Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Sixty-Fourth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 1 Page: 33
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(3) employ all personnel necessary for the operation of the House, including
adequate staffing of all committees appointed by the Speaker; provided that
(a) any employee who shall be absent without leave shall not receive
compensation for the time missed, and
(b) salaries of employees shall begin when they are instructed to start work by
the Committee on House Administration or the Speaker; and
(4) assign duties to employees of the House in accordance with rules of the
House or requirements prescribed by the Committee on House Administration and fix
and adjust their compensation and hours of employment; and
(5) dispense with the services of any employee who is not needed or who is
guilty of misconduct; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the Committee on House Administration, subject to the
approval of the Speaker, shall:
(1) provide and maintain for the use of the Speaker, members, employees,
divisions, and committees of the House such stationery, stamps, office equipment,
furniture, fixtures, supplies, and telephone and other services as may be necessary;
(2) keep an itemized account of the quantity and cost of every kind of material
received, and the source from which it was received;
(3) maintain an annual budget for each member, division, and committee
authorized by the Committee on House Administration to make expenditures, and
charge each budget with daily expenditures, withdrawals from inventory, and
interdepartmental services; and
(4) furnish a monthly statement for the expenditures of each member, division,
and committee of the House; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the Committee on House Administration, subject to the
approval of the Speaker, shall:
(1) be in charge of and provide for the protection, maintenance, and use of the
hall of the House, all committee rooms, offices of members and House departments,
the Speaker's office and apartment, and other space under the jurisdiction of the
House;
(2) be in charge of and provide for the protection, maintenance, and use of the
furniture, fixtures, equipment and records of the House;
(3) purchase, remodel, repair, restore, or replace any furniture, fixtures,
equipment, and other furnishings to maintain the dignity and appearance of space
occupied by the House;
(4) determine the hours House offices shall be open and the hours the hall of
the House shall be open to visitors;
(5) have completed and preserved the official records of the House for the 64th
Legislature;
(6) have charge of and approve the operation and maintenance of the printing
and duplicating facilities of the House provided, however, that the use of the House
printing and duplicating facilities is restricted to the House of Representatives, the
Senate, the Texas Legislative Council, the Legislative Budget Board, and the
Legislative Reference Library and any other operation thereof is strictly prohibited
unless previously authorized in writing by the Committee on House Administration.
The employee in charge of the printing facilities must keep at least one copy of all items
printed or duplicated and a copy of the work order authorizing such printing; and
(7) determine the number of copies of the daily House Journal to be printed
and have jurisdiction over the mailing and distribution of the daily journal; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That each member of the House of Representatives of the 64th
Legislature be allowed a monthly operating budget for office staff and other operating
expenses, including but not limited to, office supplies, office equipment, postage,
printing, telephone, travel, and other expenditures as authorized by the Committee on
House Administration and subject to the following:January 14, 1975
HOUSE JOURNAL
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Sixty-Fourth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 1, legislative document, 1975; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth193900/m1/37/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.