HB 18-1102

House Bill 18-1102 extends a program that places law school graduates from CU and DU into rural district attorney offices for an additional 5 months, making the total fellowship period 15 months instead of one year. The bill also allocates $165,726 in funding to support this extended program. This extension is intended to help these new lawyers gain more experience in rural areas where legal resources are often limited. Since the bill has been signed into law, it means that the program will now operate under these new terms with increased duration and additional funding available.

Official Summary

Currently, there is a prosecution fellowship program that matches CU and DU law student graduates with rural district attorneys' offices. The fellowships last for one year. The bill extends the fellowships to 15 months. The bill appropriates $165,726 from the general fund to the department of higher education for use by the Colorado commission on higher education for the prosecution fellowship program. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

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