Services

Secretary General

The Secretary General heads the National Assembly's services and performs other tasks provided by regulations, the Rules of Procedure, and other acts of the National Assembly. The Secretary General is appointed by the National Assembly.

Office of the President of the National Assembly

The Office of the President carries out technical, consultative, organisational and administrative tasks for the President and Vice-Presidents of the National Assembly.

Legislative and Legal Service

The Legislative and Legal Service issues opinions on the conformity of draft laws, other acts and amendments with the Constitution and the legal system, and on legislative and technical aspects of drafts; provides expertise for the formulation of the opinions or replies of the National Assembly concerning cases of constitutional review and the legality of acts before the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia; issues opinions on other issues in accordance with the Rules of Procedure; issues opinions to the President of the National Assembly and explanations to the deputies concerning legal issues; prepares official consolidated texts of laws and edits the texts of laws and other acts adopted by the National Assembly and published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia.

Office of the Secretary General

The Office of the Secretary General carries out technical and administrative tasks for the Secretary General as well as tasks related to internal auditing and security.

Public Relations Office

The Public Relations Office provides information to the public about the work of the National Assembly and its working bodies and about its international and other activities; provides the material conditions for the work of media representatives in the National Assembly; issues the National Assembly's gazette and other publications; and communicates with various segments of the public.

Secretariat of the National Assembly

The Secretariat of the National Assembly performs technical and administrative tasks relating to the organisation and conduct of the sessions of the National Assembly and meetings of its working bodies, international relations and protocol, and research and documentation. For such purpose, the following two divisions have been established:

National Assembly Operations Division

The Section for Preparing and Conducting Sessions of the National Assembly and Its Working Bodies examines various issues, draft laws and other acts, and EU affairs; issues expert opinions and positions; prepares reports, conclusions, analyses, information and other materials; provides expertise for the formulation of the opinions or replies of the National Assembly concerning cases of constitutional review and the legality of acts before the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia; provides expertise for the decisions of the National Assembly concerning authentic interpretations of laws and other acts of the National Assembly; provides expertise in relation to policy-making in individual areas and monitors the implementation thereof; and provides explanations concerning the Rules of Procedure.

The above tasks are carried out by the officials of individual working bodies, i.e. individual commissions and committees. In addition to the Secretary and a clerk, each working body also has one or more officials, depending on the extent of the areas covered.

In addition to the tasks carried out for their commission, the officials of the Commission for Public Office and Elections also deal with matters in connection with the status and personnel issues of deputies and other functionaries; keep the personnel register of such; and provide the material conditions for the work of the deputies.

In addition to the tasks carried out for their commission, the officials of the Commission for Petitions, Human Rights and Equal Opportunities also deal with and carry out technical tasks regarding petitions, submissions and complaints addressed or referred to the National Assembly.

Section for Preparing and Conducting Sessions of the National Assembly and Its Working Bodies

The Department for Preparing and Conducting Sessions of the National Assembly and Its Working Bodies examines various issues, draft laws and other acts, and EU affairs; issues expert opinions and positions; prepares reports, conclusions, analyses, information and other materials; provides expertise for the formulation of the opinions or replies of the National Assembly concerning cases of constitutional review and the legality of acts before the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia; provides expertise for the decisions of the National Assembly concerning authentic interpretations of laws and other acts of the National Assembly; provides expertise in relation to policy-making in individual areas and monitors the implementation thereof, and provides explanations concerning the Rules of Procedure.

The above tasks are carried out by the officials of individual working bodies, i.e. individual commissions and committees. In addition to the Secretary and an administrative assistant, each working body also has one or more officials, depending on the extent of the areas covered.

In addition to the tasks carried out for their commission, the officials of the Commission for Mandates and Elections also deal with matters in connection with the status and personnel issues of deputies and other functionaries, keep the personnel register of such and provide the material conditions for the work of the deputies.

In addition to the tasks carried out for their commission, the officials of the Commission for Petitions also deal with and carry out technical tasks regarding petitions, submissions and complaints addressed or referred to the National Assembly.

