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Clerk and Assistant Clerk
The members elect the Clerk of the House and an Assistant Clerk is appointed
by resolution. It is the duty of the Clerk to: (a) keep adequate records
of the proceedings of the House; (b) read all bills, resolutions and
other instruments presented for action; (c) maintain a Journal and a
daily Calendar enumerating accurate records of all transactions between
the House and Senate; (d) prepare and distribute to members a thorough
record of the action on all bills and resolutions; (e) supervise the
distribution of the Journal, Bulletin and Calendar, and (f) sign bills
upon engrossment.
Permanent Assistant Clerk
Responsible for the daily management of the House Clerk's Office and
insures the proper processing of legislation according to statute and
rule. Coordinates, on behalf of leadership, the support operations of
the House with service to 151 Members. Works closely with leadership
in a wide range of parliamentary matters, requiring political sensitivity,
an ability to work under pressure with advanced interpersonal skills.
Provides training to incoming Speakers, Deputy Speakers, Deputy Majority
Leaders and Committee Chairpersons concerning parliamentary procedures
and language of motions used on the House floor when presiding over
the Chamber or "bringing out" legislation. Responsible for assisting
the Speaker and Senior Aides to the Speaker with planning and preparing
annual "Opening Day" agenda. Acts as advisor to legislators, staff,
caucus attorneys and committee clerks concerning legislative parliamentary
and procedural guidelines. Acts as chief Chamber administrator in the
House of Representatives. Advises Speaker, Majority Leader and Minority
Leader, as well as Deputies and Counsel, during the Regular Session
activities concerning procedure and the status of legislation. Assist
with the orientation of freshman legislators, after each election cycle,
in conjunction with other core office directors. Provides parliamentary
and procedural guidance to visiting dignitaries and guests of the House
of Representatives. Coordinates the work of the Bill Room, Messengers,
Information Room and Legislative Bulletin Room. Plans, organizes, manages
and supervises the full-time permanent staff and session-only staff
of the Clerk's Office. Coordinates and oversees the preparation of the
daily and permanent records of the House of Representatives. Verifies
the accuracy of the transcribed proceedings of Committees as well as
the House of Representatives. Supervises the operation of the House
voting, sound and lighting systems. Directs the Legislative Information
Office. Ensures statutory, constitutional and legislative rules are
followed. Functions as Clerk for all technical sessions and Regular
Sessions when the Clerk is unavailable. Coordinates record keeping and
maintains all official records. Represents the Clerk's Office at all
formal and informal educational, training, service/contract related
and ceremonial gatherings where the duties of the Clerk's Office and
legislative procedure require explanation.
Calendar Clerk
Responsible for preparing the daily House Calendar. Duties require a
physical checking of all bills and resolutions for stamping, committee
directions and actions. Once the accuracy has been established, the
information is promptly inputted into the computer for all users within
the legislative information network. Also serves as backup for the Clerk
and Assistant Clerk on the floor of the House
Bill Clerk
Author of the Legislative Record Index, an annual publication that provides
comprehensive data of bill and resolution history, introducer index,
subject index, Public and Special acts and List of Bills approved from
the Regular Session, Veto Session and Special Sessions. Responsibilities
include the daily recording and posting of all actions relating to legislative
proceedings; assisting in the House of Representatives floor operations;
presiding over the procedure by which legislation, amendments, and other
legislative terms are entered into the legislative indices; correspondence
and help desk services to Representatives, Senators, agencies and the
public.
Office Assistant
Answers telephone, greets office visitors and provides legislative information
by phone and in person to legislators, staff and members of the public.
Assists with general office duties. Perform initial processing of bills
for first reading. Responsible for the daily production of the List
of Bills. Responsible for filing, receiving and recording all amendments
filed in the House of Representatives. Prepares official citations and
distribute for official signatures. Receives and distributes House of
Representatives "Go-List" at the start of each Regular Session day.
Maintains file of all official engrossed public acts for general distribution.
Journal Clerk
Responsible for acquiring, compiling, originating, assembling and editing,
in a chronological format, all floor actions of the Connecticut House
of Representatives. Process requires complete knowledge and interpretation
of legislative actions mandated by the rules. The Journal must be produced
with the highest degree of accuracy, judgement, interpretation and appropriate
legislative language. Once the Legislature has adjourned the Regular
Session, the Journal Clerk combines the daily entries to produce a permanent
version, which becomes the official record. The permanent Journal is
once again re-edited, re-printed, paginated and proofed extensively.
After the document has been re-edited by the Journal Clerk and the Permanent
Assistant Clerk, it is then produced as the official record of the Legislative
Session for that year. Veto Sessions and all special sessions are handled
in the same manner.
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