Modifies laws related to student athlete agents.
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Designates third Saturday in March of each year as Cherry Blossom Day. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Establishes deadlines for completion of legislative measures for 2017 regular session of Seventy-ninth Legislative Assembly. Limits per diem payments.
Adjourns organizational session of Seventy-ninth Legislative Assembly. Provides that Seventy-ninth Legislative Assembly shall convene in regular session on February 1, 2017.
Maddy summarySCR 210 modifies the process for handling conduct reports involving legislative staff. It requires the Legislative Equity Officer to conduct an initial review of reports and complaints before any investigation begins, with specific exceptions. The bill also states that committees on conduct can only recommend disciplinary actions for partisan staff if an independent investigator confirms a rule violation occurred, and extends the time committees have to hold hearings and issue recommendations. Additionally, it increases the number of alternates on these committees and mandates that complainants or affected parties recuse themselves from serving on committees considering their specific case. This bill directly affects legislative committees, partisan staff, and individuals filing conduct complaints.