24210. (a) There is hereby established the Forced or Involuntary Sterilization Compensation Program, to be administered by the California Victim Compensation Board. (b) The purpose of the program is to provide victim compensation to the following individuals: (1) Any survivor of state-sponsored sterilization conducted pursuant to eugenics laws that existed in the State of California between 1909 and […]
24211. (a) The board shall do all of the following to implement the program: (1) In consultation with community-based organizations, conduct outreach to locate qualified recipients and notify the qualified recipients of the process through which to apply for victim compensation. The board may use various methods to conduct outreach, including, but not limited to, modalities such […]
24212. (a) This chapter shall become operative only upon an appropriation in the annual Budget Act or any other act approved by the Legislature for the express purpose of implementing this chapter. Upon appropriation, the board and departments specified in this chapter shall each post a notice on their internet websites informing the public of the […]
24213. (a) (1) An individual seeking victim compensation pursuant to the program shall submit an application to the board beginning six months after the start date of the program and no later than two years and six months after the start date of the program. (2) An individual incarcerated or otherwise under the control of the Department of […]
24214. (a) A qualified recipient may assign victim compensation to a trust established for the qualified recipient’s benefit. (b) (1) The board shall include a provision on the application for victim compensation under this program that a claimant is authorized to designate a beneficiary for the claimant’s victim compensation. (2) If the claimant dies during the pendency of the […]
24215. The State Department of State Hospitals, the State Department of Developmental Services, and the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, in consultation with stakeholders, including at least one member and one advocate of those who were sterilized under California’s eugenics laws between 1909 to 1979, inclusive, and of those who were sterilized without proper authorization […]
24216. The board shall keep confidential and not disclose to the public any record pertaining to either an individual’s application for victim compensation or the board’s verification of the application, including, but not limited to, claimant names and demographic information submitted on the application. Public disclosure of aggregated claimant information or the annual report required […]
24217. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the payment made to a qualified recipient pursuant to this program shall not be considered any of the following: (1) Taxable income for state tax purposes. (2) Income or resources for purposes of determining the eligibility for, or amount of, any benefits or assistance under any state or local means-tested program. (3) Income […]
