13.80 Legislative organization, joint committee on. (1) There is created a joint committee on legislative organization with such powers and authority as are provided by law or by the legislature. (2) The committee shall consist of the speaker of the assembly, the president of the senate, and the majority and minority leaders and assistant majority […]
13.81 Joint legislative council. (1) Creation. There is created a joint legislative council of 22 members consisting of the speaker of the assembly and the president of the senate, the speaker pro tempore of the assembly and the president pro tempore of the senate, the senate and assembly majority and minority leaders, the 2 cochairpersons […]
13.82 Committees appointed by council. For the purpose of providing information to the legislature, the joint legislative council may appoint committees consisting of members of the legislature and of citizens having special knowledge on the subject assigned by the council to be studied. Any vacancy on a committee shall be filled by the council. The […]
13.83 Permanent council committees. The joint legislative council shall in each biennium create the committees enumerated in this section. (1) Law revision committee. (a) Prior to June 1 of each odd-numbered year, the joint legislative council shall appoint a law revision committee consisting of members of the senate and assembly, including at least one member […]
13.90 Duties and powers of the joint committee on legislative organization. (1) The joint committee on legislative organization shall be the policy-making board for the legislative reference bureau, the legislative fiscal bureau, the legislative audit bureau and the legislative technology services bureau. The committee shall: (a) Determine the types of tasks to be assigned to […]
13.905 Legislative conduct. The joint committee on legislative organization may inquire into alleged misconduct by members or employees of the legislature.
13.91 Legislative council staff. There is created a bureau known as the “Legislative Council Staff”, headed by a director. The legislative council staff shall be strictly nonpartisan and shall at all times observe the confidential nature of the research and drafting requests received by it. The legislative council staff may call upon any state department, […]
13.92 Legislative reference bureau. There is created a bureau to be known as the “Legislative Reference Bureau,” headed by the chief of legislative reference bureau. The legislative reference bureau shall be strictly nonpartisan and shall at all times observe the confidential nature of the reference or drafting requests received by it. (1) Duties of the […]
13.94 Legislative audit bureau. There is created a bureau to be known as the “Legislative Audit Bureau,” headed by a chief known as the “State Auditor.” The bureau shall be strictly nonpartisan and shall at all times observe the confidential nature of any audit currently being performed. Subject to s. 230.35 (4) (a) and (f), […]
13.95 Legislative fiscal bureau. There is created a bureau to be known as the “Legislative Fiscal Bureau” headed by a director. The fiscal bureau shall be strictly nonpartisan and shall at all times observe the confidential nature of the research requests received by it; however, with the prior approval of the requester in each instance, […]
13.96 Legislative technology services bureau. There is created a service agency known as the “Legislative Technology Services Bureau”, headed by a director. The legislative technology services bureau shall be strictly nonpartisan and shall at all times observe the confidential nature of the data and information originated, maintained or processed by electronic equipment supported by it. […]
