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2 V.S.A. § 523
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 2 - Legislature|Chapter 15 - Joint Fiscal Committee; Joint Fiscal Office|§ 523. Functions; confidentiality

§ 523. Functions; confidentiality|(a) The Joint Fiscal Office shall furnish:  (1) nonpartisan research and administrative services of a fiscal nature to the Joint Fiscal Committee and, at the direction of the Joint Fiscal Committee, to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Finance, the House Committee on Ways and Means, the House and Senate Committees on Transportation, the House Committee on Corrections and Institutions, and the Senate Committee on Institutions; (2) nonpartisan research and administrative services of a fiscal nature to other legislative committees and members of the General Assembly, to the extent practicable; and (3) fiscal and budget assistance to the Joint Legislative Management Committee and to the other legislative offices.   (b)(1) All requests for assistance, information, and advice from the Joint Fiscal Office, all information received in connection with fiscal research or related drafting, and all confidential materials provided to or generated by the Joint Fiscal Office shall remain confidential unless the party requesting or providing the information designates that it is not confidential.  (2) Recordings and minutes of committee meetings and material appearing in the journals or calendars of either house are official documents and materials and shall not be confidential under this subsection. (Added 2019, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)
2 V.S.A. § 524
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 2 - Legislature|Chapter 15 - Joint Fiscal Committee; Joint Fiscal Office|§ 524. Budget

§ 524. Budget|The Chief Fiscal Officer shall propose a budget for the Joint Fiscal Office to the Joint Legislative Management Committee. (Added 2019, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)
2 V.S.A. § 525
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 2 - Legislature|Chapter 15 - Joint Fiscal Committee; Joint Fiscal Office|§ 525. Intergovernmental cooperation

§ 525. Intergovernmental cooperation|For the purposes of carrying out its duties, the Joint Fiscal Office shall have access to and the right to copy any public record of all executive, administrative, and judicial departments of the State, except income and franchise tax returns and other documents classified as confidential by law unless permitted under 32 V.S.A. § 3102. (Added 2019, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)
2 V.S.A. § 526
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 2 - Legislature|Chapter 15 - Joint Fiscal Committee; Joint Fiscal Office|§ 526. Basic needs budget and livable wage; report

§ 526. Basic needs budget and livable wage; report|(a) For the purposes of this section:  (1) "Basic needs" means the essentials needed to run a household, including food, housing, transportation, child care, utilities, health and dental care, taxes, rental and life insurance, personal expenses, and savings. (2) "Basic needs budget" is the amount of money needed by a Vermont household to maintain a basic standard of living, calculated using current State and federal data sources for the costs of basic needs. (3) "Livable wage" means the hourly wage required for a full-time worker to pay for one-half of the basic needs budget for a two-person household with no children and employer-assisted health insurance averaged for both urban and rural areas.   (b) On or before January 15 of each new legislative biennium, beginning in 2009, the Joint Fiscal Office shall report the calculated basic needs budgets of various representative household configurations and the calculated livable wage for the previous year. This calculation may serve as an additional indicator of wage and other economic conditions in the State and shall not be considered official State guidance on wages or other forms of compensation.(c) The methodology for calculating basic needs budgets shall be built on methodology described in the November 9, 1999 Livable Income Study Committee report, modified as appropriate by any statutory changes made by the General Assembly and subsequent modifications adopted by the Joint Fiscal Committee under subsection (d) of this section.(d) The Joint Fiscal Committee may adopt modifications to the methodology used to determine the basic needs budget calculations under subsection (c) of this section to account for public policy changes, data availability, or any other factors that have had an impact on any aspects of the methodology. Changes or revisions in methodology adopted by the Committee shall be effective no later than November in the year preceding the release of the report. (Added 2005, No. 59, § 1; amended 2007, No. 202 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2019, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 11(c) (redesignated from 2 V.S.A. § 505).)
2 V.S.A. § 551
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 2 - Legislature|Chapter 16 - Office of Legislative Operations|§ 551. Creation and purpose

