BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

SB 6744: Attorney loan repayment

Establishing the public interest attorney loan repayment program.

Summary

  • Declares an intent to provide affordable access to legal education and meet the legal needs of the state of Washington in public interest areas of the law. The high cost of attending law school requires that attorneys command high incomes to repay the financial obligations incurred in obtaining the required training.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedMar 1, 2004
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Don Benton (R-17)
Introduced
March 1, 2004 in the Senate
Last action
March 1, 2004

AN ACT Relating to a loan repayment endowment program for attorneys who provide legal services in public interest areas of the law;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Don Benton (R-17)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. First reading, referred to Judiciary.

SB 6744 in other sessions

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