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CalVCB says federal VOCA grant condition is delaying attorney payments; attorneys ask for swift fixes
Summary
CalVCB told the board a Department of Justice VOCA grant condition disallows grant‑funded attorney payments for certain claimants, prompting staff to seek state general fund carve‑outs; attorneys at the meeting said payments and notices stopped and urged an expedited solution.
At the Nov. 20 California Victim Compensation Board meeting Executive Officer Linda Gledhill told members that a condition in the federal Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) compensation grant disallows attorney payments for representatives of undocumented immigrants, creating a need for CalVCB to ensure attorney fees are paid from state general funds rather than federal VOCA dollars.
"The solution ... will take some time and and will result in a delay in those…
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