,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ebdg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ac1 #bjbb,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 ( #bjbb4  #b4 ,effective assi/ance
 ( c\nsel  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,an indig5t     
individual fac+ crim9al prosecution or  
juv5ile del9qu5cy 9 a ,/ate c\rt %all be
 entitl$ to ! effective assi/ance (     
c\nsel1 z gu>ante$ by ! ,six? ,am5dm5t &
 ! #ad? ,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates1 at ! exp5se ( ! ,/ate4   
7b7 ,delegation ,ea* ,/ate %all secure  
effective assi/ance ( c\nsel = indig5t  
def5dants1 reg>dless ( :e!r ! ,/ate     

delegates fiscal or adm9i/rative        
au?ority ov] ! indig5t def5se function  
to a political subdivision ( ! ,/ate4   
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$y  7a7 ,class action   
au?oriz$  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,if a ,/ate     
(ficial or #a or m political            
subdivisions ( ! ,/ate fails on a       
sy/emic basis to gu>antee ! "r to !     
assi/ance ( effective c\nsel z gu>ante$ 
by ! ,six? ,am5dm5t & ! #ad? ,am5dm5t to
 ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1      
includ+ delay ( c\nsel & d5ial ( c\nsel 
at critical /ages includ+ bail he>+s1 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    
7#b7 ,evid5ce ,to prevail 9 a class     
action describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71        
/ructural evid5ce1 su* z /ati/ics &     

national /&>ds1 may be probative ( !    
exi/5ce ( sy/emic d5ials ( c\nsel & may 
be suffici5t evid5ce1 if ! tri] ( fact  
is p]suad$ by a prepond]ance ( all      
evid5ce pres5t$ at trial4  7b7          
,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  7c7 ,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+ 1 9 consultation )   
public def5d]s1 be=e may4