Mississippi Senate Legislative Services
Mississippi Senate Legislative Services is a nonpartisan legislative service bureau that is dedicated to serving the members and staff of the Mississippi Senate.
Governance
A full-time director oversees the day to day operations of the agency.[1]
Services offered
Bill drafting
Attorneys and proofreaders on the staff of Senate Legislative Services provide all drafting and proofreading of all bills, resolutions, and amendments in the Mississippi Senate.[1]
Committee staffing
Senate Legislative Services serves as the official legal staff of all standing committees in the Mississippi Senate. Each attorney is responsible for providing legal advice and support to seven committees in the Senate. Also, Senate Legislative Services is required to staff the Joint Committee on Corrections.[1]
Fiscal oversight
Senate legislative services provides all fiscal notes for proposed bills and is responsible for doing performance audits on all state agencies in the Mississippi government.[1]
See also
- State legislative research service bureaus
- Mississippi House Legislative Services
- Mississippi State Senate
- Mississippi House of Representatives
External links
- http://www.legislature.ms.gov/ Mississippi State Legislature]
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 National Conference of State Legislatures, "Legal Staff in the States"(See Mississippi)
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