PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                             Ch. 635

and General Services"; and the subtitle designation "Subtitle 14A.

Miscellaneous Provisions on Staff in Title 2; and various parts
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1995 Replacement Volume and 1996 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - State Government

Section 2-601, 2-602, 2-603, and 2-606 to be under the amended subtitle "Subtitle
6. Joint Audit Committee"; 2-1208, 2-1210, 2-1212 through 2-1222, 2-1308
through 2-1313; 2-1401, 2-1403, 2-14A-01, 2-1404, and 2-1414 to be under
the amended subtitle "Subtitle 1. Definitions; General Provisions"; 2-1502(a)
and (e), 2-1504, 2-1505(a), (b), (c), (d), (f), (g), and (j)(1), 2-1505.1(b), (c),
(d), (f), (g), (h), and (i), and 2-1505.2(b), (c), (e), (f), (g), and (h); and various
parts

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1995 Replacement Volume and 1996 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - State Government

Section 2-1201 through 2-1207, 2-1211 through 2-1216, 2-1228 through 2-1236,
2-1239 through 2-1242, and 2-1248 to be under the new subtitle "Subtitle 12.
Staff and Services - Department of Legislative Services"; and various parts

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1995 Replacement Volume and 1996 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article - State Government
Section 2-604

Annotated Code of Maryland
(1995 Replacement Volume and 1996 Supplement)

Preamble

WHEREAS, The legislative staffing agencies of the General Assembly were the
subject of a comprehensive study by the National Conference of State Legislatures
(NCSL) between January 1992 and November 1992. The study was undertaken to address
the need to promote efficiency and possible cost savings within the Legislative Branch of
State government; and

WHEREAS, The General Assembly believes that it is appropriate to act upon the
findings and recommendations of the 1992 NCSL study and Dr. Alan Rosenthal of the
Eagleton Institute of Politics, a consultant to that study; and

WHEREAS, It is proposed that the Department of Fiscal Services, the Department
of Legislative Reference, and the Office of Legislative Data Processing be replaced with
one Department of Legislative Services, headed by an Executive Director and organized
to meet the staffing needs of the General Assembly; and

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