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COMMITTEES

A POSSIBLE DESIGN

ANNEX A

1.

DETERMINE COMMITTEE JURISDICTIONS AND SIZE : WRITE INTO STANDING ORDERS. (COMMITTEES TO COMBINE LEGISLATIVE AND INVESTIGATIVE FUNCTION? SET HEARING TIMES?)

2.

FOLLOWING ELECTIONS, APPOINT/ELECT COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN

ALLOCATE BUDGETS.

AND MEMBERS.

3.

COMMITTEES TO APPOINT STAFFS AND DETERMINE SCHEDULE OF HEARINGS.

A. LEGISLATIVE HEARINGS

B. INVESTIGATIVE HEARINGS

A1 ADMINISTRATION INTRODUCES

BILL INTO LEGCO. AUTOMATIC REFERRAL TO COMMITTEES.

B1 CONDUCT PUBLIC

HEARINGS EXAMINE WITNESSES

A2 COMMITTEE DECIDES WHETHER

FURTHER DETAILED CONSIDER- ATION DESIRABLE.

B2 WRITE REPORTS, AGREE

AND TABLE IN LEGCO.

NO

YES

A3A BACK TO

FLOOR FOR

REMAINING STAGES.

A3B COMMITTEE

CONDUCTS

HEARINGS

B3 LEGCO DEBATE IF

DESIRED

LINE BY

LINE

CONSIDER-

ATION

REPORT

TO LEGCO

WITH

PROPOSALS

FOR

AMENDMENT

B4 ADMINISTRATION REPLY