§ 551. Creation and purpose|The Office of Legislative Operations is created as a permanent agency to serve the members and employees of the General Assembly with nonpartisan operational, financial, committee support, and other administrative services and to support the Joint Legislative Management Committee. (Added 2019, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.)
2 V.S.A. § 552
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 2 - Legislature|Chapter 16 - Office of Legislative Operations|§ 552. Director; employees

§ 552. Director; employees|(a) The Joint Legislative Management Committee shall employ an individual with experience and expertise in administration or management to be the Director of Legislative Operations. The Committee may conduct the hiring process itself or it may delegate this duty to a special hiring committee comprising an equal number of members from the House and Senate, not all of whom shall be from the same political party; however, the Joint Legislative Management Committee shall make the final hiring decision.(b)(1) The Director of Legislative Operations shall employ administrative, committee services, and other professional staff as needed to carry out the duties of the Office of Legislative Operations, except that requests for new, permanent positions shall be subject to the approval of the Joint Legislative Management Committee.  (2) All individuals employed by the Office of Legislative Operations shall be subject to the personnel policies adopted by the Joint Legislative Management Committee. (3) The provisions of 3 V.S.A. chapter 13 (classification of State personnel) shall not apply to employees of the Office of Legislative Operations. (Added 2019, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.)
2 V.S.A. § 553
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 2 - Legislature|Chapter 16 - Office of Legislative Operations|§ 553. Functions

§ 553. Functions|The Office of Legislative Operations shall provide:  (1) administrative support to the Joint Legislative Management Committee; (2) administrative support to other standing and interim legislative committees; (3) payroll, billing, and expense reimbursement services to members of the General Assembly and, as needed, to other legislative offices and legislative employees; and (4) other administrative and operational services as needed to support members of the General Assembly, legislative offices, and legislative employees. (Added 2019, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.)
2 V.S.A. § 554
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 2 - Legislature|Chapter 16 - Office of Legislative Operations|§ 554. Budget

§ 554. Budget|The Director of Legislative Operations shall propose a budget for the Office of Legislative Operations to the Joint Legislative Management Committee. (Added 2019, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.)
2 V.S.A. § 555
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 2 - Legislature|Chapter 16 - Office of Legislative Operations|§ 555. Intergovernmental cooperation

§ 555. Intergovernmental cooperation|For the purposes of carrying out its duties, the Office of Legislative Operations shall have access to and the right to copy any public record of all executive, administrative, and judicial departments of the State, except income and franchise tax returns and other documents classified as confidential by law. (Added 2019, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.)
2 V.S.A. § 601
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 2 - Legislature|Chapter 17 - Joint Carbon Emissions Reduction Committee|§ 601. Creation of Committee

§ 601. Creation of Committee|(a) There is created a Joint Carbon Emissions Reduction Committee whose membership shall be appointed each biennial session of the General Assembly. The Committee shall consist of five Representatives, at least one from the Committees on Appropriations, on Commerce and Economic Development, on Energy and Technology, and on Transportation, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House, and five members of the Senate, at least one from the Committees on Appropriations, on Finance, on Natural Resources and Energy, and on Transportation, to be appointed by the Committee on Committees.(b) The Committee shall elect a chair and vice chair. The Chair shall rotate biennially between the House and the Senate members. The Committee may meet during a session of the General Assembly at the call of the Chair and with the approval of the Speaker of the House and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. The Committee may meet up to five times during adjournment. A majority of the membership shall constitute a quorum.(c) The Office of Legislative Counsel and the Office of Legislative Operations shall provide legal, professional, and administrative assistance to the Committee.(d) For attendance at a meeting when the General Assembly is not in session, members of the Committee shall be entitled to the same per diem compensation and expense reimbursement as provided members of standing committees pursuant to section 23 of this title. (Added 1977, No. 123 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Feb. 17, 1978; amended 2019, No. 62, § 3; 2021, No. 20, § 1.)
2 V.S.A. § 603
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 2 - Legislature|Chapter 17 - Joint Carbon Emissions Reduction Committee|§ 603. Duties

