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JFAC adds $3 million one-time for child advocacy centers amid declining VOCA funds
Summary
Committee approved a one-time $3 million General Fund appropriation to the Domestic Violence Council for child advocacy centers to replace declining federal grant cash and support forensic interviews, counseling and legal aid for child victims.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee approved a $3,000,000 one-time General Fund appropriation on March 14 to support child advocacy centers (CACs) through the Domestic Violence Council.
Why it was proposed: Committee analysts and members said federal Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funding and other federal grant dollars that historically supported CACs have declined, reducing available cash for centers that provide forensic interviews, counseling and…
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