§ 25-3005.Legislative intent.

Article 30: Legal Aid and Civil Legal Services Programs · Last amended 2006 · Last verified July 22, 2026

In one sentenceThis section states the Legislature’s intent behind article 30’s later sections: expanding the capacity to provide civil legal services to low-income Nebraskans equally throughout the state, rather than concentrating help in a few counties.

Full Text of § 25-3005

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It is the intent of the Legislature to expand the capacity to provide civil legal services to eligible low-income persons equally throughout the state.

Source

Laws 2006, LB 746, § 1.

Plain-English Summary

Section 25-3005 opens the second half of article 30 with a statement of purpose rather than a rule. The Legislature declares its intent to expand the capacity to provide civil legal services to eligible low-income persons equally throughout Nebraska. That word “equally” matters: the goal is not just more legal aid, but legal aid reaching rural and urban counties alike, instead of clustering around a few population centers.

This intent statement sets up the Civil Legal Services Program that sections 25-3007 through 25-3010 go on to create, alongside the Legal Aid and Services Fund program already established in sections 25-3001 to 25-3004. It explains why Nebraska built a second funding stream rather than relying on the first alone.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Legislature’s stated goal behind sections 25-3005 to 25-3010?

Expanding the capacity to provide civil legal services to eligible low-income persons equally throughout Nebraska.

Why does Nebraska have two legal aid funding programs?

Section 25-3005 signals that the Legislature wanted broader, more even statewide coverage, which the Civil Legal Services Program in sections 25-3007 to 25-3010 was built to add alongside the earlier Legal Aid and Services Fund.

Does this section create any funding or duties by itself?

No. It states legislative intent; the operative funding and duties appear in sections 25-3007 through 25-3010.

Who benefits from the intent behind this section?

Eligible low-income persons across Nebraska, including those in counties that might otherwise have limited access to civil legal services.

How does this section connect to the Civil Legal Services Program?

It states the reason the program exists — equal statewide access — before section 25-3007 creates the program itself.

Source & verification. Section text and the amendment-history citation are reproduced verbatim from the Nebraska Legislature, Revisor of Statutes, enacted by the Nebraska Legislature. Last verified July 22, 2026. · Official source

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