Linda Newell

DENVER— Today Governor Bill Ritter signed SB 47, sponsored by Senator Linda Newell (D-Littleton), would establish Crime Victim Services Advisory Board in the Division of Criminal
Justice.

“I am honored to join Governor Ritter as he signs SB 47 into law today,” said Sen. Newell. “Thanks to SB 47 we will be able to improve services to victims with less bureaucracy. That is the best way to deliver help to those who need it.”

SB 47 provides a strengthened crimes victim advisory system and a greater community around those who have been a victim of crime. It combines several existing crime-victim-related boards into a single advisory board. The consolidation will streamline the process of applying for funding for crime victims by reducing the number of entities to which applicants must submit documentation, simplify the process overall, and gain better consistency of grant recipients.

SB 47 passed the Senate and House unanimously.