§ 603. Duties|The Joint Carbon Emissions Reduction Committee shall provide oversight when the General Assembly is not in session of State policies and activities concerning and affecting carbon emissions from Vermont's electric, residential and commercial buildings, and transportation sectors. (Added 1977, No. 123 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Feb. 17, 1978; amended 2009, No. 33, § 2; 2019, No. 62, § 3.)
2 V.S.A. § 614
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 2 - Legislature|Chapter 18 - Joint Information Technology Oversight Committee|§ 614. Joint Information Technology Oversight Committee

§ 614. Joint Information Technology Oversight Committee|(a) Creation. There is created the Joint Information Technology Oversight Committee to oversee investments in and use of information technology in Vermont and to provide periodic advice on legislative information technology issues.(b) Membership. The Committee shall be composed of six members as follows:  (1) three members of the House of Representatives, not all of whom shall be from the same political party, who shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House; and (2) three members of the Senate, not all of whom shall be from the same political party, who shall be appointed by the Committee on Committees.   (c) Powers and duties.  (1) The Committee shall oversee, evaluate, and make recommendations on the following:  (A) the State's current deployment, management, and oversight of information technology in the furtherance of State governmental activities, including data processing systems, telecommunications networks, and related technologies, particularly with regard to issues of compatibility among existing and proposed technologies; (B) issues related to the storage of, maintenance of, access to, privacy of, and restrictions on use of computerized records; (C) issues of public policy related to the development and promotion of the private, commercial, and nonprofit information infrastructure in the State, its relationship to the State government information infrastructure, and its integration with national and international information networks; and (D) cybersecurity.  (2) The Committee may provide advice to the Director of Legislative Information Technology and the Joint Legislative Management Committee as appropriate regarding matters related to legislative information technology.   (d) Assistance. The Committee shall have the administrative, technical, and legal assistance of the Office of Legislative Counsel, the Office of Legislative Operations, and the Joint Fiscal Office.(e) Meetings.  (1) The Committee shall elect a chair and vice chair from among its members and shall adopt rules of procedure. The Chair shall rotate biennially between the House and Senate members. (2) A majority of the membership shall constitute a quorum. (3) The Committee may meet when the General Assembly is not in session or at the call of the Chair.   (f) Reimbursement. For attendance at meetings during adjournment of the General Assembly, members of the Committee shall be entitled to per diem compensation and reimbursement of expenses pursuant to section 23 of this title. (Added 2017, No. 187 (Adj. Sess.), § 8a, eff. May 28, 2018; amended 2018, No. 11 (Sp. Sess.), § E.126.2; 2019, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 9.)
2 V.S.A. § 651
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 2 - Legislature|Chapter 19 - Legislative Advisory Committee on the State House|§ 651. Legislative Advisory Committee on the State House

§ 651. Legislative Advisory Committee on the State House|(a) The Legislative Advisory Committee on the State House is created.(b) The Committee shall be composed of 13 members:  (1) four members of the House of Representatives, appointed biennially by the Speaker of the House; (2) four members of the Senate, appointed biennially by the Committee on Committees; (3) the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Friends of the Vermont State House; (4) the Director of the Vermont Historical Society; (5) the Director of the Vermont Council on the Arts; (6) the Commissioner of Buildings and General Services; and (7) the Sergeant at Arms.   (c) The Committee shall biennially elect a chair from among its legislative members. A quorum shall consist of seven members.(d) The Committee shall meet at the State House at least one time when the General Assembly is in session and at least one time when the General Assembly is not in session or at the call of the Chair. The Commissioner of Buildings and General Services shall keep minutes of the meetings and maintain a file thereof.(e) The Committee shall have the assistance of the Office of Legislative Counsel and the Office of Legislative Operations. (Added 1983, No. 246 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2017, No. 84, § 25, eff. June 16, 2017; 2019, No. 139 (Adj. Sess.), § 30, eff. July 6, 2020; 2021, No. 20, § 2; 2021, No. 50, § 33, eff. June 1, 2021.)
2 V.S.A. § 652
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 2 - Legislature|Chapter 19 - Legislative Advisory Committee on the State House|§ 652. Per diem and expenses; legislative members

