Minnesota Revisor of Statutes

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Minnesota Revisor of Statutes is a legislative office that provides services to members of both houses of the legislature as well as all constitutional offices and all state agencies and departments. The services of the office are nonpartisan and confidential and are described in detail in duties. The office consists of attorneys, editors, computer specialists, and support personnel. Services are provided in four areas. legislative, administrative rules, publications and computers. The office assists members and legislative staff at most stages of the legislative process from the preparation of a draft of a bill through its presentation to the governor. The office drafts bills, amendments, and other legislative documents. It prepares and issues a bill drafting manual containing styles and forms for drafting bills, resolutions, and amendments known as the Minnesota Revisor's Manual with Styles and Forms. The administrative rules area helps state agencies draft and adopt administrative rules. The office answers questions about Minnesota Rules, the rulemaking process, and state agencies and can help search the text of Minnesota Rules for specific rules information. It also prepares and issues Minnesota Rules Drafting Manual with Styles and Forms and Rulemaking in Minnesota: A Guide. The office also compiles, edits, and prints Laws of Minnesota, Minnesota Statutes, and Minnesota Rules. Laws of Minnesota contains the laws and resolutions passed each legislative session. Minnesota Statutes contains the codified general and permanent laws. Minnesota Rules contains the compiled administrative rules adopted by state agencies. All of the publications contain user aids and indexes and are the official text of the law. Minnesota Revisor of Statutes maintains hardware and develops software to support the work of the legislature, providing support to users through training and its Help Desk. Systems supported include House and Senate journals, calendars and agendas, House and Senate Index, and bill drafting. The office provides network and server support for the legislature's Internet services and provide Internet information on bills, rules, and laws.