The chairs of the appropriate joint standing committee shall:

1. 1. Schedule prehearing conference Schedule a prehearing conference in cooperation with the Legislative Information Office. The prehearing conference must be held within 21 days of the posting date;

   [PL 1993, c. 685, Pt. A, §4 (NEW).]

2. 2. Request reports Request background reports from the partisan staff assistants; and

   [PL 1993, c. 685, Pt. A, §4 (NEW).]

3. 3. Inform nominee Advise the nominee of the date of the prehearing conference and the deadline for completion of a questionnaire from the committee and submission of supplemental materials by the nominee. The deadline is 15 days from the posting date unless the 15th day is not a business day, in which case the deadline is the next business day.

   [PL 1993, c. 685, Pt. A, §4 (NEW).]

PL 1993, c. 685, §A4 (NEW).