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House
File
2594
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2594
BY
R.
JOHNSON
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
legislative
clerks
of
members
of
the
house
1
of
representatives.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
TLSB
5200YH
(2)
91
ss/ns
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
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LSB
5200YH
(2)
91
ss/ns
1/
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