Profile Of The Legislative Matters Directorate
Legislative Matters Directorate is one of the core Directorates in the Lagos State House of Assembly and it is saddled with the under-listed responsibilities:
- Produces the Votes and Proceedings, Order Papers, Reports among others.
- Provides secretariat support to Standing and Ad-hoc Committees of the House.
- Coordinates training for officers in the Directorate.
- Keeps and updates Honourable Members Bio-Data
- Coordinates staging of public hearings/stakeholders fora
- Keeps and updates Bills/Regulations register;
- Attends to enquiries from State Houses of Assembly and corporate bodies on laws enacted by the House;
- Coordinates the staging of Executive Briefings and covers the proceedings at the session;
- Communicates the Resolutions of the House.
- Drafts motions for Honourable Members;
- Compiles Resolutions of the House for ease of reference;
- Educates visitors/students on parliamentary practice and procedures daily;
- Coordinates the inauguration and sitting of Lagos State Youth Parliament bi-annually and quarterly respectively; and Produces Directorate publication: House at a Glance.
The Directorate is divided as follows: Legislative Scrutiny; Research & Admin.; Chamber; Parliamentary Education; Bills and Petitions & Committee Secretariat.