Government Retention of Personal Injury Lawyers: HF 1481, Article 2, Sec. 5 {8.065} (2005).
Specifies that the attorney general may not enter into a
Specifies that the attorney general may not enter into a contract for legal services in which the fees and expenses paid by the state, or can reasonably be expected to exceed $1 million unless the attorney general first submits the proposed contract to the Legislative Advisory Commission, and waits at least 20 days to receive a possible recommendation from the commission.
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