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Resolve, To Increase Funding for Indigent Legal Aid Provided to Wabanaki Tribal Members
Sec. 1 Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services directed to increase reimbursement rate. Resolved: That the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services shall amend its rules to increase the reimbursement rate for indigent legal services provided to a member of the Penobscot Nation, Passamaquoddy Tribe, Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians or Aroostook Band of Micmacs from $50 per hour to $80 per hour effective January 1, 2014.
 
SUMMARY
This resolve directs the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services to amend its rules to increase the reimbursement rate for indigent legal services provided to a member of the Penobscot Nation, Passamaquoddy Tribe, Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians or Aroostook Band of Micmacs from $50 per hour to $80 per hour effective January 1, 2014.