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PDSC trustees prepare for transfer of services and trusteeship as bill awaits markup
Summary
Trustees of the Public Defender Service Corporation were told markup on a bill to transition oversight and funding to PDSC was delayed until June; staff were asked to draft transitional procedures and a June resolution and to prepare for an expected July agenda placement and an October implementation timeline.
The Public Defender Service Corporation board of trustees on May 27 discussed next steps after a legislative bill to shift oversight and funding to the agency missed a planned May markup.
Chair (unnamed) said the bill "was introduced. We had a good public hearing," but markup was postponed because one sponsor, Senator Blas, was off‑island and the Legislature plans to resume markup in June with the expectation the measure will reach the July agenda. The chair urged the board and staff to prepare so any new trustees could adopt transitional procedures quickly if the bill becomes law.
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