| 1 | 1 | | *HR1568* |
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| 2 | 2 | | Introduced Version |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE |
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| 4 | 4 | | RESOLUTION No. ___ |
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| 5 | 5 | | Introduced by: McNamara, Steuerwald, Ireland, Meltzer, |
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| 6 | 6 | | Zimmerman, Pierce M, DeLaney |
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| 7 | 7 | | ____________________________________ |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1 A HOUSE RESOLUTION recognizing the 75th |
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| 9 | 9 | | 2 anniversary of the Indiana Bar Foundation. |
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| 10 | 10 | | 3 Whereas, For 75 years, the Indiana Bar Foundation has |
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| 11 | 11 | | 4 been a pillar of support for Hoosiers, promoting civic |
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| 12 | 12 | | 5 education, access to justice, and community engagement; |
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| 13 | 13 | | 6 Whereas, The Indiana Bar Foundation manages programs |
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| 14 | 14 | | 7 aimed at advancing civic literacy among Hoosier children |
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| 15 | 15 | | 8 through the We the People program, Mock Trial, and Indiana |
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| 16 | 16 | | 9 Kids Election; |
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| 17 | 17 | | 10 Whereas, The Indiana Bar Foundation oversees |
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| 18 | 18 | | 11 IndianaLegalHelp.org to increase Hoosier's access to legal aid. |
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| 19 | 19 | | 12 The Foundation supports civil legal assistance and pro bono |
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| 20 | 20 | | 13 organizations, law students, attorneys, and self-represented |
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| 21 | 21 | | 20253100 |
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| 22 | 22 | | HR 1568/DI 140 2025 2 |
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| 23 | 23 | | 1 litigants to improve civil legal assistance for all Hoosiers; |
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| 24 | 24 | | 2 Whereas, The Indiana Bar Foundation offers several |
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| 25 | 25 | | 3 scholarships for current law students and assists with loan |
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| 26 | 26 | | 4 repayment for licensed attorneys working at civil legal |
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| 27 | 27 | | 5 assistance organizations; |
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| 28 | 28 | | 6 Whereas, The Indiana Bar Foundation administers the Civil |
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| 29 | 29 | | 7 Legal Aid Fund, established in 1997, to support Indiana |
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| 30 | 30 | | 8 organizations providing civil legal services to low income |
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| 31 | 31 | | 9 Hoosiers. In partnership with the Indiana Supreme Court, the |
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| 32 | 32 | | 10 Foundation distributes nearly $3 million annually to qualifying |
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| 33 | 33 | | 11 organizations around the state; and |
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| 34 | 34 | | 12 Whereas, The Indiana Bar Foundation is responsible for |
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| 35 | 35 | | 13 expanding civic education in Indiana and contributing to an |
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| 36 | 36 | | 14 accessible civil legal system for all Indiana residents: |
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| 37 | 37 | | 15 Therefore, |
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| 38 | 38 | | 16 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the |
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| 39 | 39 | | 17 General Assembly of the State of Indiana: |
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| 40 | 40 | | 18 SECTION 1. That the Indiana House of Representatives |
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| 41 | 41 | | 19 recognizes the 75th anniversary of the Indiana Bar Foundation. |
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| 42 | 42 | | 20 SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of |
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| 43 | 43 | | 21 Representatives shall transmit copies of this resolution to State |
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| 44 | 44 | | 22 Representative Wendy McNamara for distribution. |
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| 45 | 45 | | 20253100 |
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| 46 | 46 | | HR 1568/DI 140 2025 |
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