Directs Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Affairs to enter into agreements to provide certain legal services to certain disabled veterans.

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This bill requires the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Veterans Affairs to partner with law firms to offer free legal help to disabled veterans. These veterans must have a net worth under $2 million and are seeking disability compensation from the federal government. The law firms must specialize in veteran benefits law and have significant experience, with at least one lawyer licensed in New Jersey and admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.

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D · PrimeNilsa Cruz-Perez
R · PrimeCarmen Amato
R · CoParker Space
R · CoAnthony M. Bucco
R · CoRobert Singer
D · CoTroy Singleton
D · CoJames Beach

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