B5C91784CB4EF8318725878E005C8319 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For PROPOSED CHANGE TO ATTORNEY FEEJOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON LEGAL SERVICESDate Nov 10, 2021 Location HCR 0112 Proposed Change to Attorney Fee - Committee Discussion Only 02:42:45 PM Sharon Eubanks, OLLS, testified on the retention of legal counsel and proposed a draft request for letters of interest from attorneys for the purpose of creating a pre-approved group of attorneys from which the committee may choose to retain legal counsel to represent the legislative branch. After discussing the draft, the committee directed the OLLS to issue the request for letter of interest. 03:00:05 PM Sharon Eubanks, OLLS, discussed raising the attorney fee rate that the legislature pays when it retains counsel to represent the legislative branch. 03:02:19 PM The committee discussed and decided to raise the attorney fee rate from $200/hr to $250/hr.