Title 02, Title 02: Legislature

§ 462. Director; employees (a) The Joint Legislative Management Committee shall employ an individual with experience and expertise in human resources management to be the Director of Human Resources. The Committee may conduct the hiring process itself or may delegate this duty to…

§ 463. Functions The Office of Human Resources shall provide human resources services to members of the General Assembly and legislative employees, including: (1) developing, in consultation with the heads of the other legislative offices, compensation and benefits plans and pers…

§ 464. Budget The Director of Human Resources shall propose a budget for the Office of Human Resources to the Joint Legislative Management Committee. (Added 2019, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.)

§ 465. Intergovernmental cooperation For the purposes of carrying out its duties, the Office of Human Resources shall have access to and the right to copy any public record of all executive, administrative, and judicial departments of the State, except income and franchise tax re…

§ 501. Creation of Committee; purpose (a) There is created a Joint Fiscal Committee whose membership shall be appointed on or before January 15 of each biennial session of the General Assembly. The Committee shall consist of five Representatives and five Senators as follows: (1) …

§ 503. Functions The Joint Fiscal Committee shall: (1) hire the Chief Fiscal Officer; (2) carry on a continuing review of the fiscal operations of the State, including revenues, budgeting, and expenditures; (3) accept grants and approve any related limited service positions, gift…

§ 521. Creation and purpose The Joint Fiscal Office is created as a permanent agency to provide the General Assembly with services relating to the fiscal operations of the State, including revenues, budgeting, and expenditures. (Added 2019, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)

§ 522. Chief Fiscal Officer; employees (a)(1) The Joint Fiscal Committee shall employ an individual to be the Chief Fiscal Officer of the Joint Fiscal Office. (2) The Chief Fiscal Officer shall employ fiscal, research, and other professional staff as needed to carry out the dutie…

§ 523. Functions; confidentiality (a) The Joint Fiscal Office shall furnish: (1) nonpartisan research and administrative services of a fiscal nature to the Joint Fiscal Committee and, at the direction of the Joint Fiscal Committee, to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriat…

§ 524. Budget The Chief Fiscal Officer shall propose a budget for the Joint Fiscal Office to the Joint Legislative Management Committee. (Added 2019, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)

§ 525. Intergovernmental cooperation For the purposes of carrying out its duties, the Joint Fiscal Office shall have access to and the right to copy any public record of all executive, administrative, and judicial departments of the State, except income and franchise tax returns …

§ 526. Basic needs budget and livable wage; report (a) As used in this section: (1) “Basic needs” means the essentials needed to run a household, including food, housing, transportation, child care, utilities, health and dental care, taxes, rental and life insurance, personal exp…

§ 551. Creation and purpose The Office of Legislative Operations is created as a permanent agency to serve the members and employees of the General Assembly with nonpartisan operational, financial, committee support, and other administrative services and to support the Joint Legi…

§ 552. Director; employees (a) The Joint Legislative Management Committee shall employ an individual with experience and expertise in administration or management to be the Director of Legislative Operations. The Committee may conduct the hiring process itself or it may delegate …

§ 553. Functions The Office of Legislative Operations shall provide: (1) administrative support to the Joint Legislative Management Committee; (2) administrative support to other standing and interim legislative committees; (3) payroll, billing, and expense reimbursement services…

§ 554. Budget The Director of Legislative Operations shall propose a budget for the Office of Legislative Operations to the Joint Legislative Management Committee. (Added 2019, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.)

§ 555. Intergovernmental cooperation For the purposes of carrying out its duties, the Office of Legislative Operations shall have access to and the right to copy any public record of all executive, administrative, and judicial departments of the State, except income and franchise…

§ 601. Creation of Committee (a) There is created a Joint Carbon Emissions Reduction Committee whose membership shall be appointed each biennial session of the General Assembly. The Committee shall consist of five Representatives, at least one from the Committees on Appropriation…

§ 603. Duties The Joint Carbon Emissions Reduction Committee shall provide oversight when the General Assembly is not in session of State policies and activities concerning and affecting carbon emissions from Vermont’s electric, residential and commercial buildings, and transport…

