Bill > A1706

Introduced Session

This bill requires the Department of Law and Public Safety to establish a three-year pilot program to make grants available to non-profit organizations to perform outreach in the community regarding the availability of compensation for crime victims provided by the Victims of Crime Compensation Office. Under the bill, the pilot program is to be established in the six urban municipalities with the highest crime index in this State, according to the most recent Uniform Crime Report prepared by the New Jersey Division of State Police. Finally, the bill requires the department to submit a report evaluating the effectiveness of the pilot program to the Governor and the Legislature within 90 days after the completion of the pilot program. The report is to recommend whether the pilot program should be continued, expanded, or made permanent.

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Reginald Atkins (D)*,  Angela Mcknight (D)*,  Shanique Speight (D)*,  Yvonne Lopez (D),  Carol Murphy (D), 

Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee (on 06/02/2022)

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