Committee Meeting Agenda – May 20, 2025

MEETING OF THE
COMMITTEE FOR PUBLIC COUNSEL SERVICES
MAY 20, 2025

The meeting will be REMOTE starting at 4:30 p.m.
Registration is required – details below.

AGENDA

1. Approval of minutes of the April 15, 2025 meeting
2. Legal – Request for Committee Action
   a. Amicus request – Commonwealth v. H.S., Appeals Court No. 2025-P-141, DAR-_____
   b. Amicus request – Commonwealth v. Donovan, Appeals Court No. 2025-P-0242, DAR-_____
   c. Amicus request – Commonwealth v. Sameja, No. 24-P-0306
   d. Amicus request – Pierce, Petitioner, SJC-13748
   e. Expedited Amicus report out – Care and Protection of B.A., SJC-13758
3. FY25 Financial Update
   a. Monthly Financial Overview
   b. Commitments $10,000 and Over Report
4. FY26 Contracts (Please see Summary Memo)
   a. Supporting Attorney Contracts
   – Criminal Supervising Attorneys
   – Youth Advocacy Division Juvenile Supervising Attorneys (JSA)
   – Post Conviction Criminal Appeals Resource Attorneys
   – Mental Health Litigation Division Regional Coordinators
   – Children & Family Law Resource Attorneys
   – EdLaw Special Education Advocacy Mentors (SEAM)
   b. Bar Advocate Program Contracts
   – County Bar Programs
   – Islands – Dukes and Nantucket
   c. Private Investigator Contracts for Private Counsel Division
5. FY26 Budget Update
6. Chief Counsel’s Report
7. Executive Session
   a. Personnel matter
   b. Personnel matters

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