By: Harris of Dallas S.R. No. 1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-1 Honorable Bob Bullock 1-2 Lieutenant Governor 1-3 Senate of Texas 1-4 Austin, Texas 1-5 Sir: 1-6 At a caucus held in the office of the Senate attended by 31 1-7 Members of the Senate, the following recommendations were made, to 1-8 wit: 1-9 BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate, That: 1-10 The following officers were elected to serve for the 73rd 1-11 Legislature, Regular Session, at the will of the Senate: 1-12 Secretary of the Senate - Betty King 1-13 Calendar Clerk - Pat Rodgers 1-14 Doorkeeper - James Morris 1-15 Enrolling Clerk - Patsy Spaw 1-16 Journal Clerk - Dianne Arrington 1-17 Sergeant-at-Arms - Carleton Turner 1-18 Status Clerk - Susan Longley 1-19 All officers and employees appointed by this caucus shall 1-20 hold their office of employment for the duration of the 73rd 1-21 Legislature, Regular Session. 1-22 It is recommended that the Lieutenant Governor and the 1-23 Secretary of the Senate each be permitted to name secretarial staff 2-1 and assistants at salaries designated by the Lieutenant Governor 2-2 and the Administration Committee respectively. The 2-3 Parliamentarian, Bob Johnson, is to be named by the Lieutenant 2-4 Governor. 2-5 It is further recommended that the Administration Committee 2-6 appoint a sufficient number of custodians, messengers, elevator 2-7 operators, porters, and other employees as may be necessary. The 2-8 Lieutenant Governor is authorized to designate any member of the 2-9 Senate or Senate staff to attend official meetings of national 2-10 governmental organizations during the 73rd Legislature, Regular 2-11 Session, while in session. Actual and necessary expenses are 2-12 hereby authorized as reimbursement for such trips. The Lieutenant 2-13 Governor shall have the authority to designate a member of the 2-14 Senate to represent the Senate at ceremonies and ceremonial 2-15 functions. Necessary expenses for performance of these duties and 2-16 for necessary staff are hereby authorized to be paid pursuant to a 2-17 budget approved by the Administration Committee. 2-18 It is further recommended that each Senator shall be 2-19 permitted a maximum payroll of $20,000 per month for secretarial 2-20 and other office staff and for intrastate travel expenses for staff 2-21 employees. Any unexpended portion of this amount may be carried 2-22 forward from month to month until the end of the fiscal year. In 2-23 order to accrue vacation leave, compensatory/overtime leave, or 2-24 sick leave, employees of members must file monthly time sheets with 2-25 the Senate Personnel Office by the 10th of the month following the 3-1 month in which work was performed. Employees of members and 3-2 committees must use compensatory/overtime accrued in a given month 3-3 by the end of the same month of the following year. 3-4 Compensatory/overtime accrued prior to January 1, 1993, will not be 3-5 carried forward after January 1, 1994. No compensatory/overtime 3-6 will be paid at either the end of the fiscal year or at an 3-7 employee's termination. 3-8 Beginning with the 73rd Legislature, Regular Session, the 3-9 Secretary of the Senate is authorized to order reimbursement for 3-10 legislative expenses consistent with this resolution and the 3-11 establishment by the Ethics Commission of per diem rates. 3-12 The Lieutenant Governor, Senators, and the Secretary of the 3-13 Senate are hereby fully authorized and empowered to use any 3-14 assistant Sergeant-at-Arms and all other necessary employees for 3-15 any and all services needed in and about the Senate. 3-16 It is further recommended that the Lieutenant Governor, each 3-17 Senator, and the Secretary of the Senate be permitted to subscribe 3-18 for newspapers as necessary to be paid out of the contingent fund 3-19 and be allowed the stationery and postage needed by them 3-20 respectively, and expenses incurred in transmitting and receiving 3-21 telephone and express charges as may be actually necessary in the 3-22 discharge of their official duties, said expenses to be paid out of 3-23 the contingent fund. 3-24 It is further recommended that not to exceed 700 journals be 3-25 printed, all of which shall be prorated among the Senators and 4-1 Lieutenant Governor, except that 175 journals shall be furnished 4-2 the members of the House. 