Legislative Process

Catalog description

Credits 2 to 3. 2 to 3 Lecture Hours. Study of three areas of legislating: drafting/statutory construction, research and support groups, and procedures (committees/calendars/floor management); Committee Operations/debate/passage of bills; use of Texas legislative rules handbooks to guide from introduction to passage of legislation; election of a Speaker and Lt. Governor. Prerequisite: One year in law school in the full-time or part-time program.