This bill is reported out by the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary pursuant to Public Law 2025, chapter 40, section 4. The committee has not taken a position on the substance of this bill. By reporting this bill out, the committee is not suggesting and does not intend to suggest that it agrees or disagrees with any aspect of this bill. The committee is reporting the bill out for the sole purpose of having a bill printed that can be referred to the committee for an appropriate public hearing and subsequent processing in the normal course. The committee is taking this action to ensure clarity and transparency in the legislative review of the proposals contained in the bill. The bill prohibits a court from appointing or assigning a private attorney to represent a person who is eligible to receive indigent legal services unless the private attorney consents to the appointment or assignment and the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services determines that the attorney is eligible for the appointment or assignment.