Creation and composition; administration of divisions; appointment of Director and chiefs of divisions; designation of Deputy Director

1. There is hereby created the Legislative Counsel Bureau, which consists of a Legislative Commission, an Interim Finance Committee, a Director, an Audit Division, a Fiscal Analysis Division, a Legal Division, a Research Division and an Administrative Division. 2. The Legislative Auditor is the chief of the Audit Division. 3. The Legislative Counsel and the General Counsel are the chiefs of the Legal Division. The Director shall designate from time to time the Legislative Counsel or the General Counsel or an employee of the Legal Division to be responsible for the administration of the Legal Division. 4. The Research Director is the chief of the Research Division. 5. The Senate Fiscal Analyst and the Assembly Fiscal Analyst are the chiefs of the Fiscal Analysis Division. The Director shall designate from time to time one of the Fiscal Analysts or an employee of the Fiscal Analysis Division to be responsible for the administration of the Fiscal Analysis Division. 6. The Legislative Commission shall appoint the Director. The Director shall appoint the Chief of the Administrative Division and the chiefs of the other divisions with the approval of the Legislative Commission, and may serve as the chief of any division. 7. The Director may, with the consent of the Legislative Commission, designate one of the chiefs of the divisions or an employee of the Legislative Counsel Bureau as the Deputy Director.