PARLIAMENTARY

AUTOMATION

Case Study – Iraq 2011

Council of Representatives

Parliament of Iraq

Legistar Background

The Legistar Bill Tracking –Legistar will manage the capture and structured display of Bill Information resulting from the ad-hoc inquiry by interested Parliament Member, COR Staff and Ministry Staff .

Legistar will provide long term traceability and transparency of the operations of the Council of Representatives of the Iraqi Parliament.

Legistar provides accurate reporting the current status and ownership of all legislative instruments managed by the Council of Representative’s operating staff and members.

What does the CoR do

Approves New Laws

After Research, Review, Discussion, Debate and

Changes

Where do Laws Come From

CommitteesMinistries Members

Speakers Council

Legislative Process

Referred to appropriate Committee

DPA Creates

Legislative File

for Draft law

Committee

Approval for

First Reading

Third Reading

CoR Votes on

Final Law

President signs

or Vetoes

Committee

Discusses,

Modifies or rejects

Reports to CoR

Second Reading

CoR Discusses,

Sends to Committee

Committee

Discusses,

Modifies sends

final draft to CoR

CoR First

Reading

Legistar Features

Tracks Laws as they move through approval process

Generates CoR and Committee Agendas

Records Actions of CoR and Committees

Automates Workflow for DPA staff

Manages office membership of CoR and Committees

InSite access for MPs inside the CoR Computer Network

Who benefits from Legistar Installation?

325 MPs

DPA staff

Legislative Files

Agendas

Minutes (Archives)

Outputs

Printed Agendas

Printed Minutes

InSite access to Agendas, Minutes, Files

Legislative File History

Inputs

Legislative Files

Plenary Agendas before CoR sessions

Plenary Minutes after CoR sessions with decisions

Supporting files and information

Committee Agendas before Committee sessions

Committee Minutes after Committee sessions with decisions

People & Assignments

Benefits

Reduced Paperwork + Easier Access

You know where a bill is anytime during the

process and it’s status

MPs get information directly and do not need

DPA to create paper copies

DPA spends more time on process and less on

clerical paperwork

Access by MPs

Back Office

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