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Committee hears bill to create scholarships for students who pledge five years as prosecutors or public defenders
Summary
Representative Stuart Wald presented House Bill 1049 to the Senate education committee on March 26, proposing scholarships for law students who pledge five years of service as a deputy prosecutor or public defender.
The Senate Education, Career and Technical Development Committee took testimony on House Bill 1049, which would create a scholarship and fund for law students who pledge to serve five years in a county prosecutor’s office or in the public defender system.
Representative Stuart Wald, the bill’s sponsor in the House, told the committee scholarship recipients who attend an accredited law school and remain in good standing would receive $20,000 a year for full‑time study and $15,000 a year for part‑time study; the sponsor said the total support would cover roughly 70 percent of typical in‑state tuition.…
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