Section for International Relations, Protocol, and Translation

The Section for International Relations, Protocol and Translation carries out tasks related to the international activities of the National Assembly; provides expert assistance to delegations in international organisations; organises and conducts protocol events; and provides translation and editing of texts as well as simultaneous and consecutive interpretation from Slovene into foreign languages and vice versa.

Research and Documentation Division

The Research and Documentation Division provides a variety of politically unbiased data and information, thereby meeting the informational needs arising in the implementation of the fundamental tasks and objectives of the National Assembly, as provided by the Constitution, the Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly, laws and other acts. Thus, it indirectly contributes to better and more efficient functioning of the National Assembly as well as to increased openness and transparency of its operations.

Research Section

The Research Section prepares research studies on various issues, expert analyses related to the work of the National Assembly, its working bodies and services, as well as comparative reviews of legal solutions, the provisions of the Rules of Procedure, the status of deputies, the functioning of parliaments, etc. The Research Section also draws up regular reports on National Assembly's work.

Documentation and Library Section

The Documentation and Library Section acts as a specialised library or specialised information centre, providing to internal users (i.e. leading officials of the National Assembly, deputy groups, deputies and their associates) a variety of information such users need in relation to the legislative procedure and other tasks.

To external users, the Section provides information regarding the legislative procedure and other activities of the National Assembly.

Moreover, the Documentation and Library Section provides language editing of the verbatim records of National Assembly sessions and official correspondence, and offers linguistic advice.

Directorate

General Affairs Division

The General Affairs Division formulates systemic solutions and prepares guidelines and other general acts of the National Assembly's services, regulating financial, personnel and other organisational issues.

The General Affairs Division comprises:
- the Organisation and Personnel Section,
- the Finance and Accounting Section.

Organisation and Personnel Section

The Organisation and Personnel Section is responsible for the organisation and development of National Assembly's services, for the organisation and implementation of its personnel policy (personnel planning and development, keeping personnel records, exercising employment rights and duties), and for the education and training programmes for civil servants and deputies. This Section also organises and monitors the implementation of tasks relating to safety and health at work, and provides for the implementation of tasks relating to additional expert assistance to the deputies.

Finance and Accounting Section

The Finance and Accounting Section carries out financial and accounting tasks and prepares the basic positions for the financial plan and the annual business report.

Information Division

The Information Division formulates and implements development programmes relating to IT and audio-video technology, document management, verbatim records of sessions, and distribution and printing of documents.

Section for the Development of the Information System

The Section for the Development of the Information System is responsible for the development and maintenance of information systems and technologies, for IT support to the legislative procedure, and for the audio-video support to sessions and other events.

Materials and Mail Section

The Materials and Mail Section is responsible for the receipt, processing and delivery of incoming and outgoing documents, and for the arrangement of documentary and archive material.

Operator Service

The Operator Service is responsible for writing, editing and processing the verbatim records of sessions of the National Assembly and meetings of its working bodies and other events.

Printing Service

The Printing Service is responsible for distributing, printing and graphic design of documents.

Operational and Technical Division

The Operational and technical Division comprises the Improvements and Maintenance Section, the Catering Section, the Transport Section, and the Reception and Telephone Services Section.

Improvements and Maintenance Section

The Improvements and Maintenance Department is responsible for planning, organising and coordinating current facility improvements and maintenance; providing facility management and janitorial services; carrying out tasks relating to safety at work and fire protection; purchasing fixed assets, equipment, office supply and other materials; and for the cleaning and physical planning of the building.

Catering Section

The Catering Section is responsible for catering services in the National Assembly's restaurant as well as at sessions, meetings and protocol events.

Transport Section

The Transport Department is responsible for organising and providing transport services for official business and protocol needs and for the maintenance of the National Assembly motor pool.

Reception and Telephone Services Section

The Reception and Telephone Services Section is responsible for receiving, guiding and keeping a record of guests and visitors to the National Assembly building and for redirecting telephone lines and calls.

Deputy Groups' Services

The deputy groups' services provide technical and administrative assistance to the deputies, examine current issues, draft laws, other acts and EU affairs, issue expert opinions and positions, prepare reports, conclusions, analyses, information and other material, provide expertise in relation to policy-making in individual areas and monitor the implementation thereof, and provide explanations to issues concerning the Rules of Procedure.