Opinion No. (1981)

REQUESTED BY: Senator John W. DeCamp Nebraska State Legislature State Capitol Lincoln, Nebraska 68509

Dear Senator DeCamp:

You have written asking us several questions concerning the Executive Board, the Legislative Council, and the statutes pertaining thereto as they relate to the duty, responsibility, and authority of elected members of the Legislature. We will attempt to answer the questions that you raised in the order in which you raised them.

In your first two paragraphs you indicate that the law provides the Legislative Council is a separate body from the Legislature, legislators are…