7-203. Terms, defined.For purposes of the Legal Education for Public Service and Rural Practice Loan Repayment Assistance Act:(1) Board means the Legal Education for Public Service and Rural Practice Loan Repayment Assistance Board;(2) Designated legal profession shortage area means a rural area located within any county in Nebraska having a population of less than fifteen thousand inhabitants and not included within a metropolitan statistical area as defined by the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, and determined by the board to be underserved by available legal representation;(3) Educational loans means loans received as an educational benefit, scholarship, or stipend toward a juris doctorate degree and either (a) made, insured, or guaranteed by a governmental unit or (b) made under a program funded in whole or in part by a governmental unit or nonprofit institution; and(4) Public legal service means providing legal service to indigent persons while employed by a tax-exempt charitable organization.Source Laws 2008, LB1014, § 21; Laws 2014, LB907, § 3. 7-203. Terms, defined.For purposes of the Legal Education for Public Service and Rural Practice Loan Repayment Assistance Act:(1) Board means the Legal Education for Public Service and Rural Practice Loan Repayment Assistance Board;(2) Designated legal profession shortage area means a rural area located within any county in Nebraska having a population of less than fifteen thousand inhabitants and not included within a metropolitan statistical area as defined by the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, and determined by the board to be underserved by available legal representation;(3) Educational loans means loans received as an educational benefit, scholarship, or stipend toward a juris doctorate degree and either (a) made, insured, or guaranteed by a governmental unit or (b) made under a program funded in whole or in part by a governmental unit or nonprofit institution; and(4) Public legal service means providing legal service to indigent persons while employed by a tax-exempt charitable organization.Source Laws 2008, LB1014, § 21; Laws 2014, LB907, § 3.
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