WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Legal Services Corporation has issued a proposed rule called: Purchasing and Property Management.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Nov. 5 by Stefanie Davis, Deputy General Counsel and Ethics Officer, Legal Services Corporation.

Summary: This proposed rule revises the Legal Services Corporation's (LSC) definition of "capital improvement" by removing the threshold amount of LSC funds that must be expended on an improvement to real estate for the expenditure to qualify as a capital improvement. The proposed amendment would distinguish the definition of a capital improvement from the monetary thresholds required for prior approval; promote consistent tracking and oversight of LSC funds used for ...