SB4 Alabama 2017 Session

Under existing law, the Legislative Reference Service, Legislative Fiscal Office, and Alabama Law Institute are under the general supervision of the Legislative Council. In addition, the Legislative Council has certain authority and responsibilities with respect to legislative staff and the operations of the Legislature

This bill would create the Legislative Services Agency and reconstitute the Legislative Reference Service, Legislative Fiscal Office, and Alabama Law Institute as divisions of the Legislative Services Agency, would provide for additional authority for the Legislative Council with regard to legislative operations; would add additional provisions relating to the provision of services by legislative staff, make related and conforming changes, and repeal conflicting and obsolete provisions

Relating to the Legislature; to create the Legislative Services Agency to provide certain staff services to the Legislature; to reconstitute the Legislative Reference Service, Legislative Fiscal Office, and the Alabama Law Institute as divisions of the agency; to provide for additional authority for the Legislative Council with regard to legislative operations; to add additional provisions relating to the provision of services by legislative staff; to make related and conforming changes; to add Chapter 5A (commencing with Section 29-5A-1) and Sections 29-6-7.1 and 29-6-7.2 to, to amend Sections 29-6-5, 29-6-7, and 41-9-370 of, and to repeal Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 29-5-1), Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 29-7-1), and Chapter (commencing with Section 29-8-1) of Title 29 of, the Code of Alabama 1975.