NOTE:  This bill has been prepared for the signature of the appropriate legislative
officers and the Governor.  To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill
or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative
      history, or the Session Laws.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 07-1034
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Madden, Buescher, Butcher, Carroll M.,
      Carroll T., Casso, Gardner B., Jahn, Kerr A., Levy, Marshall, McFadyen,
      McGihon, Merrifield, and Todd;
      also SENATOR(S) Shaffer, Gordon, Groff, Tupa, and Williams.
      
      
      Concerning allowing a law student to represent clients before an
           arbitration panel as if licensed to practice law when
           representing such clients through a law school maintained
           legal-aid dispensary.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  12-5-116, Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended to
      read:
      
           12-5-116.  Legal aid dispensaries - law students practice. 
      Students of any law school that maintains a legal-aid dispensary where poor
      or legally underserved persons receive legal advice and services shall,
      when representing said the dispensary and its clients, be authorized to
      advise clients on legal matters and appear in court or before any
      arbitration panel as if licensed to practice law.
      
           SECTION 2.  Effective date.  This act shall take effect at 12:01
      a.m. on the day following the expiration of the ninety-day period after final
      adjournment of the general assembly that is allowed for submitting a
      referendum petition pursuant to article V, section 1 (3) of the state
      constitution, (August 8, 2007, if adjournment sine die is on May 9, 2007);
      except that, if a referendum petition is filed against this act or an item,
      section, or part of this act within such period, then the act, item, section, or
      part, if approved by the people, shall take effect on the date of the official
      declaration of the vote thereon by proclamation of the governor.
      
      
      
      
      ________________________________________________________
      Andrew Romanoff                      Joan Fitz-Gerald
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Marilyn Eddins                          Karen Goldman
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    Bill Ritter, Jr.
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO