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Improving the efficiency of victim's services

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Contributed by: State Rep Andy Kerr on 2/4/2008

Bill helps crime victims get support they need

DENVER - State Representative Andy Kerr (D-Lakewood) advanced a proposal to help crime victims across the state receive vital services more efficiently. House Bill 1112, reforming how funds are delivered through the state Victim's Assisstance & Law Enforcement Fund (State VALE), passed the House Feb. 4 on a bi-partisan vote of 61 to 1.

"State VALE has been an essential source of victims' services funding for nearly 25 years," said Rep. Kerr upon passage of the bill. "These changes will maintain the program's health for the next 25 years."

The proposed legislation ensures victims' assistance programs that impact the whole state receive adequate funding - the original intent of the program when it was created 24 years ago. The bill also guarantees programs that help victims of violent crimes, like the Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance (COVA), and the Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence (CCADV), are always funded equitably, even in times of economic hardship.

The bill excuses various statewide agencies - including the Department of Public Safety, Department of Corrections, and State Court Administrator - from competing in the competitive State VALE grant process to receive moneys for the next fiscal year. Finally, the bill grants the State VALE board more authority to recommend and award additional funding to state agencies based on a host of reasons, including employee performance and the amount of revenue generated for the fund.

The bill now moves to the Senate for further debate.

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