Sec. 2-82. Duties and powers of committee.

The agencies of the Legislative Department and the State Librarian shall assist the committee on request. Said committee shall recruit, select, supervise and appoint interns and assign them to members of the General Assembly to assist in the performance of their duties. Said committee shall coordinate the legislative intern program with the public and private institutions of higher education in Connecticut. Said committee shall have the authority to make application for and receive grants from any governmental agency and any charitable foundation. Said committee shall have such other powers as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(1969, P.A. 769, S. 3, 4; P.A. 11-208, S. 2.)

History: P.A. 11-208 deleted provisions re appointment of a secretary and assignment of interns to legislative committees or legislative agencies, effective July 1, 2011.