City Council

(4) 23-1275 CIVIL RIGHTS, EQUITY, IMMIGRATION, AGING AND DISABILITY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the City's 2023-24 Federal Legislative Program position on the proposed funding cuts to the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) on legislative and/or administrative action to allocate funding for victim and survivor services. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE CONCURRENCE OF THE MAYOR: RESOLVE to include in the City's 2023-2024 Federal Legislative Program, OPPOSITION of the proposed $700 million cut to the VOCA funding in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 budget and include in the 2024-2025 State Legislative Program SUPPORT for legislative and/or administrative action that would allocate $200 million in ongoing funding in the State's FY 2024-25 budget to maintain victim and survivor services in California. APPROVE the Chief Legislative Officer (CLA) report dated January 19, 2024, attached to the Council file, as amended. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the CLA. The City Administrative Officer has not completed a financial analysis of this report.