House
Study
Bill
532
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Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
STATE
PUBLIC
DEFENDER
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
establishing
the
Gideon
fellowship
program
in
the
office
1
of
the
state
public
defender.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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H.F.
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
13B.12
Gideon
fellowship.
1
The
state
public
defender
may
establish
a
Gideon
fellowship
2
program
for
the
entry
level
hiring
and
training
of
public
3
defender
attorneys.
The
state
public
defender
may
appoint
4
up
to
four
Gideon
fellows
for
a
term
of
up
to
two
years
and
5
may
assign
each
fellow
to
a
local
public
defender
office
or
6
appellate
defender
office.
Each
fellow
shall
be
a
licensed
7
attorney
admitted
to
practice
law
in
this
state
prior
to
8
commencement
of
the
fellowship.
9
EXPLANATION
10
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
11
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
12
This
bill
establishes
a
Gideon
fellowship
program
in
the
13
office
of
the
state
public
defender.
14
Under
the
bill,
the
state
public
defender
may
appoint
15
up
to
four
Gideon
fellows
for
a
term
of
up
to
two
years
and
16
may
assign
each
fellow
to
a
local
public
defender
office
or
17
appellate
defender
office.
Each
fellow
is
required
to
be
a
18
licensed
attorney
admitted
to
practice
law
in
this
state
prior
19
to
commencement
of
the
fellowship.
20
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