Legal Services Corporation Act Amendments of 2006
GPTKB entity
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legislation
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| gptkbp:addresses |
access to justice issues
domestic violence legal needs employment legal issues funding disparities in legal services housing legal issues mental health legal issues |
| gptkbp:affects |
gptkb:Legal_Services_Corporation
|
| gptkbp:aims_to |
access to legal resources
barriers to legal access public funding for legal services. the quality of legal services |
| gptkbp:allows |
certain types of legal representation
|
| gptkbp:amended_by |
gptkb:Legal_Services_Corporation_Act
eligibility criteria for legal aid |
| gptkbp:approves |
the importance of legal representation
the right to legal counsel |
| gptkbp:effective_date |
October 1, 2006
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| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:legislation
|
| gptkbp:encourages |
community outreach programs
collaboration among legal aid providers partnerships with private law firms community legal education initiatives legal advocacy for marginalized groups alternative dispute resolution methods legal research and innovation |
| gptkbp:enhances |
client confidentiality protections
oversight of legal services funding |
| gptkbp:established |
new reporting requirements
|
| gptkbp:facilitates |
legal aid for immigrants
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Legal Services Corporation Act Amendments of 2006
|
| gptkbp:impact |
funding for legal aid organizations
|
| gptkbp:includes |
provisions for funding
provisions for disaster relief legal services |
| gptkbp:influences |
state legal aid policies
|
| gptkbp:introduced |
gptkb:legislation
|
| gptkbp:mandates |
evaluation of legal aid programs
|
| gptkbp:passes_through |
gptkb:election
|
| gptkbp:promotes |
legal education initiatives
fair housing practices collaborative law practices public awareness of legal rights multilingual legal services |
| gptkbp:provides |
funding for legal clinics
funding for outreach to underserved communities guidelines for grant distribution resources for legal aid training programs |
| gptkbp:purpose |
to provide legal assistance to low-income individuals
|
| gptkbp:requires |
annual reports from the Legal Services Corporation
training for legal aid staff |
| gptkbp:signed_by |
gptkb:George_W._Bush
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| gptkbp:supports |
pro bono legal services
legal assistance for veterans civil legal assistance legal services for children legal services for the elderly legal education for low-income individuals legal services for people with disabilities technology in legal services |
| gptkbp:year |
gptkb:2006
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Legal_Services_Corporation_Act_of_1974
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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