New Mexico Legislative Council Service
The New Mexico Legislative Council Service is a nonpartisan legislative service agency dedicated to serving the members and staff of the New Mexico Legislature.
Governance
The New Mexico Legislative Council Service is governed by the New Mexico Legislative Council.[1] The Legislative Council is made up of sixteen elected officials that represent both parties and both chambers of the Legislature.[2]
Services offered
Bill drafting
Legislative Council Service staff is responsible for handling all bill drafting requests that come from members of the Legislature. Also, the LCS drafts legislation for executive and judicial branch agencies in New Mexico.[2]
Library services
A full legislative library is run by the Legislative Council Service. The library is open to legislators, staff, and the general public.[2]
Research services
Legislative Council Service is responsible for all legal research, short and long-term legislative research, along with most fiscal research.[2] The New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee handles any other fiscal research not in the jurisdiction of the Legislative Council Service.
State capitol maintenance
The Director of the Legislative Council Service is responsible for overseeing the maintenance operations of the New Mexico State Capitol complex.[2]
History
The Legislative Council Service was created by statute in 1951.[2]
See also
- State legislative research service bureaus
- New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee
- New Mexico State Senate
- New Mexico House of Representatives
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New Mexico Legislature, "Legislative Agencies"(See Legislative Council Service)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 National Conference of State Legislatures, "Legal Staff in the Legislatures"(See New Mexico)
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