

Directs the California Advisory Committee on Geographic Names to revise its charter and establish a process for public agencies to report names containing "squaw" and propose replacements within 180 days

Requires the committee to work in formal consultation with California Native American tribes to develop procedures for receiving name recommendations and to prioritize replacement names that honor tribal cultures and indigenous languages

Mandates public agencies to cease replacing signs and markers with the discontinued name and to use new approved names when updating maps or replacing damaged materials

Requires annual legislative reports beginning January 1, 2025, detailing each geographic feature with "squaw" in its name, proposed replacements, markers changed, and requests submitted to the United States Board on Geographic Names