4-3 It is further recommended that the Legislative Reference 4-4 Library be furnished 60 copies of the daily journal. 4-5 It is further recommended that all salaries and expenses 4-6 herein authorized to be incurred and paid for shall be paid out of 4-7 the per diem and contingent expense fund of the 73rd Legislature as 4-8 follows: The Senate shall request the State Comptroller of Public 4-9 Accounts to issue general revenue warrants for the payment of the 4-10 employees of the Lieutenant Governor's office, the Lieutenant 4-11 Governor, Members of the Senate, employees of the Senate 4-12 committees, and employees of the Senate, except as provided in 4-13 Section 301.030, Government Code, upon presentation of the payroll 4-14 account signed by the Chairman of the Administration Committee and 4-15 the Secretary of the Senate; and for the payment of materials, 4-16 supplies, and expenses of the Senate, including travel expenses for 4-17 Members and employees, upon vouchers signed by the Chairman of the 4-18 Senate Committee on Administration and the Secretary of the Senate. 4-19 The Administration Committee is directed to formulate 4-20 policies regarding the signing of purchase vouchers by vendors and 4-21 the timely filing of vouchers for reimbursement. 4-22 It is further recommended that no employee of the Senate 4-23 shall, during the time employed by the Senate, furnish to any 4-24 person, firm, or corporation any information other than general 4-25 information furnished the public pertaining to the Senate, and the 5-1 employee shall not without permission receive any compensation from 5-2 any person, firm, or corporation during employment by the Senate, 5-3 and any employee found guilty of violating this provision shall be 5-4 immediately discharged. 5-5 All employees, except those responsible directly to the 5-6 Lieutenant Governor, Members of the Senate, Secretary of the 5-7 Senate, committee, or the head of a department, shall report for 5-8 duty at 8 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. each day to the Sergeant-at-Arms of 5-9 the Senate, except part-time employees, who shall report at the 5-10 place and time directed by the Sergeant-at-Arms, and none of such 5-11 employees shall be paid for the days they are absent from the 5-12 Senate, unless excused by the Sergeant-at-Arms. 5-13 It is further recommended that the chairman of each standing 5-14 committee shall have authority to employ such additional employees 5-15 of his own selection as may be needed by the committee, the 5-16 employees to receive the same compensation paid similar positions 5-17 as herein fixed, and to discharge the duties of the standing 5-18 committee, subject to the approval of the Administration Committee. 5-19 It is further recommended that no employee of the Senate, 5-20 except one whose official duties require the employee to work upon 5-21 the floor of the Senate, shall have access to the floor unless that 5-22 employee shall have been requested by a Senator, the Lieutenant 5-23 Governor, or the Secretary of the Senate to come on the floor for 5-24 some official duty, after the performance of which the employee 5-25 shall immediately leave the floor of the Senate. The 6-1 Sergeant-at-Arms is specifically ordered to see that this provision 6-2 is carried out. 6-3 Only those who have privileges of the floor during the 6-4 session of the Senate shall be permitted on the Senate floor for a 6-5 period of 30 minutes prior to the time the Senate convenes and 30 6-6 minutes after the Senate adjourns. The Sergeant-at-Arms is 6-7 instructed to enforce this rule and to permit only those having the 6-8 privileges of the floor to enter or remain on the Senate floor 6-9 during such 30-minute periods. 6-10 Respectfully submitted, 6-11 6-12 Chairman of the Caucus 6-13 6-14 Secretary of the Caucus 6-15 _____________________________________ 6-16 President of the Senate 6-17 I hereby certify that the 6-18 above Resolution was adopted by 6-19 the Senate on January 12, 1993. 6-20 _____________________________________ 6-21 Secretary of the Senate 6-22 _____________________________________ 6-23 Member, Texas Senate