§ 614. Joint Information Technology Oversight Committee (a) Creation. There is created the Joint Information Technology Oversight Committee to oversee investments in and use of information technology in Vermont and to provide periodic advice on legislative information technology …

§ 651. Legislative Advisory Committee on the State House (a) The Legislative Advisory Committee on the State House is created. (b) The Committee shall be composed of 12 members: (1) three members of the House of Representatives, appointed biennially by the Speaker of the House; (…

§ 652. Per diem and expenses; legislative members For meetings held during adjournment of the General Assembly, the legislative members of the Committee shall be entitled to per diem compensation and expense reimbursement as provided in section 23 of this title. (Added 1983, No. …

§ 653. Functions (a) The Committee shall: (1) review, coordinate, and make recommendations on all activities relating to the collections and care of art, historic artifacts, and furnishings and the refurbishing, renovation, preservation, and expansion of the building and its inte…

§ 691. Committee creation There is created the legislative Health Reform Oversight Committee. The Committee shall be composed of the following eight members: (1) the Chair of the House Committee on Appropriations; (2) the Chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations; (3) the C…

§ 692. Powers and duties (a) When the General Assembly is adjourned, the Committee shall provide legislative oversight and review of revenue collection, expenditures, and planning related to health care reform efforts in Vermont. (b) When the General Assembly is adjourned during …

§ 693. Assistance (a) The Committee shall have the administrative, technical, and legal assistance of the Office of Legislative Counsel, the Office of Legislative Operations, and the Joint Fiscal Office. (b)(1) The Secretary of Administration and other members of the Executive Br…

§ 694. Meetings (a) The Committee shall select a Chair from among its members at the first meeting of each biennium. (b) Meetings shall be convened by the Chair and when practicable shall be held in conjunction with meetings of the Joint Fiscal Committee. (c)(1) A majority of the…

§ 695. Reimbursement For attendance at meetings during adjournment of the General Assembly, members of the Committee shall be entitled to per diem compensation and reimbursement of expenses pursuant to section 23 of this title for no more than six meetings. (Added 2013, No. 179 (…

§ 701. Creation and purpose The Office of Legislative Information Technology is created as a permanent agency to serve the members and employees of the General Assembly with information technology resources and nonpartisan technology-related services. (Added 2019, No. 144 (Adj. S…

§ 702. Director; employees (a) The Joint Legislative Management Committee shall employ an individual with experience and expertise in information technology to be the Director of Legislative Information Technology. The Committee may conduct the hiring process itself or it may del…

§ 703. Functions; confidentiality (a) The Office of Legislative Information Technology shall: (1) design, support, and maintain the General Assembly’s information systems; (2) provide hardware, software, and customer support to members and employees of the General Assembly to ena…

§ 704. Strategic plan for legislative information technology (a) The Director of Legislative Information Technology shall prepare, maintain, and update, at least biennially, a long-range strategic plan for information technology operations and services in the Legislative Branch. …

§ 705. Contracts for internet service Every contract for broadband internet access service, as defined in 3 V.S.A. § 348(d)(1), for the Legislative Branch shall include terms and conditions requiring that the internet service provider certify that it is in compliance with the con…

§ 706. Budget The Director of Legislative Information Technology shall propose a budget for the Office of Legislative Information Technology to the Joint Legislative Management Committee. (Added 2019, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 8.)

§ 801. Creation of Committee (a) There is created a Joint Legislative Justice Oversight Committee whose membership shall be appointed each biennial session of the General Assembly. The Committee shall exercise oversight over the Department of Corrections and work with and provide…

§ 802. Duties (a) In addition to the general responsibilities set forth in subsection 801(a) of this title, the Committee shall: (1) review and make recommendations regarding the Department of Corrections’ strategic, operating, and capital plans; (2) review and make recommendatio…

§ 1001. Creation of Committee (a) Creation. There is created the Joint Public Pension Oversight Committee for the purpose of working with and providing assistance to other legislative committees on matters related to the State’s retirement system and other postemployment benefits…