Proposal describes rural areas for lawyer loan help and directs a transfer

The proposal describes a rural shortage area using a county population limit and a board finding that legal help is lacking. The definition concerns rural areas in Nebraska counties outside a metropolitan statistical area. The bill was indefinitely postponed, so the proposed wording did not take effect based on the supplied status.

The State Treasurer would transfer an amount printed as “XXX dollars” to the lawyer loan assistance fund. The money would go from the State Settlement Cash Fund to the Legal Education for Public Service and Rural Practice Loan Repayment Assistance Fund. The printed text does not specify the transfer amount. The bill was indefinitely postponed, so the proposed transfer did not take effect based on the supplied status. The transfer would be due on the act’s effective date, or as soon afterward as administratively possible.