§ 652. Per diem and expenses; legislative members|For meetings held during adjournment of the General Assembly, the legislative members of the Committee shall be entitled to per diem compensation and expense reimbursement as provided in subsection 406(a) of this title. (Added 1983, No. 246 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
2 V.S.A. § 653
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 2 - Legislature|Chapter 19 - Legislative Advisory Committee on the State House|§ 653. Functions

§ 653. Functions|(a)(1) The Legislative Advisory Committee on the State House shall be consulted on all activities relating to the acquisition and care of paintings and historic artifacts and furnishings, and the refurbishing, renovation, preservation, and expansion of the building and its interior.  (2) The Legislative Advisory Committee on the State House shall develop a plan for the acquisition or commission of artwork for the State House collection that represents Vermont's diverse people and history, including diversity of gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, and disability status.   (b) The Sergeant at Arms and the Commissioner of Buildings and General Services, in discharging responsibilities under subdivision 62(a)(6) of this title and 29 V.S.A. §§ 154(a) and 154a, respectively, shall consider the recommendations of the Committee. The Committee's recommendations shall be advisory only. (Added 1983, No. 246 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2017, No. 84, § 25, eff. June 16, 2017; 2019, No. 139 (Adj. Sess.), § 31, eff. July 6, 2020.)
2 V.S.A. § 691
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 2 - Legislature|Chapter 20 - Health Reform Oversight Committee|§ 691. Committee creation

§ 691. Committee creation|There is created the legislative Health Reform Oversight Committee. The Committee shall be composed of the following eight members:  (1) the Chair of the House Committee on Appropriations; (2) the Chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations; (3) the Chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means; (4) the Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance; (5) the Chair of the House Committee on Health Care; (6) the Chair of the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare; (7) the Chair of the House Committee on Human Services; and (8) one member of the Senate appointed by the Committee on Committees. (Added 2013, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § E.306.3; amended 2017, No. 85, § E.126; 2017, No. 210 (Adj. Sess.), § 14a, eff. June 1, 2018; 2018, No. 2 (Sp. Sess.), § 13.)
2 V.S.A. § 692
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 2 - Legislature|Chapter 20 - Health Reform Oversight Committee|§ 692. Powers and duties

§ 692. Powers and duties|(a) When the General Assembly is adjourned, the Committee shall provide legislative oversight and review of revenue collection, expenditures, and planning related to health care reform efforts in Vermont.(b) When the General Assembly is adjourned during fiscal year 2015, the Commissioner of Vermont Health Access shall provide monthly updates regarding Vermont Health Benefit Exchange operations, enrollment data, coverage status, customer support, and Exchange website functionality.(c) Effective on January 1, 2015, all reports previously submitted to the Health Care Oversight Committee shall be submitted to the Health Reform Oversight Committee. (Added 2013, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § E.306.3.)
2 V.S.A. § 693
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 2 - Legislature|Chapter 20 - Health Reform Oversight Committee|§ 693. Assistance

§ 693. Assistance|(a) The Committee shall have the administrative, technical, and legal assistance of the Office of Legislative Counsel, the Office of Legislative Operations, and the Joint Fiscal Office.(b)(1) The Secretary of Administration and other members of the Executive Branch shall report to the Committee upon request.  (2) If applicable, the Secretary shall submit an electronic report to the Joint Fiscal Office for distribution to members of the Committee that summarizes any plans or actions taken by the Executive Branch to delay health care reform project schedules as a result of:  (A) increased costs exceeding official estimates; (B) [Repealed.] (C) changes in the availability of federal funding; or (D) any other changes related to the planning for and implementation of health care reform as directed by 2011 Acts and Resolves No. 48. (Added 2013, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § E.306.3; amended 2019, No. 6, § 66, eff. April 22, 2019; 2019, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 14.)
2 V.S.A. § 694
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 2 - Legislature|Chapter 20 - Health Reform Oversight Committee|§ 694. Meetings

