§ 403. Functions; confidentiality
§ 403. Functions; confidentiality (a) The Office of Legislative Counsel shall provide legal services to the General Assembly and its staff, including: (1) drafting bills, resolutions, amendments, and other legal documents; (2) providing legal research and analysis in relation to current or anticipated legislative matters; (3) providing policy analysis of current or anticipated legislative matters; […]
§ 404. Budget
§ 404. Budget The Director and Chief Counsel shall propose a budget for the Office of Legislative Counsel to the Joint Legislative Management Committee. (Added 1971, No. 204 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. March 31, 1972; amended 1973, No. 60, § 1, eff. May 13, 1973; 1981, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2013, No. […]
§ 405. Intergovernmental cooperation
§ 405. Intergovernmental cooperation For the purposes of carrying out its duties, the Office of Legislative Counsel shall have access to and the right to copy any public record of all executive, administrative, and judicial departments of the State, except income and franchise tax returns and other documents classified as confidential by law. (Added 1971, […]
§ 401. Creation and purpose
§ 401. Creation and purpose The Office of Legislative Counsel is created as a permanent agency to serve the General Assembly with nonpartisan legislative drafting, research, and other professional legal and editorial services. (Added 1971, No. 204 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 31, 1972; amended 2019, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
§ 402. Director and Chief Counsel; employees
§ 402. Director and Chief Counsel; employees (a) The Joint Legislative Management Committee shall employ an individual to be the Director and Chief Counsel of the Office of Legislative Counsel. The Committee may conduct the hiring process itself or it may delegate this duty to a special hiring committee comprising an equal number of members […]