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Subcommittee hears that VOCA funding has dropped; advocates urge state backfill and reauthorization of human-trafficking services
Summary
Cal OES told the subcommittee federal Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) allocations to California have declined substantially; advocates and survivor witnesses urged state backfill for VOCA and a $30 million reauthorization for human-trafficking victim services fund.
Cal OES and advocacy groups briefed the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 6 on federal Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funding and the status of state support for victim services.
Gina Buccieri Harrington of Cal OES and others said federal VOCA allocations to California have dropped from about $396 million (FY 2018) to $87 million (FY 2024). Cal OES estimated that to maintain current services the state would need a federal award of about $224 million; absent that, a 2024–25 one-time state general-fund allocation of $103 million and…
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