§ 521. Creation and purpose
§ 521. Creation and purpose The Joint Fiscal Office is created as a permanent agency to provide the General Assembly with services relating to the fiscal operations of the State, including revenues, budgeting, and expenditures. (Added 2019, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)
§ 522. Chief Fiscal Officer; employees
§ 522. Chief Fiscal Officer; employees (a)(1) The Joint Fiscal Committee shall employ an individual to be the Chief Fiscal Officer of the Joint Fiscal Office. (2) The Chief Fiscal Officer shall employ fiscal, research, and other professional staff as needed to carry out the duties of the Joint Fiscal Office, except that requests for […]
§ 523. Functions; confidentiality
§ 523. Functions; confidentiality (a) The Joint Fiscal Office shall furnish: (1) nonpartisan research and administrative services of a fiscal nature to the Joint Fiscal Committee and, at the direction of the Joint Fiscal Committee, to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Finance, the House Committee on Ways and Means, […]
§ 524. Budget
§ 524. Budget The Chief Fiscal Officer shall propose a budget for the Joint Fiscal Office to the Joint Legislative Management Committee. (Added 2019, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)
§ 462. Director; employees
§ 462. Director; employees (a) The Joint Legislative Management Committee shall employ an individual with experience and expertise in human resources management to be the Director of Human Resources. The Committee may conduct the hiring process itself or may delegate this duty to a special hiring committee comprising an equal number of members from the […]
§ 463. Functions
§ 463. Functions The Office of Human Resources shall provide human resources services to members of the General Assembly and legislative employees, including: (1) developing, in consultation with the heads of the other legislative offices, compensation and benefits plans and personnel policies for legislative offices and employees for Joint Legislative Management Committee approval and providing […]
§ 464. Budget
§ 464. Budget The Director of Human Resources shall propose a budget for the Office of Human Resources to the Joint Legislative Management Committee. (Added 2019, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.)
§ 465. Intergovernmental cooperation
§ 465. Intergovernmental cooperation For the purposes of carrying out its duties, the Office of Human Resources 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 2019, […]
§ 501. Creation of Committee; purpose
§ 501. Creation of Committee; purpose (a) There is created a Joint Fiscal Committee whose membership shall be appointed on or before January 15 of each biennial session of the General Assembly. The Committee shall consist of five Representatives and five Senators as follows: (1) the Chair of the House Committee on Appropriations; (2) the […]
§ 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; […]