36-12-8 - Legislative Management Committee -- Research and General Counsel Subcommittee -- Budget Subcommittee -- Audit Subcommittee -- Duties -- Members -- Meetings.
36-12-8. Legislative Management Committee -- Research and General CounselSubcommittee -- Budget Subcommittee -- Audit Subcommittee -- Duties -- Members --Meetings.
(1) There is created within the Legislative Management Committee three subcommitteeshaving equal representation from each major political party. The subcommittees, theirmembership, and their functions are as follows:
(a) The Research and General Counsel Subcommittee, comprising six members, shallrecommend to the Legislative Management Committee a person or persons to hold the positionsof director of the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel and legislative generalcounsel.
(b) The Budget Subcommittee, comprising six members, shall recommend to theLegislative Management Committee a person to hold the position of legislative fiscal analyst.
(c) The Audit Subcommittee, comprising four members, shall:
(i) recommend to the Legislative Management Committee a person to hold the position oflegislative auditor general; and
(ii) (A) review all requests for audits;
(B) prioritize those requests; and
(C) hear all audit reports and refer those reports to other legislative committees for theirfurther review and action as appropriate.
(2) The members of each subcommittee of the Legislative Management Committee shallbe appointed from the membership of the Legislative Management Committee by anappointments committee comprised of the speaker and the minority leader of the House ofRepresentatives and the president and the minority leader of the Senate.
(3) Each subcommittee of the Legislative Management Committee shall meet as often asnecessary to perform its duties. They may meet during and between legislative sessions.
Amended by Chapter 9, 2001 General Session