KRS 7.100: Duties of Legislative Research Commission.

It shall be the duty of the Legislative Research Commission to:

(1) Maintain in the State Capitol or State Capitol Annex for the use and information of

the General Assembly, a legislative reference room and working library; collect,

summarize, and index in formation of a legislative and governmental nature relating

to legislation and legislative policies and index all bills introduced in the General

Assembly. Permanent office space for the Legislative Research Commission and for

the director thereof and empl oyees or subcommittees shall be provided on the third

floor of the State Capitol. When the General Assembly is not in session, the

Commission shall have jurisdiction over the use of the House and Senate chambers

and over the allocation of all rooms used by the General Assembly while in session.

The Commission may provide for such other office space as it may deem necessary.

(2) Make or cause to be made such investigations into statute law, legislation,

governmental agencies and institutions, and matters of public policy as will aid the

General Assembly in performing its duties in the most efficient and economical

manner. In making such studies and investigations between the regular sessions of

the General Assembly, the Commission shall give priority to those subjects

requested by the General Assembly. The Commission shall promptly consider any

requests of the General Assembly by bill or resolution for the creation of task

forces, committees, subcommittees, or other entities for the purpose of studying or

reviewing issues or subjects. Provisions of the bill or resolution to the contrary

notwithstanding, the Commission, in its sole discretion, may grant or deny the

request to create an entity or alternatively assign the subject matter of the proposed

study or re view to an existing committee or task force, including interim joint

subcommittees of the Commission.

(3) Afford to any member of the General Assembly or any committee of either house of

the General Assembly such information and assistance as may be practi cable in the

preparation of bills, memorials, resolutions, amendments, alterations and changes

thereto, and revisions and substitutes thereof, proposed to be introduced into the

General Assembly.

(4) The Commission, at the close of each legislative session , shall assume custody of

all furniture, equipment, records, materials and supplies, and printed copies of bills

in the possession of the clerks of the Senate and House. Immediately prior to the

convening of the next session, the Commission shall transfer all furniture,

equipment, materials, and supplies to the clerks of the respective houses. The

Commission may, when the General Assembly is not in session, authorize the

expenditure of funds appropriated to the General Assembly for the purchase, repair,

or maintenance of furniture, equipment, materials, and supplies and contract for

services needed by the General Assembly.

(5) The Commission shall prepare and publish or contract for the preparation and

publishing of a daily index and digest of the content of and legislative action on all

measures introduced in the General Assembly.

(6) After each election the Commission shall conduct a pre -session orientation

conference for members of the General Assembly.

(7) The Commission shall notify the members of the Ge neral Assembly of the reports

filed with the Commission for distribution to the members of the General Assembly

and of the reports and publications of the Commission which are available for the

members of the General Assembly. Each member of the General As sembly shall

indicate upon a form provided by the Commission which reports shall be forwarded

to the member.

(8) Conduct, while the General Assembly is not in session, any and all business of the

legislative department of government, except for the passage of legislation, which

could be conducted by the legislative department of government or the General

Assembly if the General Assembly were in session.

(9) Conduct such other business and possess such other powers and duties as may be

assigned or authorized by the General Assembly by statute or otherwise.