The commission serves as the
umbrella organization for legislative commissions, joint agencies, and
other boards. The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House
alternate annually as chair. The Legislative Coordinating Commission
(LCC) establishes the complement and the compensation of employees for
joint agencies and commissions. All joint agency budgets are reviewed and
approved by the commission. The commission coordinates certain activities
of the House and Senate including the setting of insurance benefits.
The Foreign
Delegations Liaison serves as the main point of contact in scheduling
meetings and arranging itineraries for visiting international and state
delegations to the Legislature. Geographic
Information Services is the repository for statewide boundary information for legislative use. LCC-GIS focuses on mapping and data services for legislators and staff. Maps and data are available through hard copy maps and reports, or via the web.
Also under the administration of the (LCC)
is the Joint House/Senate Subcommittee on Claims, the legislative body
created to hear claims against the state
by various persons who cannot proceed against the state under the state
tort claims act (Minnesota Statutes, section 3.732).
The LCC Fiscal Services
office provides accounting and budget services for the commissions and joint
agencies. The LCC also arranges for sign language interpretive services for
legislative hearings and meetings with members.
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