Authorizing counties and contiguous county groups to withdraw from the statewide public defense system for a certain specified period and allowing renewal of election to withdraw, requiring state board of public defense and commissioner of management and budget (MMB) notification; requiring withdrawing counties to agree to provide court-ordered representation of indigent people, requiring advisory board formation for comprehensive plan development; requiring the state board of public defense to transfer a portion of state funding to withdrawing counties; requiring continued chief appellate public defender continued representation in appeals, requiring legislative reports and recommendations
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