Information file on joint legislative committees' staff
Series Number
L0024
Summary
The series consists of a card file on approximately 200 employees of each joint legislative committee in existence in 1958. The card file includes name, address, job title, and salary of each employee, and was used to study joint legislative committee hiring practices.
Creator
New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee on Legislative Practices and Procedures
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Questionnaires on joint legislative committee practices
Series Number
L0023
Summary
This series consists of four-page questionnaires completed by each joint legislative committee in existence in 1958. The questionnaire was used by Joint Legislative Committee on Legislative Practices and Procedures in examining the operation, staffing, and effectiveness of joint legislative committees and their relation to the total legislative process. The questionnaires include information on committee members and employees, objectives, activities, and accomplishments.
Creator
New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee on Legislative Practices and Procedures
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
These transcripts of Assembly debates and hearings are in both shorthand and typescript format. They duplicates information also contained in the Assembly Journal of 1906.
Creator
New York (State). Legislature. Assembly
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Joint Legislative Committee on Legislative Practices and Procedures administrative files
Series Number
L0022
Summary
This series consists of correspondence, meeting minutes, public hearing testimony, and drafts of interim and final reports generated by the Joint Legislative Committee on Legislative Methods, Practices, Procedures, and Expenditures in its study of the state legislative process. Areas studied included the quantity of bills introduced each session, assignment of bills to inappropriate committees, late filing of bills, difficulties with handling local government bills, and the possibility of dividing the legislative year into split sessions.
Creator
New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee on Legislative Practices and Procedures
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Joint Legislative Committee to Inquire Into and Study Legislative Methods, Practices, Procedures, and Expenditures research and report files
Series Number
L0149
Summary
This series which concerns the Committee's analysis and reporting of legislative procedure and expenditure in New York, consist of correspondence, memorandums, reports, and completed questionnaires. Topics include the growing volume of bills; the concentration of legislative decisions toward the end of the session; the late introduction of bills; the role of Assembly and Senate Rules Committees; the organization and operation of standing committees; and the use of joint legislative committees and temporary commissions to assist the Legislature in its deliberations.
Creator
New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee to Inquire Into and Study Legislative Methods, Practices, Procedures, and Expenditures
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.