§ 451. Creation of Committee: purpose

(a) Creation. There is created the Joint Legislative Management Committee. The Committee shall provide general oversight and management across the offices of the General Assembly and administrative services to the legislative offices and the Legislature.

(b) Membership. The Committee shall be composed of the following members:

(1) four members of the House, which shall include representatives of the Legislative Council Committee, the Joint Fiscal Committee, and the Rules Committee, and shall consist of:

(A) the Speaker of the House; and

(B) three members of the House appointed by the Speaker, not all from the same political party; and

(2) four members of the Senate, which shall include representatives of the Legislative Council Committee, the Joint Fiscal Committee, and the Rules Committee, and shall consist of:

(A) the President Pro Tempore; and

(B) three members of the Senate appointed by the Committee on Committees, not all from the same political party.

(c) Members shall serve a term of two years or until their successors are appointed. The term of a member shall end upon his or her ceasing to be a member of the General Assembly.

(d) Interim vacancies may be filled by appointment by the Committee on Committees or the Speaker of the House in the same manner as in subsection (b) of this section.

(e) Initial appointments shall be made upon passage of this act, with initial terms concluding at the time new appointments to the Committee are made in January 2021.

(f) Subsequent appointments shall be made biennially at the same time as standing committees.

(g) The Committee shall meet immediately following the appointment of its membership to elect a chair and a vice chair and to organize and conduct its business. The Committee may meet as often as it deems necessary and a majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Meetings may be called by the Chair or by a majority of the members.

(h) For attending a meeting of Committee when he or she is not receiving compensation as a member of the General Assembly, a member of the Committee shall be entitled to the same per diem compensation and reimbursement for necessary expenses as provided members of standing committees under section 406 of this title. (Added 2019, No. 72, § E.126.)