Bill Text: IA SSB3027 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: A study bill for an act establishing the Gideon fellowship program in the office of the state public defender.

Spectrum: Unknown

Status: (N/A - Dead) 2014-01-16 - In Judiciary [SSB3027 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2013-SSB3027-Introduced.html
Senate Study Bill 3027 - Introduced SENATE/HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER BILL) A BILL FOR An Act establishing the Gideon fellowship program in the office 1 of the state public defender. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5283XD (3) 85 jm/nh
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ Section 1. NEW SECTION . 13B.12 Gideon fellowship. 1 The state public defender may establish a Gideon fellowship 2 program for the entry level hiring and training of public 3 defender attorneys. The state public defender may appoint 4 up to four Gideon fellows for a term of up to two years and 5 may assign each fellow to a local public defender office or 6 appellate defender office. Each fellow shall be a licensed 7 attorney admitted to practice law in this state prior to 8 commencement of the fellowship. 9 EXPLANATION 10 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 11 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 12 This bill establishes a Gideon fellowship program in the 13 office of the state public defender. 14 Under the bill, the state public defender may appoint 15 up to four Gideon fellows for a term of up to two years and 16 may assign each fellow to a local public defender office or 17 appellate defender office. Each fellow is required to be a 18 licensed attorney admitted to practice law in this state prior 19 to commencement of the fellowship. 20 -1- LSB 5283XD (3) 85 jm/nh 1/ 1
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