Minnesota House Research Department
The Minnesota House Research Department is a nonpartisan legislative service agency serving the members and staff of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Mission statement
The mission statement of the House Research Department is:
- To help legislators and committees make informed legislative decisions, by providing information and analysis that is credible, accurate, and useful for legislative decisions.
- To help legislators and committees develop legislation that carries out their legislative decisions, by providing expert and experienced help in developing and drafting legislation and in evaluating and understanding the effects of legislation.
- To advise the House on legal matters arising from the conduct of House business. Attorneys in House Research serve as legal counsel to the House as a government agency.[1]
Services offered
Committee staffing
The House Research Department provides all legal and research staff for standing committees in the Minnesota Legislature.[2][2]
Legal counsel
Attorneys in the House Research Department are the official legal counsel of the Minnesota House of Representatives. They represent the House in any legal matters allowed by law.[3][2]
Legislative summaries
Summaries for all enacted and pending legislation are provided by the House Research Department.[2]
Research
Staff in the House Research Department provides nonpartisan research and analysis for Minnesota House members, committees, and staff. Staff handles both short and long term studies, program analysis, and answering questions of public policy.[3][2]
History
The House Research Department was first formed in 1967.[4]
See also
- State legislative research service bureaus
- Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
- Minnesota Senate Counsel Research and Fiscal Analysis
- Minnesota State Senate
- Minnesota House of Representatives
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Minnesota House Research Department, "About House Research Department"(See House Research Mission)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Minnesota House Research Department, "About the House Research Department"(See How House Research Delivers Services)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 National Conference of State Legislatures' "Legal Staffs in the Legislatures"(See Minnesota)
- ↑ Minnesota House Research Department, "About House Research Department"(See 1st Paragraph)
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