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90_SB0790enr

      725 ILCS 240/7            from Ch. 70, par. 507
          Amends  the  Violent  Crime   Victims   Assistance   Act.
      Eliminates  provision requiring that dispersal of grant funds
      from the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Fund be made  on  a
      semi-annual basis.
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 1        AN  ACT to amend the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Act
 2    by changing Section 7.
 3        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section  5.   The Violent Crime Victims Assistance Act is
 6    amended by changing Section 7 as follows:
 7        (725 ILCS 240/7) (from Ch. 70, par. 507)
 8        Sec. 7.  Administration of Fund.   The  Attorney  General
 9    shall  administer the disbursement of monies collected by the
10    Fund in accordance with the following procedures.
11        (a)  Any public or private nonprofit agency may apply  to
12    the  Attorney  General  for selection and funding as a victim
13    and witness assistance center pursuant to this Act.
14        (b)  The Attorney General shall  consider  the  following
15    factors together with any other circumstances he or she deems
16    appropriate  in  selecting applicants to receive funds and to
17    be designated as victim and witness assistance centers:
18             (1)  Stated goals of applicants;
19             (2)  Commitment and ability to provide the  services
20        described in Section 8 of this Act;
21             (3)  Number  of people to be served and the needs of
22        the community;
23             (4)  Evidence of community support;
24             (5)  Organizational structure of the agency;
25             (6)  Maximization of volunteers.
26        (c)  After evaluation of  all  applicants,  the  Attorney
27    General  shall  select  a  number  of  applicants  which  the
28    Attorney   General   deems   qualified  under  this  Act  for
29    designation to receive funding pursuant to this Act  for  the
30    establishment   and   operation   of  the  centers.   Funding
31    contracts shall be entered into by the Attorney General  with
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 1    each  designated  applicant on an annual basis.  Dispersal of
 2    grant funds shall  be  made  on  a  semi-annual  basis.   The
 3    Attorney  General  may  impose matching funds requirements on
 4    grant recipients. The  Attorney  General  may  evaluate  each
 5    recipient prior to each semi-annual fund dispersal and cancel
 6    the remaining term of any contract in which the recipient has
 7    failed  to  meet  the  contract  requirements or for any good
 8    cause.
 9    (Source: P.A. 87-743.)

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