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Committee reviews bill to create UND immigration law clinic; decision postponed
Summary
Representatives and senators discussed a bill to establish an immigration law clinic at the University of North Dakota Law School, including a proposed full‑time staff attorney, nominal fees, and a $400,000 biennial appropriation. The committee set the bill aside to take up again the next day.
The Appropriations - Education and Environment Division heard an overview of House Bill 1600, which would establish an immigration law clinic at the University of North Dakota Law School and provide funding, but committee members set the bill aside for further review and agreed to take it up the next day.
Representative Emily O'Brien, sponsor on the House side, told the committee the proposal would set up a clinic at UND to train law students while providing immigration services to employers and clients. "Right now, we only have, 4 immigration attorneys in the…
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