SB 25-309

Senate Bill 25-309 allows the Legislative Council to hire nonpartisan policy fellows from nonlobbyist organizations to work within the legislative staff. These fellows can take on specific tasks as directed by the director of research and their work will remain property of the General Assembly. The bill ensures that these placements are with genuine nonpartisan groups and not with registered lobbyists. Since it has been signed, this bill is now law and its provisions are in effect.

Official Summary

The act authorizes the legislative council to approve agreements between the director of research of the legislative council and nonpartisan organizations to place nonpartisan legislative policy fellows (fellows) in the legislative council staff. The act also specifies the types of work that fellows may do, requires the director of research to retain supervisory authority over fellows, including over the terms and conditions of the fellowship, and requires any work product produced by a fellow during the fellowship to remain the property of the general assembly during and after the conclusion of the fellowship. The legislative council is prohibited from approving any agreement between the director of research of the legislative council and a nonpartisan organization that is registered as a lobbyist with the secretary of state to place a fellow in the legislative council staff. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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