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New York State Joint Legislative Committee on Legislative Practices and Procedures Administrative Files


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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:
This series consists of correspondence, meeting minutes, public hearing testimony, and drafts of interim and final reports generated by the Joint Legislative Committee on Legislative Methods, Practices, Procedures, and Expenditures in its study of the state legislative process. Areas studied included the quantity of bills introduced each session, assignment of bills to inappropriate committees, late filing of bills, difficulties with handling local government bills, and the possibility of dividing the legislative year into split sessions.
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Joint Legislative Committee on Legislative Practices and Procedures administrative files
Quantity:

1 cubic foot

Inclusive Dates:
1957-1959
Series Number:
L0022

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Alphabetic by subject.

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of correspondence, minutes of meetings, public hearing testimony, and drafts of interim and final reports generated by the committee in its study of the New York State legislative process. Problem areas studied included the enormous quantity of bills introduced each session, assignment of bills to inappropriate committees, late filing of bills, difficulties with handling local government bills, and the possibility of dividing the legislative year into split sessions.

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