Bill > AB557

This bill requires the California Department of Justice to establish a grant program called the Hate Crime Vertical Prosecution Pilot Grant Program (HCVP). The program will provide one-time grants to prosecutorial agencies to create, support, or expand vertical prosecution units specifically for the prosecution of hate crimes. Vertical prosecution means the same prosecutor is assigned to a case from the initial investigation through sentencing. The bill sets guidelines for the Department of Justice to administer the grant program, including specifying the application process, selection criteria, and number of awards. Grant recipients must report data to the Department by 2028, and the Department must analyze the program's effectiveness and provide a report to the legislature by 2029. The program will sunset on July 1, 2029.

Budget and Finance, Justice

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