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(53) Cost of Legiscon subscription to review and track bills and other legislative instruments.

(54) Represents 20% of salary & benefits for attorney who serves as staff liaison to committee.
Amendment 08/27/21 – Represents 10% of salary & benefits for half of FY (activities
suspended for half of FY) for attorney who serves as staff liaison to committee.

ACCESS TO JUSTICE
(55) Professional dues and subscriptions for department members - LSBA/LADB (4@ $435;
1@$250), NAPBPro dues for department members (2@$100), NABE ($80), ABA
(2@$450), NLADA ($100), American Judicature Society ($200 bi-annually), and
Management Information Exchange (MIE)($350)

(56) ATJ Committee Projects – Includes
o ATJ Commission Meetings ($3,000) (expenses for 4 Commission meetings and
numerous committee meetings for 6 committees)
▪ Building Bridges Committee Meetings (Re-Entry Program)
▪ Funding Committee Meetings (State Funding, Revision of La R.S
13:1000, Other Funding Projects, ABA Day)
▪ Language Access Committee Meetings (Work with LASC on LA
projects to support federal MOA, creation of education materials)
▪ Modest Means Committee Meetings (Modest Means Directory
Advertising and Membership activities)
▪ SRL Committee Meetings (Development and Evolution of Statewide
Uniform Forms, trainings and other SRL resources, Conducting SRL
Regional Summits)
▪ Technology Committee Meetings (Advancement of Technologies to
Support Remote and Online Delivery of Legal Services, Statewide Case
Mgt and other projects)
o ATJ Committee Meetings ($2,000) (expenses for 3 committee meetings and
several meetings for 3 subcommittees)
▪ Disaster Response Subcommittee (Response to Corona Virus and any
other crisis)
▪ Pro Bono Subcommittee Meetings (Work to revamp ProBono.net to
better support volunteers, hosting of LA.FreeLegalAnswers, Campaign
to increase volunteer reporting and volunteerism, training for new PB
volunteer portal on case management system)
▪ IFP Subcommittee Meetings (Judge and Clerks of Court Education,
Work on revision of IFP statutes)
o LEAP ($1500)
▪ Lawyers in Libraries Program
▪ Public Librarian Legal Education Training around the State
▪ SRL allocation (brochures, websites, materials, documents, meetings)
o Legislative Matters ($1500) the increase in funding activities has resulted in
increased cost of materials, activities, and travel.
▪ Civil Legal Aid Day at the Capitol
o Pro Bono initiatives ($2000)
▪ Pro Bono Campaign

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