If Assembly Bill 767 is passed, the state’s victim compensation board would explicitly list excessive use of force by police among crimes eligible for compensation, said bill co-author Assemblymember Tim Grayson.
The revised bill, which was first introduced in 2019 but has been amended since the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, would also see the California Victim Compensation Board rely on sources other than police reports to confirm a crime took place, Grayson said.
“AB 767 is…
