§ 36-12-8. Legislative Management Committee -- Research and General Counsel Subcommittee -- Budget Subcommittee -- Audit Subcommittee -- Duties -- Members -- Meetings.

(1) There are created within the Legislative Management Committee: (a) the Research and General Counsel Subcommittee; (b) the Budget Subcommittee; and (c) the Audit Subcommittee. (2) (a) The Research and General Counsel Subcommittee shall comprise: (i) the president, majority leader, and minority leader of the Senate; and (ii) the speaker, majority leader, and minority leader of the House of Representatives. (b) The Research and General Counsel Subcommittee shall recommend to the Legislative Management Committee a person or persons to hold the positions of director of the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel and legislative general counsel. (3) (a) The Budget Subcommittee shall comprise: (i) the president, majority leader, and minority leader of the Senate; and (ii) the speaker, majority leader, and minority leader of the House of Representatives. (b) The Budget Subcommittee shall recommend to the Legislative Management Committee a person to hold the position of legislative fiscal analyst. (4) (a) The Audit Subcommittee shall comprise: (i) the president, majority leader, and minority leader of the Senate; and (ii) the speaker, majority leader, and minority leader of the House of Representatives. (b) The Audit Subcommittee shall: (i) recommend to the Legislative Management Committee a person to hold the position of legislative auditor general; and (ii) (A) review all requests for audits; (B) prioritize those requests; (C) hear all audit reports and refer those reports to other legislative committees for their further review and action as appropriate; and (D) when notified by the legislative auditor general that a subsequent audit has found that an entity has not implemented a previous audit recommendation, refer the audit report to an appropriate legislative committee and also ensure that an appropriate legislative committee conducts a review of the entity that has not implemented the previous audit recommendation. (5) Each subcommittee of the Legislative Management Committee: (a) shall meet as often as necessary to perform its duties; and (b) may meet during and between legislative sessions.