SPONSOR:

Rep. Griffith

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

151st GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

HOUSE BILL NO. 380

AMEND House Bill No. 380 by inserting the following between lines 15 and 16 and redesignating accordingly:

(2) “Civil legal aid organization” means Community Legal Aid Society, Delaware Volunteer Legal Services, or Legal Services Corporation of Delaware. ”.

AMEND House Bill No. 380 on line 6, line 10, and line 40 by inserting after “ Delaware ” as it appears on each line the following: “ or one of Delaware’s civil legal aid organizations ”.

SYNOPSIS

This amendment adds attorneys from Delaware’s 3 civil legal aid organizations to the eligibility for assistance with student loan repayment. Like attorneys in state service, these public interest attorneys are often carrying large debt loads from law school and undergraduate programs, and are foregoing much higher potential salaries in the private sector in order to serve the public good.