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Legislative Committee Act
Purpose
The bill seeks to allow the General Assembly to create committees.
Implementation
The bill shall be implemented immediately.
Author/signatory
Result
Standing committees shall be formed to assist the General Assembly in its legislative work
Standing committees shall consist solely of members of the General Assembly
Each committee shall have one third of General Assembly members rounded to the nearest integer
The Speaker shall serve as an ex officio member of all committees
Members are appointed by the Speaker and serve until the end of the General Assembly session
Each committee shall be chaired by a member selected by the Speaker
Standing committees can only be created by vote of the General Assembly or by order of the Speaker
Standing committees shall not be subject to a timed closing and may only close by vote of the General Assembly by order of the Speaker or by the Supreme Court
Standing committees may hold public hearings on certain issued to help in their research of the committees work
Committees may choose what subjects to study and shall conduct investigations into matters of importance
All committee work and hearings shall be made public unless the topic of discussion is deemed to be sensitive or regional security is at risk if made public
A citizen may be summoned before the committee by request of the committee chair, the speaker or by a majority of the committee voting in favour of bringing that citizen before the committee.
Citizens appearing before a committee may refuse to answer a question if the question relates to sensitive information or impacts regional security
The General Assembly may vote to remove a member as chair or as a member from a committee with a simple majority vote.
A Member of a committee may be immediately removed through the following process:
A motion shall be endorsed by five percent of electoral citizens
A majority of electoral citizens shall vote on whether to remove them in the following manner:
World Assembly citizens shall be permitted to vote in a two-day poll
Military Voting and Dual citizens shall be permitted to vote on the Regional Message Board in the same period
The following standing committees shall be immediately established:
The committee on regional defence and intelligence
The committee on oversight and rules
The committee on communication and moderation