§ 694. Meetings|(a) The Committee shall select a Chair from among its members at the first meeting of each biennium.(b) Meetings shall be convened by the Chair and when practicable shall be held in conjunction with meetings of the Joint Fiscal Committee.(c)(1) A majority of the members of the Committee shall be physically present at the same location to constitute a quorum.  (2) A member may vote only if physically present at the meeting location. (3) Action shall be taken only if there is both a quorum and a majority vote of the members physically present and voting. (Added 2013, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § E.306.3.)
2 V.S.A. § 695
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 2 - Legislature|Chapter 20 - Health Reform Oversight Committee|§ 695. Reimbursement

§ 695. Reimbursement|For attendance at meetings during adjournment of the General Assembly, members of the Committee shall be entitled to per diem compensation and reimbursement of expenses pursuant to section 406 of this title for no more than six meetings. (Added 2013, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § E.306.3.)
2 V.S.A. § 701
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 2 - Legislature|Chapter 21 - Office of Legislative Information Technology|§ 701. Creation and purpose

§ 701. Creation and purpose|The Office of Legislative Information Technology is created as a permanent agency to serve the members and employees of the General Assembly with information technology resources and nonpartisan technology-related services. (Added 2019, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 8.)
2 V.S.A. § 702
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 2 - Legislature|Chapter 21 - Office of Legislative Information Technology|§ 702. Director; employees

§ 702. Director; employees|(a) The Joint Legislative Management Committee shall employ an individual with experience and expertise in information technology to be the Director of Legislative Information Technology. The Committee may conduct the hiring process itself or it may delegate this duty to a special hiring committee comprising an equal number of members from the House and Senate, not all of whom shall be from the same political party; however, the Joint Legislative Management Committee shall make the final hiring decision.(b)(1) The Director shall employ additional information technology staff as needed to carry out the duties of the Office of Legislative Information Technology, except that requests for new, permanent positions shall be subject to the approval of the Joint Legislative Management Committee.  (2) All individuals employed by the Office of Legislative Information Technology shall be subject to the personnel policies adopted by the Joint Legislative Management Committee. (3) The provisions of 3 V.S.A. chapter 13 (classification of State personnel) shall not apply to employees of the Office of Legislative Information Technology unless this exception is partially or wholly waived by the Joint Legislative Management Committee. (Added 2019, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 8.)
2 V.S.A. § 703
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 2 - Legislature|Chapter 21 - Office of Legislative Information Technology|§ 703. Functions

§ 703. Functions|The Office of Legislative Information Technology shall:  (1) design, support, and maintain the General Assembly's information systems; (2) provide hardware, software, and customer support to members and employees of the General Assembly to enable them to fulfill their professional responsibilities; and (3) ensure that legislative records created, received, stored, or transmitted using information technology are maintained in accordance with the General Assembly's recordkeeping requirements. (Added 2019, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 8.)
2 V.S.A. § 704
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 2 - Legislature|Chapter 21 - Office of Legislative Information Technology|§ 704. Strategic plan for legislative information technology

§ 704. Strategic plan for legislative information technology|(a) The Director of Legislative Information Technology shall prepare, maintain, and update, at least biennially, a long-range strategic plan for information technology operations and services in the Legislative Branch.(b) In preparing the plan, the Director or designee shall consult with members of the Joint Information Technology Oversight Committee, other members of the General Assembly, and employees of other legislative staff offices. In addition, the Director or designee may also consult with the State Archivist, representatives of the Executive and Judicial Branches, and members of the public.(c) The strategic plan shall be subject to review and approval by the Joint Legislative Management Committee. (Added 2019, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 8.)