NORTH DAKOTA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
Tentative Agenda
CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE
Monday, November 10, 2003
Harvest Room, State Capitol
Bismarck, North Dakota
| 9:00 a.m. | Call to order Roll call Approval of minutes of August 12, 2003, meeting |
INDIGENT DEFENSE STUDY |
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| 9:10 a.m. | Presentation by Chief Justice Gerald W. VandeWalle, Supreme Court, regarding the indigent defense study |
| 9:30 a.m. | Presentation by Mr. Ted Gladden, State Court Administrator, Supreme Court, regarding the state's indigent defense budget, caseload, and the estimated cost of a statewide public defender system |
| 9:50 a.m. | Presentation by Ms. Sandi Tabor, Chairman, State Bar Association of North Dakota Indigent Defense Task Force, regarding the status of the indigent defense task force and information regarding the Spangenberg Group |
| 10:10 a.m. | Presentation of information regarding average law student debt load; student loan forgiveness programs; and the federal indigent defense system |
| 10:25 a.m. | Comments by other interested persons Committee discussion |
| 10:35 a.m. | Coffee break |
LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING STUDY |
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| 10:50 a.m. | Presentations regarding the law enforcement training
needs of the state by:
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| 11:50 a.m. | Comments from other interested persons Committee discussion |
| 12:00 noon | Luncheon recess |
GUARDIANSHIP STUDY |
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| 1:00 p.m. | Presentation by Ms. Donna Byzewski, Cochairman, North Dakota Guardianship Task Force, regarding the results of the guardianship survey, the needs of the affected population, and other guardianship services issues |
| 2:00 p.m. | Comments from other interested persons regarding the guardianship study |
| 2:15 p.m. | Committee discussion |
| 2:30 p.m. | Adjourn |
