The staff and facilities of the Department shall be available to prepare fiscal, legal, and policy reports for and otherwise help: any standing committee; any statutory committee; any special committee of the Legislative Policy Committee; and with the consent of the President and the Speaker, any joint legislative and executive body that the Governor appoints. The Executive Director shall assign, to the staff of the Department or to a special research or consulting agency, the preparation of any fiscal, legal, or policy report that the Legislative Policy Committee or a standing committee requests.