Establishes the child victims act fund; appropriation
Summary
Establishes the child victims act fund which provides grant awards in reimbursement to public school districts and voluntary foster care agencies located within the state who have been named as defendants in certain child sexual abuse legal cases and in which it can be demonstrated by the public school district or voluntary foster care agency that no insurance policy for the covered period can be located after a good-faith effort to do so has been made, there was a monetary judgment issued or settlement agreement with regard to such action and where it can be demonstrated by the public school district or voluntary foster care agency that payment in full of such judgment or settlement would put a substantial burden on the district's or agency's ability to execute its mission and negatively impact its existing student population.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2023
Last action Jan 3, 2024
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Committee
2
Jan 3, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Jan 13, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
1 primary · 29 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jen Lunsford
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Alec Brook-Krasny
RRepublican/Conservative
Co
Andrew Hevesi
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Conrad
DDemocratic/Independence/Working Families
Co
Charles Lavine
DDemocratic
Co
Dana Levenberg
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Ed Ra
RRepublican
Co
Fred Thiele
DDemocratic
Co
Gina Sillitti
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Jessica González-Rojas
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Jo Anne Simon
DDemocratic
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