Section 29-4-30

Subordinate officers - Clerk of the House of Representatives and Assistant Clerk of the House of Representatives.

(a) The subordinate officers of the House of Representatives consist of the Clerk of the House of Representatives and an Assistant Clerk of the House of Representatives. The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall be a full-time employee, elected as provided by law, and compensated as provided in this chapter.

(b) The Clerk of the House of Representatives, after serving in that capacity for nine successive years, shall attain continuing service status and may be removed only for cause by a vote of a majority of the members elected to the House of Representatives after 10 days' notice of the intention to vote thereon together with a written notice of the cause for such removal. The service herein provided shall begin on the date of the original election to such office, whether such original election occurred prior to May 20, 1996, or otherwise. The Clerk of the House of Representatives, after attaining continuing service status, shall not participate in political activities such as are prohibited by the Merit System Act in Section 36-26-38.

(c) The Assistant Clerk of the House of Representatives shall serve only while the Legislature is in session. The Assistant Clerk of the House of Representatives shall be appointed by the Clerk of the House of Representatives with the approval of the Speaker of the House.

(d) Nothing herein shall prohibit the Assistant Clerk of the House of Representatives from being employed as a legislative employee when the Legislature is not in session, but in no event shall he or she be paid or receive compensation for more than one employment at any one time.

(e) The Clerk of the House of Representatives may appoint an administrative assistant. The administrative assistant to the Clerk shall serve at the pleasure of the Clerk and shall be paid from funds appropriated to the Legislature an amount fixed by the Clerk in accordance with that of comparable positions established under the State Merit System pay plan.

(f) The Clerk of the House of Representatives may employ a chief clerk who shall be a full-time employee. The chief clerk shall serve at the pleasure of the Clerk of the House of Representatives and shall be paid from funds appropriated to the Legislature an amount fixed by the Clerk of the House of Representatives in accordance with that of comparable positions established under the State Merit System pay plan.

(Acts 1997, No. 97-658, p. 1249, §3.)