Title
Juvenile Dependency: Proposed Allocation for Fiscal Year 2015-2016 for Court Appointed Special Advocate Local Assistance (Action Required)
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Summary
The Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee recommends that the Judicial Council approve Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program grant funding allocations for fiscal year 2015-2016. The recommended allocations were calculated based on the CASA funding methodology approved by the Judicial Council at its August 2013 business meeting. Allocations will fund 45 programs serving 50 counties.
Recommendation
The Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee recommends that the Judicial Council, effective October 27, 2015, allocate $2.21 million for CASA local assistance grants to 45 CASA programs serving 50 counties using the council’s funding methodology (established in 2013).