Provide for county conflict counsel to represent certain indigent persons when the public defender is unavailable

Nebraska's LB 859 requires counties with public defenders to appoint "county conflict counsel" when the public defender cannot represent indigent defendants due to conflicts of interest or other court-approved reasons. These appointed attorneys must represent low-income criminal defendants in the same way as public defenders, with full-time requirements in counties over 170,000 population. The bill mandates counties to notify judges and court officials when hiring such counsel and prohibits these attorneys from taking private fees for these cases. It does not change eligibility for indigent representation but ensures consistent access to legal counsel during gaps in public defender availability.