BILL NUMBER: AB 2177	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Maienschein

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2016

   An act relating to victims of crime.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2177, as introduced, Maienschein. Victims of crime: federal
Victims of Crime Act.
   Existing law encourages the Department of Justice to utilize
federal Victims of Crimes Act (VOCA) funds to implement provisions of
law relating to the Spousal Abuser Prosecution Program.
   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation regarding the transparency of the Office of Emergency
Services' distribution process for federal Victims of Crime Act grant
funding.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation regarding the transparency of the Office of Emergency
Services' distribution process for federal Victims of Crime Act grant
funding.