Sec. 22.004. PROVISION OF LEGAL SERVICES

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(a) On request, the department may provide legal services to an applicant for or recipient of assistance at a hearing before the department.
(b) The services must be provided by an attorney licensed to practice law in Texas or by a law student acting under the supervision of a law teacher or a legal services organization, and the attorney or law student must be approved by the department.
(c) The department shall adopt a reasonable fee schedule for the legal services. The fees may not exceed those customarily charged by an attorney for similar services for a private client. The fees may be paid only from funds appropriated to the department for the purpose of providing these legal services.

Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2341, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.

                    
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