AR55: Resolution Text

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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE

2005 Assembly RESOLUTION 55

May 4, 2006 - Introduced by Representatives Cullen, Black, Vruwink, Turner, Lehman, Molepske, Pocan, Seidel, Parisi, Berceau, Pope-Roberts, Van Akkeren, Zepnick, Fields, Grigsby, Benedict, Ziegelbauer, Travis, Hubler, Schneider, Gronemus, Shilling, Krusick, Wasserman, A. Williams, Toles and Hebl.

AR55,1,2 Relating to: repayment of certain attorneys' fees paid by the state for former, current, and future members and employees of the assembly.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This assembly resolution provides that former, current, and future assembly members and employees who are convicted of a crime and have attorney fees paid by the state for representation after January 1, 2000, must repay the amount of the fees to the assembly chief clerk.

AR55,1,8 Resolved by the assembly, That, if a former, current, or future member or employee of the assembly is charged with and convicted of a crime and during the course of those legal proceedings has his or her attorney fees paid by the state, the member or employee shall repay to the assembly chief clerk the amount of the fees for representation after January 1, 2000, in those legal proceedings. The assembly chief clerk shall enforce this provision to obtain the repayments.

AR55,1,9 (End)