HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(2)  on request of the Governor, the head of a State
department, or a committee of the General Assembly, study and
report on the actions or records of any state;

(3)   study and gather information on any matter that
is the subject of proposed legislation;

(4)  on request of a member of the General Assembly,
prepare or help to prepare a bill or resolution that conforms to
the style manual of the Revisor of Statutes; and

(5)   index and preserve all of the information that is
gathered under this subsection, so that the information is easily
accessible to State officials at all times and is open for public
inspection.]

2-1308.

(A) IN ADDITION TO ANY DUTIES SET FORTH ELSEWHERE, THE
DEPARTMENT SHALL:

(1)  ON REQUEST OF A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
STUDY ANALYZE AND REPORT ON:

(I)  THE LAWS OF ANY STATE ON A SPECIFIC SUBJECT
AND ALL OF THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PRACTICAL
OPERATION AND EFFECT OF THOSE LAWS; AND

(II)  THE ACTIONS OR ACTS AND RECORDS OF ANY
STATE;

(2)   STUDY AND GATHER COMPILE INFORMATION ON AND
ANALYZE ANY MATTER THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF PROPOSED LEGISLATION;

(3)  ON REQUEST OF A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
PREPARE OR HELP TO PREPARE A BILL OR RESOLUTION THAT, UNLESS THE
MEMBER SPECIFIES OTHERWISE, CONFORMS TO THE STYLE MANUAL OF THE
REVISOR OF STATUTES; AND

(4)   INDEX AND PRESERVE ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT IS
GATHERED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION, SO THAT THE INFORMATION IS EASILY
ACCESSIBLE TO STATE OFFICIALS AT ALL TIMES AND IS OPEN FOR PUBLIC
INSPECTION.

[(a)] (B) The staff and facilities of the Department shall
be available to prepare legal reports for and otherwise help:

(1)   [any standing committee;

(2)   any statutory committee;

(3)   any special committee of the Legislative Policy
Committee ] ANY COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY; and