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Bill Title: Indiana public defender commission. Increases the membership of the Indiana public defender commission from 11 members to 15 members. Provides that commission membership includes the following: (1) One member appointed by the board of directors of the public defender council of Indiana, who is an attorney admitted to the practice of law in Indiana. (2) One member appointed by the dean of a state funded Indiana law school. (3) Two members appointed by the Indiana State Bar Association, who: (A) are admitted to the practice of law in Indiana; (B) each have at least five years of criminal defense experience; and (C) belong to different political parties.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-01-10 - First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law [SB0356 Detail]

Download: Indiana-2019-SB0356-Introduced.pdf

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