HOUSE BILL REPORT

                  SB 5851

                    As Passed Legislature

Title:  An act relating to the joint legislative systems committee.

Brief Description:  Changing the membership of the joint legislative systems committee.

Sponsors:  Senators Gaspard and Sellar.

Brief History:

  Reported by House Committee on:

State Government, March 18, 1993, DP;

Passed House - Amended, April 6, 1993, 98-0;

Passed Legislature, April 24, 1993, 95-0.

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT

Majority Report:  Do pass.  Signed by 7 members:  Representatives Anderson, Chair; Veloria, Vice Chair; Campbell; Conway; Dyer; King; and Pruitt.

Staff:  Bonnie Austin (786-7135).

Background:  Prior to 1986, the Legislative Information System (LIS) was administered by the Code Reviser's Office.  In 1986, responsibility for LIS was transferred to the new Joint Legislative Service Center.  The Joint Legislative Systems Committee was established to oversee the direction of the information processing and communications systems of the Legislature.  The committee was also charged with employing a legislative systems coordinator and with enforcing policies, procedures, and standards.

The eight members of the Joint Legislative Systems Committee are:  the speaker and the minority leader of the House of Representatives; a member from each of the two House caucuses, appointed by the speaker; the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate; and a member of each of the two Senate caucuses, appointed by the majority leader of the Senate.  Members serve two year terms.

Summary of Bill:  The requirement that the speaker of the House, the minority leader of the House, the Senate majority leader, and the Senate minority leader serve on the Joint Legislative Systems Committee is repealed.  The committee will be reduced from eight to four members.

Fiscal Note:  Not requested.

Effective Date:  Ninety days after adjournment of session in which bill is passed.

Testimony For:  None.

Testimony Against:  None.

Witnesses:  None.