The Civil Legal Services Program is created. Appropriations to the program and money in the Civil Legal Services Fund shall be used to provide grants for civil legal services to eligible low-income persons. The Commission on Public Advocacy shall distribute grants pursuant to section 25-3008.
§ 25-3007.Civil Legal Services Program; created; use of appropriations; Commission on Public Advocacy; duties.
Article 30: Legal Aid and Civil Legal Services Programs · Last amended 2009 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceThis section creates the Civil Legal Services Program, a second funding stream alongside the Legal Aid and Services Fund, and directs the Commission on Public Advocacy to use its appropriations and fund money for grants covering civil legal services to low-income Nebraskans.
Full Text of § 25-3007
Source
Laws 2006, LB 746, § 3; Laws 2009, LB35, § 16.
Plain-English Summary
Section 25-3007 creates the Civil Legal Services Program itself. Appropriations made to the program, along with money in the Civil Legal Services Fund created by section 25-3009, are used to provide grants for civil legal services to eligible low-income persons. The Commission on Public Advocacy — the same commission that runs the earlier Legal Aid and Services Fund program — distributes those grants, following the process section 25-3008 sets out.
The Civil Legal Services Program runs on its own statutes, sections 25-3007 to 25-3010, and its own fund, separate from the Legal Aid and Services Fund created under section 25-3002. Both programs share the same commission and the same definitions, but they draw on different money and different grant criteria.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Civil Legal Services Program?
A program created by section 25-3007 that uses legislative appropriations and Civil Legal Services Fund money to grant civil legal services to eligible low-income persons.
How is the Civil Legal Services Program funded?
Through direct appropriations to the program and through money held in the Civil Legal Services Fund created by section 25-3009.
Who administers the grants under this program?
The Commission on Public Advocacy, which distributes grants under the process section 25-3008 establishes.
Is the Civil Legal Services Program the same as the Legal Aid and Services Fund?
How does this program’s grant process differ from the one in section 25-3004?
Section 25-3008 sets its own eligibility requirements for grant recipients under this program, which are more detailed than the direct-representation standard governing Legal Aid and Services Fund grants.
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. ·
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