AB 978

This bill creates a grant program, administered by the Department of Justice,

for law enforcement agencies to provide services to victims of, and witnesses to,

crimes from the time a crime is reported until the time a person is charged for the

crime.

Under the bill, a law enforcement agency may receive a grant if it submits a

plan to the department that includes providing a victim and witness service

coordinator on-site at the agency who will ensure, from the time a crime is reported,

that victims and witnesses receive the services to which they are entitled. The bill

requires a law enforcement agency that receives a grant to provide data on services

it provides to victims and witnesses under its plan and requires the department to

submit a report on the grant program after five years. The bill terminates the grant

program after five years.