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B5C91784CB4EF8318725878E005C8319 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For PROPOSED CHANGE TO ATTORNEY FEE

JOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON LEGAL SERVICES
Date 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.






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