Change provisions of the Legal Education for Public Service and Rural Practice Loan Repayment Assistance Act and provide for a transfer from the State Settlement Cash Fund

Summary

LB 1199 updates the Legal Education for Public Service and Rural Practice Loan Repayment Assistance Act by redefining what counts as a designated legal‑profession shortage area and by authorizing a transfer of funds from the State Settlement Cash Fund to the loan‑repayment assistance fund. The changes affect law graduates who receive loan‑repayment assistance for serving indigent clients in rural Nebraska and the state entities that manage the settlement fund. The bill also repeals the prior versions of the amended statutes.

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