28-8-101. Creation; composition. There is created the legislative service office within the legislative branch of government hereinafter referred to as the “office”. The organizational structure of the office shall be determined by the management council, subject to the ultimate control of the entire membership of the legislature.
28-8-102. Management council; membership; vacancies; meetings; rules and regulations; quorum; officers. (a) Activities of the office shall be directed by a management council composed of the president, vice president, majority and minority floor leaders or their respective designees of the senate, plus one (1) senator selected at large; and the speaker, speaker pro tempore, majority […]
28-8-103. Director and staff. The management council shall appoint by majority vote a director of the office. The director, subject to the prior approval of the management council, may appoint assistant directors. The director shall appoint such professional, technical and clerical staff as necessary to perform the functions assigned to the office. The director and […]
28-8-104. Direction by legislature during sessions; joint interim committees; requests for services; establishment of priorities; appointment of select committees; vacancies; enlarging committees. (a) The legislature during regular or special session may direct the director and his staff to perform such studies, duties or services as the legislature may prescribe. (b) When the legislature is not […]
28-8-105. Duties of director and staff; prefiling bills; fiscal notes. (a) It shall be the duty of the director and staff to perform the following specific functions, together with such other functions as the council may prescribe: (i) Provide information during the legislative session and interim periods for any legislative, interim or standing committee or […]
28-8-106. Purchase and distribution of statutes, supplements and session laws. The legislative service office shall purchase such number of copies of statutes, supplements or session laws as the management council may direct. The legislative service office shall retain such copies as necessary for its own use and distribute the balance as directed.
28-8-107. Auditing of state agencies; management audit committee; factors to be considered in audit reports. (a) During every regular session the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of the Wyoming legislature shall each appoint five (5) members of their respective bodies to a management audit committee. Appointments to the committee by […]
28-8-108. Comments, recommendations and suggestions in audit reports; disclosure of confidential information; unauthorized reports or releases; reporting criminal violations. (a) The reports of the legislative service office may include comments, recommendations and suggestions, but neither the director nor the auditors shall have any authority to enforce any recommendation or suggestion nor shall they otherwise influence […]
28-8-109. Reports by director to legislature. The director and his staff shall prepare and deliver a report of the activities of the office to each member of the legislature not later than January 15th of each calendar year, or at such other times as the management council deems necessary or as requested by the legislature.
28-8-110. Mileage, salary and per diem of legislators engaging in activities. All members of the legislature shall receive their statutory mileage, salary and per diem for each day actually spent in legislative-directed or management council-approved activities of the office.
28-8-111. Assistance to be provided by state and local officers or agencies; duty of audited agencies. (a) Upon request of the director and with the approval of the management council or the management audit committee, each officer, board, commission, department or any political subdivision of state government or any local government shall provide assistance, documents […]
28-8-112. Space in state capitol building and annexation. (a) The following areas in the state capitol building, including the extension from the capitol building to and under the Herschler building and within the Herschler building, shall be rooms and halls provided for the conduct of activities of the legislature, its committees, the legislative service office […]
28-8-113. Duty of agency officers and employees; legislative service office access to records; failure to provide access; penalty. (a) Any officer or employee of a state agency subject to audit or other review by the legislature shall fully assist the legislative service office during the course of the audit or review. The legislative service office […]
28-8-114. Legal actions authorized; employment of counsel. (a) The legislature finds that proper interpretation and administration of the constitution and legislative enactments of the state of Wyoming are matters of great public interest and importance, and the legislature has a sufficient interest in the proper interpretation and administration of the constitution and its own enactments […]
28-8-116. Confidential communications. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this section and unless the privilege is waived by the individual legislator involved, the following shall be deemed confidential and privileged: (i) Communications between a legislator and legislative staff relating to: (A) A request for research or advice on a legislative issue; (B) […]
