Senate Rules #
“(b) Each committee shall have investigatory powers and is authorized to hold hearings on any subject under its jurisdiction, to require attendance, upon appropriate notice, of state government officials, state employees, or representatives of any entity receiving state or federal funds through a state agency to give testimony at such hearings, and to formulate reports and recommendations regarding the activities or actions of such agency or department being investigated or reviewed by such committee” (Senate Rule 49).
