46-1101. Legislative post audit committee; membership; quorum; members required for action; officers; meetings; introduction of legislation.
46-1101
46-1101. Legislative post audit committee; membership; quorum; membersrequired for action; officers; meetings; introduction of legislation.There is hereby established the legislative post audit committee whichshall consist of five senators and five members of the house ofrepresentatives. The five senator members shall be appointed as follows:Three by the president and two by the minority leader. The five representative membersshall be appointed as follows: Three by the speaker and two by the minorityleader. Each senate member appointed and each representative member appointedshall serve on the legislative post audit committee during such member's currentterm as a legislator and the officer so appointing shall notify promptlythe post auditor and such committee of the appointment. A quorum of thecommittee shall be six. Except as otherwise specifically provided bylaw, all actions of the committee may be taken by a majority of thosepresent when there is a quorum. At the commencement of each regularsession of the legislature, the legislative postaudit committee shall organize by electing achairperson and a vice-chairperson who are not members of the same houseof the legislature. The vice-chairperson shall exercise all of the powersof the chairperson in the absence of thechairperson. The legislative post audit committee may meet at any time,at any place in the state on the call of the chairperson. The committeemay introduce such legislation as it deems necessary in performing its dutiesunder the legislative post audit act.
History: L. 1971, ch. 185, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 157, § 8; L. 1974,ch. 220, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 221, § 1; L. 1984, ch. 191, § 1; Feb. 16.