Secrétariat à la législation
The Secrétariat à la Législation is one of the secretariats of the Secrétariat général du Conseil exécutif. Consisting of an associate secretary general, an assistant secretary, two legislation advisors, and secretariat employees, this body assists the Comité de législation in its work.
On behalf of the Comité de législation or at the request of the Secrétariat général du Conseil exécutif, the Secrétariat à la Législation analyzes the briefs and bills that must be brought to the Committee’s attention. It makes sure that the work associated with the drafting of bills in government departments and agencies is carried out according to a timetable that permits the implementation of the government’s legislative program. The Secretariat coordinates all of the revision work related to the bills that the government intends to propose in the National Assembly. In addition, it liaises with the National Assembly’s Direction de la traduction et de l'édition des lois, which is in charge of translating and printing these bills.
Once a bill is presented, the Secretariat follows, on behalf of the Cabinet and the Comité de législation, the bill passage process through its various parliamentary stages, oversees the quality and the legislative consistency of the amendments proposed, recommends, where applicable, that these amendments be examined by the Cabinet or the Comité de legislation, and maintains the necessary ties with the Office of the Government House Leader.
Finally, the Secretariat is responsible for the preparation and holding of the meetings of the Comité de législation as well as for the drafting of the reports on its work.
Secrétariat à la législation
Édifice Honoré-Mercier, bureau R.C. 10
835, boul. René-Lévesque Est
Québec (Québec) G1A 1B4
Phone: 418 643-1250
Fax: 418 646-8700
E-mail: scl@mce.gouv.qc.ca
