There is created a Permanent Joint Legislative Committee on Finances and Budgets. The committee shall meet at the call of the chair. It shall be the duty of the committee to make a careful investigation and study of the financial condition of the state, hold budget hearings, inquire into ways and means of financing state government and its programs, and report its findings and recommendations as herein provided. The Secretary of the Senate, the Clerk of the House of Representatives, and the Legislative Fiscal Officer shall provide the committee with clerical and expert assistance from among their respective staffs as may be necessary. All departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, agencies, offices and institutions of the state shall cooperate fully with the committee and its staff and shall furnish any and all information that may be requested by the committee or its staff.
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