AB 1908: Civil actions: victims’ compensation funding: validating proceedings.

Under existing law, bonds, warrants, contracts, obligations, and evidences of indebtedness of a public agency, for the purpose of validating proceedings, are deemed to be in existence upon their authorization, as specified.

This bill would provide that the obligations described above include a victims compensation fund, established to address payments to settle or pay awards to victims of childhood sexual assault, as specified, which is authorized as of the date the establishment of such a fund via adoption of a resolution or ordinance by a county board of supervisors. The bill would provide that, for purposes of determining the validity of refunding bonds to refund a tort action judgment entered against a public agency, as specified, indebtedness is deemed to be in existence on the date of adoption by the governing body of the public agency of a resolution ordinance, as specified. The bill would provide that whether a tort action judgment or settlement or a victims compensation fund is deemed to be in existence is not contingent on the timing of the commencement of a tort action, the courts issuance of a judgment, the entry into a settlement, or the victims compensation funds claim period.