Tex. Educ. Code § 61.952 · Subchapter X. REPAYMENT OF CERTAIN LAW SCHOOL EDUCATION LOANS: ATTORNEY OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION SERVING INDIGENT PERSONS
ELIGIBILITY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
To be eligible to receive repayment assistance, an attorney must:
(1) apply to the board;
(2) be a full-time employee of the eligible organization; and
(3) be currently practicing in this state as an attorney employed by an organization that:
(A) qualifies for an exemption from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, that is prohibited from providing representation in a class-action lawsuit; and
(B) receives funds for providing legal services to indigent individuals from:
(i) the Interest on Lawyers' Trust Accounts program administered by the Texas Equal Access to Justice Foundation; or
(ii) the basic civil legal services account under Section 51.943, Government Code.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1320, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.61.htm
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