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Bill would add public members with victim‑service experience to Crime Victims Reparations Committee
Summary
Sen. Wendy DeBoer sponsored LB 499 to expand the Crime Victims Reparations (CVR) Committee membership and add members with direct victim and trauma‑service experience; victim‑service groups and child‑advocacy centers supported the change as improving trauma‑informed decision making for reparations claims.
Senator Wendy DeBoer introduced LB 499 to increase the membership of the Crime Victims Reparations (CVR) Committee and to specify that some public members have direct experience with victim services or be themselves a survivor of crime.
DeBoer summarized the committee’s role: the CVR panel reviews and approves applications for the state crime victims reparations fund that can pay for…
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