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ID H0278
Bill
AI Summary
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Creates an Office of Legislative Counsel consisting of two legislative counselors selected by concurrent resolution of the Senate and House of Representatives during the 2013 regular session and every other regular session thereafter.
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Requires legislative counselors to be attorneys admitted to practice in Idaho, in good standing, with at least five years of legal practice immediately preceding selection.
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Establishes duties of legislative counselors to advise legislature members and committees on bill preparation, legality of legislation, interim committee work, and proposed revisions to Idaho Code.
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Makes all papers, records, and correspondence of the Office of Legislative Counsel confidential and exempt from public disclosure, except as authorized by the person requesting the work or by concurrent resolution of the legislature.
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Increases transfers into the Legislative Account from the general fund, raising the January 1 transfer from $1,825,000 to $1,912,500 and the June 1 transfer from $1,445,000 to $1,532,500.
Legislative Description
Amends and adds to existing law relating to the Office of Legislative Counsel to provide legislative findings and intent, to provide for the Office of Legislative Counsel, to provide for a process for selecting legislative counselors of Idaho, to provide requirements for the selection of legislative counselors of Idaho, to provide duties of the legislative counselors of Idaho, to provide requirements relating to the location of certain offices, to provide that certain records are confidential and to provide exceptions to such confidentiality; to provide that all papers, records and correspondence pertaining to the work of the Office of Legislative Counsel are exempt from disclosure; and to increase certain amounts transferred into the legislative account.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Last Action
to St Aff
3/16/2011