36-12-8. Legislative Management Committee -- Research and General Counsel Subcommittee -- Budget Subcommittee -- Audit Subcommittee -- Duties -- Members -- Meetings.
(1) There are created within the Legislative Management Committee: the Research and General Counsel Subcommittee; the Budget Subcommittee; and the Audit Subcommittee.
(2) The Research and General Counsel Subcommittee shall comprise: the president, majority leader, and minority leader of the Senate; and the speaker, majority leader, and minority leader of the House of Representatives. The Research and General Counsel Subcommittee shall recommend to the Legislative Management Committee a person or persons to hold the positions of director of the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel and legislative general counsel.
(3) The Budget Subcommittee shall comprise: the president, majority leader, and minority leader of the Senate; and the speaker, majority leader, and minority leader of the House of Representatives. The Budget Subcommittee shall recommend to the Legislative Management Committee a person to hold the position of legislative fiscal analyst.
(4) The Audit Subcommittee shall comprise: the president, majority leader, and minority leader of the Senate; and the speaker, majority leader, and minority leader of the House of Representatives. The Audit Subcommittee shall: recommend to the Legislative Management Committee a person to hold the position of legislative auditor general; and review all requests for audits; prioritize those requests; hear all audit reports and refer those reports to other legislative committees for their further review and action as appropriate; and when notified by the legislative auditor general that a subsequent audit has found that an entity has not implemented a previous audit recommendation, refer the audit report to an appropriate legislative committee and also ensure that an appropriate legislative committee conducts a review of the entity that has not implemented the previous audit recommendation.
(5) Each subcommittee of the Legislative Management Committee: shall meet as often as necessary to perform its duties; and may meet during and between legislative sessions.