Source: http://www.leg.state.vt.us/statutes/fullchapter.cfm?Title=02&Chapter=022
Timestamp: 2013-05-19 13:51:31
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 751', '§ 1', '§ 752', '§ 752', '§ 1', '§ 6', '§ 753', '§ 753', '§ 1']

Chapter 22: LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
§ 751. Legislative information technology committee (a) There is created the legislative information technology committee composed of eight members, four from the house of representatives appointed by the speaker, not more than three from the same political party; and four members from the senate, appointed by the senate committee on committees, not more than three from the same political party. Members shall be appointed each biennial session of the general assembly, and vacancies shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the remainder of the biennium. (b) The committee shall elect a chair and vice chair and shall adopt rules of procedure. The office of chair shall rotate biennially between the house and senate members. (c) The committee may meet during a session of the general assembly at the call of the chair or a majority of the members of the committee. The committee may meet no more than six times during adjournment, subject to the approval of the speaker of the house and the president pro tempore of the senate. A majority of the membership shall constitute a quorum. For attendance at a meeting of the committee when the general assembly is not in session, members of the committee are entitled to compensation for services and reimbursement of expenses as provided under section 406 of this title. (Added 2005, No. 64, § 1.) § 752
§ 752. Functions (a) The legislative information technology committee shall be responsible for the coordination and integration of information technology in the legislative branch in order to ensure that legislative records that are created, received, stored,or transmitted by that technology enhance legislative goals and priorities and conform to Vermont's recordkeeping requirements. (b) The committee shall prepare, adopt, and maintain a long-range plan of at least five years for information technology operations and services in the legislative branch. The plan shall analyze the costs and benefits and risk management aspects of maintaining authentic and accessible legislative records as required by Vermont law. In the preparation of the plan, the committee shall consult with members of the general assembly, the legislative staff information systems team established by section 753 of this title, and other legislative staff, the state archivist, other representatives of the executive and judicial branches of state government, and members of the public. The committee shall provide the house and senate committees on government operations with copies of the plan and any amendment to the plan. (c) The committee shall also adopt an annual budget for expenditures for legislative information technology and services and present the same to the committees on appropriations of the general assembly in each annual budget process. (Added 2005, No. 64, § 1; amended 2007, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.) § 753
§ 753. Legislative staff information systems team (a) There is created the legislative staff information systems team to be composed of the following legislative staff officers or their designees: (1) The secretary of the senate; (2) The clerk of the house; (3) The chief counsel of the legislative council; (4) The joint fiscal officer of the joint fiscal committee; and (5) The sergeant at arms. (b) The legislative staff information systems team shall provide assistance to the legislative information technology committee as requested by the committee. It shall plan and coordinate information systems and resources for legislative staff and make recommendations to the legislative information technology committee with respect to information technology resources and services for all legislative staff for inclusion in the legislative information technology long-range plan and annual budget. (Added 2005, No. 64, § 1.)