A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to appropriate funds to the north carolina state bar for the provision of civil legal services for indigents to be used for the provision of legal services to help prevent foreclosure and home loss and preserve home equity among low‑income consumers, as recommended by the house select committee on home foreclosures.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the North Carolina State Bar the sum of two million dollars ($2,000,000) for the 2006‑2007 fiscal year to make grants to the North Carolina Legal Service Providers who provide legal services to help prevent foreclosure and home loss and preserve home equity among low‑income consumers. The grants shall be made available to Legal Services of Southern Piedmont, Pisgah Legal Services, Legal Aid Society of Northwest North Carolina, the Land Loss Prevention Project, Legal Aid of North Carolina, and the Financial Protection Law Center for the provision of legal assistance to low‑income consumers in cases involving predatory mortgage lending, mortgage broker and loan services abuses, foreclosure defense, and other legal issues that relate to helping low‑income consumers avoid home loss, foreclosure, and preserve home equity.
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2006.