§ 853 - Meetings and staff support - Vermont Statutes

§ 853. Meetings and staff support

(a) The committee may meet during a session of the general assembly at the call of the chair or by a majority of the members of the committee. The committee may meet during adjournment subject to the approval of the speaker of the house and the president pro tempore of the senate.

(b) For attendance at meetings which are held when the general assembly is not in session, the members of the committee shall be entitled to the same per diem compensation and reimbursement for necessary expenses as those provided to members of standing committees under section 406 of this title.

(c) The staff of the legislative council and the joint fiscal office shall provide professional and administrative support to the committee. The department of banking, insurance, securities, and health care administration, the agency of human services, and other agencies of the state shall provide information, assistance, and support upon request of the committee. (Added 2005, No. 215 (Adj. Sess.), § 294.)