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,s4 #aiei  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #be1 #bjai ,mr4  
,sullivan 7= himself & ,ms4 ,h>ris7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to exp& & improve
 ! ,legal ,assi/ance = ,victims ,grant  
,program to ensure legal assi/ance is   
provid$ = survivors 9 proce$+s relat$ to
 dome/ic viol5ce & sexual assault1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,ensur+            
,repres5tation = ,survivors ,act4  #b4  
,ensur+ access to legal assi/ance 9     
proce$+s relat$ to dome/ic viol5ce &    
sexual assault ,section #abja ( !       
,viol5ce ,aga9/ ,wom5 ,act ( #bjjj 7#cd 
,u4,s4,c4 #bjaba7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by    
r$esignat+ subsection 7f7 z subsection  
7g72  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7e7
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ensure access to legal assi/ance  7#a7  
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an application "u p>agraph 7#c7 a grant 
9 an am\nt equal to 4#e p]c5t ( ! total 
am\nt appropriat$ "u subsection 7g7 = ! 
fiscal ye>1 to be us$ to provide legal  
assi/ance to survivors ( dome/ic        
viol5ce1 dat+ viol5ce1 /alk+1 & sexual  
assault1 ) ! goal ( all survivors (     
dome/ic viol5ce1 dat+ viol5ce1 /alk+1 & 
sexual assault receiv+ legal assi/ance4 
7#b7 ,use ( funds  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,any   
funds receiv$ by a ,/ate "u ?is         
subsection %all be di/ribut$ by ! ,/ate 
to public or private entities )9 ! ,/ate
 to implem5t1 exp&1 & e/abli% ef=ts &   
projects to provide legal assi/ance1    
includ+ pro bono repres5tation & legal  
advocacy1 to help survivors ( dome/ic   
viol5ce1 dat+ viol5ce1 /alk+1 or sexual 
assault--  7i7 ass]t _! rights z victims
 9 a crim9al proce$+1 o!r ?an           
prosecution1 directly relat$ to !       
victimization1 or o!rwise protect _!    
safety1 privacy1 or o!r int]e/s z       
victims 9 su* proce$+s2  7ii7 initiate  
or respond to motions to vacate or      

expunge a conviction1 or simil> actions1
 :]e ! jurisdiction p]mits su* a legal  
action bas$ on a p]son's be+ a crime    
victim2 &  7iii7 o!r legal actions1 o!r 
?an tort actions1 :i*1 9 ! civil        
context1 are reasonably necess>y z a    
direct result ( ! victimization1 su* z--
  7,i7 civil legal assi/ance ) divorce1 
*ild cu/ody1 *ild welf>e1 & support     
proce$+s ) correspond+ en=cem5t2  7,,ii7
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o!r /ay-away ord]s2  7,,iii7 assi/ance )
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heal?c>e1 b5efits1 & privacy matt]s2 &  
7,,iv7 int]v5tion ) cr$itors1 law       
en=cem5t (fic]s1 & o!r entities on      
behalf ( survivors ( id5tity !ft &      
f9ancial fraud4  7,b7 ,eligibility ,a   
public or private entity seek+          
di/ribution ( grant funds receiv$ by a  
,/ate "u ?is subsection %all meet !     
eligibility requirem5ts describ$ 9      
subsection 7d74  7#c7 ,application ,ea* 
,/ate seek+ a grant "u ?is subsection   

%all submit an application to !         
,attorney ,g5]al at su* "t & 9 su* mann]
 z ! ,attorney ,g5]al may reasonably    
require4  2 &  7#c7 9 subsection 7g71 z 
s r$esignat$1 by /rik+ #eg1jjj1jjj = ea*
 ( fiscal ye>s #bjad ?r\gh #bjah &      
ins]t+ #hj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s  
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