ar6m Assembly Rule 6m. Mandatory anti-harassment and ethics training for members, officers, and employees. The chief clerk, under the supervision of the speaker, shall implement a mandatory program of anti-harassment and ethics training for all members, officers, and assembly employees. The training shall be conducted at the beginning of the biennial legislative session.

[cr. 2017 A.Res. 2]

ar7 Assembly Rule 7. Employees; appointment and supervision.

ar7(1) (1) The appointment and removal of employees of the speaker, speaker pro tempore, majority and minority leaders, assistant majority and minority leaders, chairpersons, other members, chief clerk, and sergeant at arms shall be made by the employee's appointing authority.

ar7(2) (2) Unless otherwise specifically provided, all assembly employees shall be paid in accordance with the compensation and classification plan adopted by the joint committee on legislative organization or the committee on assembly organization.

ar7(3) (3) An employee may not be paid for any period of absence unless absent with leave granted by the employee's appointing authority. Every employee shall perform the duties assigned by the employee's appointing authority and shall be available at such hours as the employee's appointing authority directs.

ar7(4) (4) The committee on assembly organization shall determine the number of assembly employees and the type of duties and responsibilities assigned to each employee.

Chapter 2:
COMMITTEES OF THE ASSEMBLY

ar8 Assembly Rule 8. Committee of the whole. By motion, the assembly may at any time resolve itself into a committee of the whole for the consideration of any matter. The assembly rules and Jefferson's manual govern the committee's proceedings except as follows:

ar8(1) (1) A roll call vote is not in order except on the question of the committee arising.

ar8(2) (2) A motion to end debate is not in order.

ar8(3) (3) A member may speak more than twice on the same question and may, with recognition from the chairperson, direct questions to other members or witnesses.

ar8(4) (4) The presiding officer retains the chair or appoints someone else to preside until the committee elects its chairperson.

ar8(5) (5) Persons other than members may be invited to speak or report.

ar8(6) (6) At the conclusion of its proceedings, the committee shall rise and report its recommendations to the assembly.

ar8(7) (7) The committee may not recess or postpone to a future time a subject before it for consideration.

[(6) am. 2001 A.Res. 3]

ar9 Assembly Rule 9. Standing committees.

ar9(1) (1) As early as possible in each legislative biennium, the following standing committees of the assembly shall be appointed by the speaker:

ar9(1)(a) (a) Aging and long-term care, committee on.

ar9(1)(b) (b) Agriculture, committee on.

ar9(1)(c) (c) Campaigns and elections, committee on.

ar9(1)(d) (d) Children and families, committee on.

ar9(1)(dm) (dm) Colleges and universities, committee on.

ar9(1)(dr) (dr) Community development, committee on.

ar9(1)(e) (e) Constitution and ethics, committee on.

ar9(1)(f) (f) Consumer protection, committee on.

ar9(1)(g) (g) Corrections, committee on.

ar9(1)(gm) (gm) Criminal justice and public safety, committee on.