AR34: Resolution Text

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2001 - 2002 LEGISLATURE

2001 Assembly RESOLUTION 34

October 2, 2001 - Introduced by Representatives Jensen and Black.

AR34,1,2 Relating to: commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau.

AR34,1,4 Whereas, the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau celebrates its 100th anniversary this year; and

AR34,1,8 Whereas, the Legislative Reference Bureau was the first agency in the United States established to provide nonpartisan, professional staff services to the legislature and today drafts thousands of bills, amendments, and resolutions each year, in addition to providing legal advice and assistance to the legislature; and

AR34,1,11 Whereas, the Legislative Reference Bureau served as a model for state legislatures seeking a more professional and systematic process and inspired the creation of the Congressional Research Service; and

AR34,2,2 Whereas, the implementation of the Wisconsin Idea, which encouraged University of Wisconsin faculty to join legislators and professional staff to help the legislature work more effectively and efficiently, was aided immeasurably by the research services provided by the Legislative Reference Bureau and by the vision of the Bureau's first chief, Charles McCarthy; and

AR34,2,6 Whereas, the Legislative Reference Bureau collects and catalogs state documents, books, pamphlets, and news articles relating to public policy and lawmaking and provides a subject index to all bills introduced by the Wisconsin legislature; and

AR34,2,9 Whereas, the Legislative Reference Bureau performs valuable research for the legislature on questions of public policy and serves as a vital source of information about state government for all Wisconsin residents; and

AR34,2,13 Whereas, since 1929, the Legislative Reference Bureau has published the Wisconsin Blue Book, a comprehensive guide to state government, containing information about elected officials and state agencies and general statistical information about Wisconsin; and

AR34,2,17 Whereas, each of the five people chosen to serve as chief of the Legislative Reference Bureau since Charles McCarthy has continued to uphold the high standards for professional, nonpartisan legislative staff services established by its first chief; and

AR34,2,20 Whereas, the Legislative Reference Bureau, in concert with its sister legislative service agencies, is an integral part of the Wisconsin legislature and Wisconsin state government; now, therefore, be it

AR34,3,2 Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the legislature commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau and expresses its appreciation for the dedicated nonpartisan, professional services that the staff of the Legislative Reference Bureau has provided for the last century.

AR34,3,3 (End)