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ATJ Commission chair obtained input from IFP Committee members
                                         as LSLI revised IFP statutes and sent a bill with those revisions to the
                                         legislature. The bill did not move through the legislature because of the
                                         truncated session.
                                       Assess technical capacities of civil legal aid providers;
                                         Technology Committee developed assessment tool to determine
                                         statewide capacities.
                                       Assess statewide technology needs of the Civil Justice Community
                                         and develop priority list of possible initiatives and projects;
                                         Technology Committee evaluated a list of potential initiatives and
                                         projects from Civil Justice Community partners and will identify one or
                                         two projects to recommend to the ATJ Commission for development.

                                         Learning Management System is being developed by providers and
                                         Lagniappe Law Lab.
                                       Assess training needs and develop appropriate resources;
                                            o  Host annual Louisiana Justice Community Conference
                                                The 2020 conference, originally scheduled in-person in
                                                October, has been postponed and will be held online Dec 2-4
                                                through a virtual platform, Pathable.
                                            o  Provide targeted training throughout the year on public interest
                                                legal issues
                                                   •  Scheduled employment law, Social Security
                                                       Overpayments, and SNAP trainings for 2020
                                                       Substantive Law Training Series.
                                                   •  Hosted and recorded FEMA training following Hurricane
                                                       Laura for civil legal aid and volunteer attorneys
                                                   •  In partnership with legal aid attorneys, district and city
                                                       court judges, LSBA past-president Barry Grodsky, and
                                                       the Lafayette Bar Association, hosted multiple virtual
                                                       training sessions and CLEs on the new eviction laws
                                                       under the Federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and
                                                       Economic Security Act. Sessions were attended by over
                                                       160 judges and Justices of the Peace and recordings
                                                       were made available for those that could not livestream.
                                                   •  Created 8 training videos and corresponding training
                                                       manuals for civil legal aid and volunteer attorneys on
                                                       issues arising from COVID-19, including evictions and
                                                       family law.
                                                   •  Hosted a CLE on Re-entry Legislative Updates attended
                                                       by DOC, DA offices, PD offices, legislative offices,
                                                       advocates, and members of the judiciary to educate


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