Report 2008-113 Recommendation 8 Responses

Report 2008-113: Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board: It Has Begun Improving the Victim Compensation Program, but More Remains to Be Done (Release Date: December 2008)

Recommendation #8 To: Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board, California

To ensure that the board processes appeals of denied applications within a reasonable time, it should establish written procedures and time frames.

1-Year Agency Response

In its six-month response, the board reported that it had completed the appeals chapter of its procedure manual. The procedure manual includes time frames for how long the intake and analysis processes for appeals are expected to take. (2010-406, p. 221)

California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Fully Implemented

All Recommendations in 2008-113

Agency responses received after June 2013 are posted verbatim.