Page 176, strike lines 7 through 14 and insert:
"A. Out of this appropriation, $900,000 from the general fund shall be used to sustain statewide services provided through child advocacy centers. The Secretary, with assistance from relevant Health and Human Resources agencies, shall (i) develop a request for proposal to distribute 67 percent of the allocated funds for accredited child advocacy centers and 30 percent for associate/developing child advocacy centers, as recognized and in good standing with the National Children's Alliance, with input from Children's Advocacy Centers of Virginia (CACVA); (ii) allocate through contract three percent to Children's Advocacy Centers of Virginia, the recognized chapter of National Children's Alliance for Virginia's child advocacy centers, for the purpose of assisting and supporting the development, continuation and sustainability of community-coordinated, child-focused services delivered by children's advocacy centers; and (iii) distribute any non-allocated funding equally to accredited and associate/developing child advocacy centers awarded funding in section (i) of this paragraph." |