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Placer supervisors authorize State Bar CARE Act funding agreements to support public defender representation
Summary
County staff won board approval to accept CARE Act pass-through funding and contract with local public‑defender firms to represent people in Care Court proceedings, while acknowledging Placer has not yet claimed the funds and program enrollment has been slow.
Placer County supervisors on Feb. 3 approved agreements that will allow the county to receive and pass through state CARE Act funding to support public defender representation in Care Act and Care Court proceedings. Amanda Glow of the County Executive Office told the board the state agreement covers the period July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028, with the first payment of $164,380.40 and a total not‑to‑exceed amount of $499,000 for the State Bar contract; a separate contract with Copeland Associates Inc. carries a matching…
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