There shall be maintained a Legislative Commissioners' Office for the use and information especially of the members of the General Assembly, the officers of the several state agencies and the public. Said office shall be under the general direction of two legislative commissioners. Biennially one commissioner shall be appointed by the General Assembly to hold office for four years from the first day in July in the year of his appointment and until his successor has been appointed and has qualified. Said commissioners shall not be of the same political party. Each commissioner shall be an attorney at law and shall have been admitted to practice before the courts of the state of Connecticut for at least six years prior to his appointment. The salary of each commissioner shall be established by the Joint Committee on Legislative Management.

(1949 Rev., S. 3523; September, 1957, P.A. 11, S. 9; 1959, P.A. 478, S. 4; February, 1965, P.A. 331, S. 37; 1967, P.A. 657, S. 9a; P.A. 77-614, S. 68, 610; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-2, S. 37.)

History: 1959 act provided for two commissioners, one from each political party, in lieu of one commissioner, reduced the qualifying period since admission to law practice from 10 to 6 years and provided a fixed salary rather than a salary to be determined by the personnel board; 1965 act changed name of office from “legislative research department,” raised the commissioners' salaries from $7,500 and deleted obsolete provisions regarding their terms of office; 1967 act changed commissioners' salaries from specific dollar amount to amounts established by personnel board or its successor personnel policy board; P.A. 77-614 made legislative management committee responsible for establishing salaries; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-2 deleted “Standing” re Joint Committee on Legislative Management.

See Sec. 1-84(e) re prohibited activities.