Amend Article 18-B of the State County Law & Section 35 of the Judiciary Law.

A Resolution calling upon the Legislature and the Governor of New York to amend Article 18-B of the State County Law and Section 35 of the Judiciary Law to increase the hourly compensation paid to attorneys who represent economically disadvantaged persons as court-appointed counsel in Family Court and Criminal Court, and further exhorting the Legislature and the Governor to provide state funding for the fee increase so as to ensure that the State of New York meets its constitutional and statutory duty to provide appropriate legal representation to persons involved in such proceedings.