7.100 Duties of Legislative Research Commission.

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7.100 Duties of Legislative Research Commission. It shall be the duty of the Legislative Research Commission to: (1) Maintain in the State Capitol or State Capitol Annex for the use and information of the General Assembly, a legislative reference room and working library; collect, summarize, and index information of a legislative and governmental nature relating to legislation and legislative policies and index all bills introduced in the General Assembly. Permanent office space for the Legislative Research Commission and for the director thereof and employees or subcommittees shall be provided on the third floor of the State Capitol. When the General Assembly is not in session, the Commission shall have jurisdiction over the use of the House and Senate chambers and over the allocation of all rooms used by the General Assembly while in session. The Commission may provide for such other office space as it may deem necessary. (2) Make or cause to be made such investigations into statute law, legislation, governmental agencies and institutions, and matters of public policy as will aid the General Assembly in performing its duties in the most efficient and economical manner. In making such studies and investigations between the regular sessions of the General Assembly, the Commission shall give priority to those subjects requested by the General Assembly. The Commission shall promptly consider any requests of the General Assembly by bill or resolution for the creation of task forces, committees, subcommittees, or other entities for the purpose of studying or reviewing issues or subjects. Provisions of the bill or resolution to the contrary notwithstanding, the Commission, in its sole discretion, may grant or deny the request to create an entity or alternatively assign the subject matter of the proposed study or review to an existing committee or task force, including interim joint subcommittees of the Commission. (3) Afford to any member of the General Assembly or any committee of either house of the General Assembly such information and assistance as may be practicable in the preparation of bills, memorials, resolutions, amendments, alterations and changes thereto, and revisions and substitutes thereof, proposed to be introduced into the General Assembly. (4) The Commission, at the close of each legislative session, shall assume custody of all furniture, equipment, records, materials and supplies, and printed copies of bills in the possession of the clerks of the Senate and House. Immediately prior to the convening of the next session, the Commission shall transfer all furniture, equipment, materials, and supplies to the clerks of the respective houses. The Commission may, when the General Assembly is not in session, authorize the expenditure of funds appropriated to the General Assembly for the purchase, repair, or maintenance of furniture, equipment, materials, and supplies and contract for services needed by the General Assembly. (5) The Commission shall prepare and publish or contract for the preparation and publishing of a daily index and digest of the content of and legislative action on all measures introduced in the General Assembly. (6) After each election the Commission shall conduct a pre-session orientation conference for members of the General Assembly. (7) The Commission shall notify the members of the General Assembly of the reports filed with the Commission for distribution to the members of the General Assembly and of the reports and publications of the Commission which are available for the members of the General Assembly. Each member of the General Assembly shall indicate upon a form provided by the Commission which reports shall be forwarded to the member. (8) Conduct, while the General Assembly is not in session, any and all business of the legislative department of government, except for the passage of legislation, which could be conducted by the legislative department of government or the General Assembly if the General Assembly were in session. (9) Conduct such other business and possess such other powers and duties as may be assigned or authorized by the General Assembly by statute or otherwise. Effective: July 14, 2000 History: Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 41, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 443, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 44, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1980. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 357, sec. 2, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 199, sec. 1, effective June 14, 1962. -- Amended 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 9, sec. 2, effective June 17, 1954. -- Created 1948 Ky. Acts ch. 15, sec. 2, effective June 17, 1948.