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<section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1206" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The following units are in the Department:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the Office of Legislative Audits;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the Office of Policy Analysis;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>the Office of Operations and Support Services; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>any other offices as may be designated by the President and the Speaker.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>With the approval of the President and the Speaker and in consultation with the minority leader of the Senate and the minority leader of the House of Delegates, the Executive Director shall appoint the following office directors:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the director of the Office of Legislative Audits;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the director of the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the director of the Office of Policy Analysis;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>the director of the Office of Operations and Support Services; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>any director of an office designated by the President and the Speaker under subsection (a)(5) of this section.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Each office director serves without a fixed term and, subject to the approval of the President and the Speaker and in consultation with the minority leader of the Senate and the minority leader of the House of Delegates, may be removed by the Executive Director.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>Each office director shall serve in a nonpartisan capacity and ensure that all activities of the office are conducted in a nonpartisan manner.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>Each office director is entitled to the salary provided in the State budget.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>After consultation with the Executive Director, each office director may appoint an appropriate number of qualified individuals to serve in management functions in the respective offices.</text>
  </level>
</section>
