(1) Existing statutory provisions and the rules of the Legislature provide for the appointment of the Legislative Analyst by the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and prescribe the duties of the analyst.
This measure would establish the Office of Independent Analysis, Oversight, and Transparency in the Legislature, and require it to assist the Legislature in its fiscal and policy functions. The measure would require the Joint Legislative Budget Committee to appoint the Legislative Analyst to lead the Office of Independent Analysis, Oversight, and Transparency and employees of the office.
(2) Existing provisions of the California Constitution limit the total annual amount of expenditures for the compensation of members and employees of, and the operating expenses and equipment for, the Legislature.
This measure would exclude expenditures for the Office of Independent Analysis, Oversight, and Transparency from that expenditure limitation.