He recommended that the Legislature require a similar process for all large state contracts.

The only things the Legislature requires me to do is educate parents that there are tools out there for Internet safety.

Two years ago the Legislature required the state's school districts to develop voluntary regional plans to achieve integration.

The Legislature required that each borough be represented on the board.

But before any borrowing plan could be approved, he said, the Legislature would require the Governor to agree to some suitable system of repayment.

Had the proposal been defeated, the Legislature required that a backup plan automatically take effect, increasing the state income tax to finance schools.

To keep their taxes low, the Legislature required that they be taxed as if they were rental buildings.

The lobbying effort was successful, and in 1992, the Legislature required for-profit insurance companies to offer policies to high-risk customers.

But two years ago, the Legislature required all health maintenance organizations to provide insurance to individuals.

Last year, the Legislature set a 1,200-trap limit for each licensee and required that anyone seeking to become a lobsterman go through a two-year apprenticeship.