STATE OF NEW JERSEY
221st LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2024 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman SHANIQUE SPEIGHT
District 29 (Essex and Hudson)
Assemblywoman VERLINA REYNOLDS-JACKSON
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
Assemblyman BENJIE E. WIMBERLY
District 35 (Bergen and Passaic)
Senator M. TERESA RUIZ
District 29 (Essex and Hudson)
Senator DECLAN J. O'SCANLON, JR.
District 13 (Monmouth)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblyman Stanley, Assemblywomen Lopez, Murphy, Park, Flynn, Donlon, Peterpaul and Senator McKnight
SYNOPSIS
Requires VCCO to issue annual report to Governor and Legislature.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee with technical review.
An Act requiring the Victims of Crime Compensation Office to annually report on compensation awarded to crime victims and supplementing chapter 4B of Title 52 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. The Attorney General shall direct the Executive Director of the Victims of Crime Compensation Office in the Department of Law and Public Safety to annually submit to the Governor and the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1) a report summarizing compensation awarded to victims and other information including, but not limited to, applications for compensation, the number of applications granted and denied and the reasons for the dispositions, the amount of awards, demographics concerning awards, services for which awards were provided, funding received by the office, and any other information deemed relevant by the Attorney General and the executive director.
b. The report shall be based on the State fiscal year and shall be completed within six months following the last day of the previous fiscal year.
c. The report shall be published on the official website of the Department of Law and Public Safety.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.