Sec. 2-88. Public and private assistance.
Sec. 2-88. Public and private assistance. The commission may apply for and
receive assistance from any source, including grants of money and services from national
and state bodies and foundations. The commission may procure information, advice,
and assistance from any agency, department, legislative committee, or other instrumentality of the state, with the consent of the head thereof. All state agencies, other official
state organizations and all persons connected with them shall give the commission all
relevant information and reasonable assistance on any matters of research requiring
recourse to them or to data within their knowledge or control. The commission may
request assistance in the performance of its responsibilities by the Legislative Commissioners' Office, and the legislative commissioners may assign attorneys in their office
to provide such assistance. The commission shall have the power to adopt such regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, for the conduct of its business
as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(P.A. 74-132, S. 5, 6; 74-338, S. 87, 94; P.A. 77-557, S. 1, 3; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-7, S. 63.)
History: P.A. 74-338 changed effective date of P.A. 74-132 from October 1, 1974, to May 8, 1974; P.A. 77-557 deleted
Subsec. (b) which had prohibited expenditure of state funds; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-7 added provision re assistance by
Legislative Commissioners' Office, effective August 15, 2002.