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7legislative day1 ,febru>y #f71         
#bjag,mr4 ,book] introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to en=ce ! ,six? ,am5dm5t "r to !      
assi/ance ( effective c\nsel at all     
/ages ( ! adv]s>ial process1 to conf]   
jurisdiction ^u ! di/rict c\rts ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates to provide decl>atory &   
injunctive relief aga9/ sy/emic         
violations ( su* "r1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,equal ,ju/ice ,"u ,law ,act ( #bjag4 
#b4 ,effective assi/ance ( c\nsel  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,an indig5t individual fac+    
crim9al prosecution or juv5ile del9qu5cy
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effective assi/ance ( c\nsel1 z gu>ante$
 by ! ,six? & ,f\rte5? ,am5dm5ts to !   
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 at !    
exp5se ( ! ,/ate4  7b7 ,delegation ,if a
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au?ority ov] ! indig5t def5se function  
to a political subdivision ( ! ,/ate1 ! 
,/ate %all secure effective assi/ance ( 
c\nsel = ! individual4  7c7 ,ineffective
 assi/ance ,= purposes ( ?is section1 ! 
assi/ance ( c\nsel is ineffective if !  
p]=mance ( c\nsel 0 n reasonable "u     
prevail+ pr(essional norms4  #c4 ,rem$y 
7a7 ,class action au?oriz$ ,if a ,/ate  
(ficial or "o or m ( a political        
subdivision ( ! ,/ate fails on a sy/emic
 basis to gu>antee ! "r to ! assi/ance (
 effective c\nsel z gu>ante$ by ! ,six? 
& ,f\rte5? ,am5dm5ts to ! ,con/itution (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 an individual aggriev$
 by a violation ( section #b may comm5ce
 a civil class action 9 an appropriate  
di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to seek  
decl>atory1 injunctive1 or o!r equitable
 relief4  7b7 ,ab/5tion doctr9e ,a c\rt 
ent]ta9+ a petition = relief fil$ "u ?is
 ,act ne$ n apply ! ab/5tion doctr9e    
e/abli%$ 9 ,y\ng] v4 ,h>ris 7#dja ,u4,s4
 #cg74  7c7 ,attorney's fees ,9 any     
action or proce$+ "u ?is section1 !     

c\rt1 9 its discretion1 may all[ !      
prevail+ p>ty1 o!r ?an a nam$ (ficial ( 
a ,/ate or political subdivision ( a    
,/ate1 a reasonable attorney's fee z "p 
( ! co/s4 ,9 aw>d+ an attorney's fee "u 
?is subsection1 ! c\rt1 9 its           
discretion1 may include exp]t fees z "p 
( ! attorney's fee4  7d7 ,sav+s         
provision ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all      
re/rict any "r t any individual has "u  
any o!r /atute or "u common law to seek 
r$ress = a violation ( ! "r to c\nsel4  
#d4 ,edw>d ,byrne ,memorial ,ju/ice     
,assi/ance ,grant ,program ,section     
#eja7;b7 ( ! ,omnibus ,crime ,control & 
,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #cgea7;b77 is am5d$ by ins]t+ 
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