§ 120-37. Elected officers; salaries; staff.
Article 8.
Elected Officers.
§ 120‑37. Electedofficers; salaries; staff.
(a) At the convening ofthe first session of the General Assembly following each biennial election ofmembers of the General Assembly, each house shall elect a principal clerk for aterm of two years, subject to the condition that each officer shall serve atthe pleasure of the house that elected him or her and until his or hersuccessor is elected. The reading clerk and sergeant‑at‑arms of theSenate shall serve for terms of two years, subject to the condition that eachserves at the pleasure of the Senate and until the officer's successor iselected. The reading clerk and sergeant‑at‑arms of the House ofRepresentatives shall serve as provided in the rules of the House.
(b) The sergeant‑at‑armsand the reading clerk in each house shall be paid a salary of three hundredeighty dollars ($380.00) per week plus subsistence at the same daily rateprovided for members of the General Assembly, plus mileage at the rate providedfor members of the General Assembly for one round trip only from their homes toRaleigh and return. The sergeants‑at‑arms shall serve duringsessions of the General Assembly and at such time prior to the convening of,and subsequent to adjournment or recess of, sessions as may be authorized bythe Legislative Services Commission. The reading clerks shall serve duringsessions only.
(c) The principalclerks shall be full‑time officers. Each principal clerk shall beentitled to other benefits available to permanent legislative employees andshall be paid an annual salary of one hundred four thousand eighty‑fourdollars ($104,084) payable monthly. Each principal clerk shall also receivesuch additional compensation as approved by the Speaker of the House ofRepresentatives or the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, respectively, foradditional employment duties beyond those provided by the rules of their House.The Legislative Services Commission shall review the salary of the principalclerks prior to submission of the proposed operating budget of the GeneralAssembly to the Governor and shall make appropriate recommendations for changesin those salaries. Any changes enacted by the General Assembly shall be byamendment to this paragraph.
(d) The LegislativeServices Commission may authorize additional full‑time staff employees ofthe office of each principal clerk. The Speaker may assign to the PrincipalClerk of the House additional duties for the periods between sessions andduring recesses of the General Assembly. The President pro tempore of theSenate may assign to the Principal Clerk of the Senate additional duties forthe periods between sessions and during recesses of the General Assembly.
(e) The principalclerks and the sergeants‑at‑arms may, upon authorization of theLegislative Services Commission, employ temporary assistants to prepare foreach legislative session, serve during the session, and perform necessaryduties following adjournment.
(f) Followingadjournment sine die of each session of the General Assembly, each principalclerk shall retain in his office for a period of two years every bill andresolution considered by but not enacted or adopted by his house, together withthe calendar books and other records deemed worthy of retention. At the end oftwo years, these materials shall be turned over to the Office of Archives andHistory of the Department of Cultural Resources for ultimate retention ordisposition. (1969,c. 1184, s. 7; 1977, 2nd Sess., c. 1278; 1979, c. 838, s. 82; 1979, 2nd Sess.,c. 1137, s. 8; 1981, c. 1127, s. 9; 1983, c. 761, s. 197; 1983 (Reg. Sess.,1984), c. 1034, s. 208; c. 1116, s. 110; 1985, c. 479, ss. 205, 207; c. 757, s.189; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1014, ss. 30, 31; 1987, c. 738, ss. 16, 17;1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1086, ss. 10, 11; c. 1100, s. 16(c); 1989, c. 752,ss. 27, 28; 1991, c. 756, s. 34; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 900, ss. 36, 37;1993, c. 321, ss. 53, 54; 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 769, ss. 7.6, 7.7; 1995,c. 507, ss. 7.9, 7.10; 1996, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 18, ss. 28.7, 28.8; 1997‑443,ss. 33.13, 33.14; 1998‑153, ss. 10, 11; 1998‑212, s. 28.7(a); 1999‑237,ss. 28.7, 28.8; 2000‑67, ss. 26.7, 26.8; 2001‑424, ss. 32.8, 32.9;2002‑159, s. 35(f); 2004‑124, ss. 31.8(b), 31.9(b); 2005‑276,ss. 29.8, 29.9, 19B.1; 2005‑345, s. 40; 2006‑66, ss. 22.8, 22.9;2006‑203, s. 61; 2007‑323, ss. 28.8, 28.9; 2008‑107, ss.26.8, 26.9.)