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(a) The California State University, the University of California, independent institutions of higher education, as defined in Section 66010, and private postsecondary educational institutions, as defined in Section 94858, may consider providing a preference in admissions to an applicant who is a descendant of slavery. This subdivision shall be implemented only to the extent that it does not conflict with federal law.(b) For purposes of this section, “descendant of slavery” means a person who, based on lineage, is a descendant of a chattel enslaved person of American chattel slavery.