§ 1104. Duties of the Council.
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The Council shall:
(1)Summarize and digest information on matters relating to the general welfare of the State;
(2)On its own initiative or at the direction of the General Assembly or of the Senate or House, make studies on subjects of interest and concern and, based thereon, recommend such legislation as the welfare of the State may require;
(3)Recommend such codification and general revision of the Constitution and the laws of the State as may from time to time be necessary;
(4)Recommend such changes in the rules and procedures of the Senate and House as may advance the consideration of legislation by the General Assembly;
(5)Cooperate with and assist the work of interim committees or of commissions appointed at the direction of the General Assembly or of the Senate or House;
(6)Cooperate with the appropriate committees of the General Assembly or of the Senate or House to assure efficient utilization of its employees;
(7)Arrange for the obtaining of the printing needs and supplies and equipment of the General Assembly, subject to the laws of the State relating to the purchasing of state supplies;
(8)Employ such staff as it deems necessary to carry out this chapter;
(9)Prepare or cause to be prepared and drafted such bills, amendments, joint and concurrent resolutions, resolutions, memorials and revisions and substitutes thereto which are proposed to be introduced into the General Assembly as may be requested by any member of the General Assembly and otherwise render assistance, aid, information, counsel and advice in the preparation and drafting of any such proposed legislation;
(10)Collect or call to be collected all available information relating to any matter which is the subject of proposed legislation by the General Assembly, to examine acts of any other state and to investigate all available sources of information;
(11)Answer any and all inquiries for bills, resolutions, committee reports and abstracts, excerpts or copies of Laws of Delaware within the limits of available time and moneys and charging out-of-pocket expenses where such is determined appropriate for such abstracts, excerpts or copies;
(12)In general, act as a reference bureau for all matters relating or pertaining to legislative matters and subjects, whether enacted by this State or any other state or whether proposed by this or other states, at the request of any member of the General Assembly.