30-19.20 - Employment and compensation of personnel.

§ 30-19.20. Employment and compensation of personnel.

The House of Delegates and the Senate and the clerks thereof are authorizedto employ such personnel as may be deemed necessary for the efficientoperation of the General Assembly as prescribed by the rules or resolutionsof the respective houses.

The House of Delegates and the Senate shall by resolution or resolutions setthe compensation of the personnel employed by each house, and the personnelshall be paid from the contingent fund of each house, respectively.

(Code 1950, § 14-32; 1964, c. 386, § 14.1-23; 1966, c. 703; 1998, c. 872.)