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There are created within the Legislative Management Committee:
Terms Used In Utah Code 36-12-8- Major political party: means either of the two political parties having the greatest number of members elected to the two houses of the Legislature. See Utah Code 36-12-1
- Majority leader: see Floor Leaders
- Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
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the Research and General Counsel Subcommittee; |
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the Budget Subcommittee; and |
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the Audit Subcommittee. |
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The Research and General Counsel Subcommittee, comprising six members, 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. |
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The Budget Subcommittee, comprising six members, shall recommend to the Legislative Management Committee a person to hold the position of legislative fiscal analyst. |
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The Audit Subcommittee shall comprise:
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the president, majority leader, and minority leader of the Senate; and |
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the speaker, majority leader, and minority leader of the House of Representatives. |
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The Audit Subcommittee shall:
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recommend to the Legislative Management Committee a person to hold the position of legislative auditor general; and |
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review all requests for audits; |
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prioritize those requests; |
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hear all audit reports and refer those reports to other legislative committees for their further review and action as appropriate; and |
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when notified by the legislative auditor general or state auditor 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. |
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The members of each subcommittee of the Legislative Management Committee, other than the Audit Subcommittee, shall have equal representation from each major political party and shall be appointed from the membership of the Legislative Management Committee by an appointments committee comprised of the speaker and the minority leader of the House of Representatives and the president and the minority leader of the Senate. |
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Each subcommittee of the Legislative Management Committee:
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shall meet as often as necessary to perform its duties; and |
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may meet during and between legislative sessions. |
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Amended by Chapter 403, 2016 General Session
