§ 120-30.10. Creation; appointment of members; members ex officio.
Article6B.
Legislative ResearchCommission.
§ 120‑30.10. Creation;appointment of members; members ex officio.
(a) There is herebycreated a Legislative Research Commission to consist of five Senators to beappointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate and five Representativesto be appointed by the Speaker of the House. The President pro tempore of theSenate and the Speaker of the House shall be ex officio members of theLegislative Research Commission. Provided, that when the President of the Senatehas been elected by the Senate from its own membership, then the President ofthe Senate shall make the appointments of the Senate members of the LegislativeResearch Commission, shall serve ex officio as a member of the Commission andshall perform the duties otherwise vested in the President pro tempore by G.S.120‑30.13 and 120‑30.14.
(b) The cochairmen ofthe Legislative Research Commission may appoint additional members of theGeneral Assembly to work with the regular members of the Research Commission onstudy committees. The terms of the additional study committee members shall belimited by the same provisions as apply to regular commission members, and theymay be further limited by the appointing authorities.
(c) The cochairmen ofthe Legislative Research Commission may appoint persons who are not members ofthe General Assembly to advisory subcommittees. The terms of advisorysubcommittee members shall be limited by the same provisions as apply toregular Commission members, and they may be further limited by the appointingauthorities. (1965, c. 1045, s. 1; 1975, c. 692, s. 1.)