(a) Status. Under section 503(c)(1) of the law (65 P. S. § 67.503(c)(1)), the following apply:

1. (1) Except as set forth in paragraph (2), the Bureau will provide appeals officers for appeals from all legislative service agencies.
2. (2) For an appeal from a denial by the open-records officer of the Bureau, the Bureau will arrange with a nonadjudicative legislative service agency to provide an appeals officer.

(b) Requirements.

1. (1) The appeals officer must be an attorney at law.

2. (2) Except as set forth in paragraph (3), the appeals officer may be an employee of or an individual under contract with one of the following:

   1. (i) The Bureau for an appeal under subsection (a)(1).
   2. (ii) The nonadjudicative legislative agency for an appeal under subsection (a)(2).
3. (3) The appeals officer will be an individual under contract with the Bureau for an appeal from a denial by the open-records officer of the Legislative Reapportionment Commission.