H.F. 2594 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 2.34 Legislative clerks. 1 Each member of the house of representatives may hire a 2 legislative clerk, who shall be under the general direction of 3 the member and the chief clerk of the house. A legislative 4 clerk shall be on duty at the house of representatives from 5 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, and on other 6 days as required by the chief clerk of the house, except when 7 excused by the member for whom the clerk works. A legislative 8 clerk shall perform such duties as may be assigned to the 9 legislative clerk by the member or the chief clerk of the house 10 and shall be paid at a rate determined by the chief clerk of the 11 house. 12 EXPLANATION 13 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 14 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 15 This bill allows each member of the house of representatives 16 to hire a clerk to work for the member. The bill requires a 17 clerk hired by a member to be on duty from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 18 p.m., Monday through Friday, and on other days as required by 19 the chief clerk of the house of representatives. The bill 20 requires the chief clerk to set the rate at which legislative 21 clerks shall be paid. Currently, members of the house of 22 representatives are granted the authority to hire clerks by the 23 rules of the chamber, which require the clerks to be on duty 24 Monday through Thursday during the legislative session. 25 -1- LSB 5200YH (2) 91 ss/ns 1/ 1