Plain English Breakdown
The official status shows conflicting information between 'Passed Legislature' and a last action of being held in committee; the effective date is unknown based on provided text.
Tuition Reimbursement for Victims of Sexual Assault or Violence
This law allows the California Victim Compensation Board to pay up to $10,000 in tuition costs for full- or part-time students who are victims of sexual assault or violence and cannot continue attending school or suffer an academic setback because of it.
What This Bill Does
- Authorizes the board to reimburse tuition expenses at educational institutions.
- Sets a maximum reimbursement limit of $10,000 per student.
- Limits compensation to the term when the crime happened and the immediately following school term.
- Requires the calculation of an award based on certain factors specified in the law.
Who It Names or Affects
- Full-time or part-time students who are victims of sexual assault or violence.
- Students unable to continue attending school due to the crime.
- Students suffering an academic setback because of the crime.
- The California Victim Compensation Board.
Terms To Know
- Restitution Fund
- A continuously appropriated fund that provides money for victim compensation programs.
- Derivative victims
- People who are not the direct target of a crime but suffer harm because they know or care about the primary victim, as recognized under existing law.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill does not specify which educational institutions qualify for reimbursement.
- The exact factors used to calculate award amounts are described only as 'specified' in the text provided.
- The effective date of this legislation is not listed in the provided material.