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Prepared by the North Dakota Legislative Council
staff for the Budget Committee on Government Finance |
LEGISLATIVE FISCAL STAFF SERVICES AMONG THE STATES
The schedule below provides available information on the number of fiscal staff personnel among the states, the annual budget for fiscal services, and states that provide funds for an individual legislator to hire the legislator's own professional staff. The information is derived from National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) survey reports and other available survey information.
| State | Legislative Fiscal Services 1998 Budget | Number of Professional Fiscal Staff Positions | Provides Funding for a Legislator to Hire Full-Time Professional Staff |
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Alabama |
$1,302,683 | 15 | No |
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Alaska |
$874,488 | 7 | No |
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Arizona |
$2,125,000* | 28* | No |
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Arkansas |
$651,111 | 7 | No |
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California |
N/A | N/A | Yes |
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Colorado |
$744,065* | 12* | No |
|
Connecticut |
$1,716,000 | 21 | No |
|
Delaware |
$1,300,000 | 10 | No |
|
Florida |
$1,760,941 N/A |
18 N/A |
Yes |
|
Georgia |
$994,253 | 11 | No |
|
Hawaii |
N/A | N/A | No |
|
Idaho |
$681,100 | 10 | No |
|
Illinois - One agency only |
$657,000 | 7 | Yes |
|
Indiana |
$6,352,455 | 13 | No |
|
Iowa |
$1,764,000 | 24 | No |
|
Kansas |
$2,221,770 | 13 | No |
|
Kentucky |
N/A | 13* | No |
|
Louisiana |
$1,260,207 | 18 | No |
|
Maine |
$744,644 | 8 | No |
|
Maryland |
N/A | 40 | No |
|
Massachusetts |
$1,316,833 N/A |
20 N/A |
Yes |
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Michigan |
$2,628,091 $3,134,700 |
21 25 |
Yes - Senate only |
|
Minnesota |
N/A N/A |
12 N/A |
No |
|
Mississippi |
N/A | N/A | No |
|
Missouri |
$404,298 N/A |
5 6 |
Yes - Senate only |
|
Montana |
$865,000 | 14 | No |
|
Nebraska |
$852,281 | 12 | Yes |
|
Nevada |
$1,872,641 | 18 | No |
|
New Hampshire |
$2,660,000 | 37 | No |
|
New Jersey |
N/A | N/A | Yes |
|
New Mexico |
$2,272,600* | 25* | No |
|
New York |
N/A | N/A | Yes |
|
North Carolina |
N/A | N/A | No |
|
North Dakota |
$540,9161 | 5 | No |
|
Ohio |
$2,525,000 | 32 | Yes - Senate only |
|
Oklahoma |
$554,232 $426,500 |
11 9 |
No |
|
Oregon |
$1,973,254 | 20 | Yes |
|
Pennsylvania |
N/A | N/A | Yes |
|
Rhode Island |
$795,330 N/A |
7 5 |
No |
|
South Carolina |
N/A | N/A | No |
|
South Dakota |
$340,540 | 5 | No |
|
Tennessee |
N/A | N/A | No |
|
Texas |
$5,973,580 | 99 | Yes |
|
Utah |
$1,500,000** | 17** | No |
|
Vermont |
$471,892 | 5 | No |
|
Virginia |
N/A | N/A | No |
|
Washington |
N/A N/A |
14 N/A |
No |
|
West Virginia |
$245,233* | 5* | No |
|
Wisconsin |
$2,331,300 | 29 | Yes - Senate only |
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Wyoming |
N/A | 4 | No |
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* 1996 budget |
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