Alabama § 41-5A-16 Legislative Committee on Public Accounts - Established; Composition; Vacancies

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§ 41-5A-16 — Legislative Committee on Public Accounts - Established; Composition; Vacancies

Alabama·Title 41 State Government·Ch. 5A Examiners of Public Accounts

(a)There shall be a Legislative Committee on Public Accounts to exercise general supervision and control over the actions of the Chief Examiner and the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts.

(b)The Legislative Committee on Public Accounts shall have 12 members. Five members shall be elected by the House of Representatives from its membership and five members shall be elected by the Senate from its membership. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall be a member of the committee and the chair of the committee. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be a member of the committee and the vice-chair of the committee. Beginning January 1, 2020, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House shall alternate service as chair and vice-chair of the commit

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(a) There shall be a Legislative Committee on Public Accounts to exercise general supervision and control over the actions of the Chief Examiner and the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts.
(b) The Legislative Committee on Public Accounts shall have 12 members. Five members shall be elected by the House of Representatives from its membership and five members shall be elected by the Senate from its membership. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall be a member of the committee and the chair of the committee. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be a member of the committee and the vice-chair of the committee. Beginning January 1, 2020, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House shall alternate service as chair and vice-chair of the committee every two years. Members of the committee shall be elected at the organizational session of each quadrennium and shall hold office as long as they remain legislators and until their successors are elected.
(c) Vacancies shall be filled by the remaining members of the committee from members of the House of Representatives or the Senate, depending upon in which representation the vacancy occurs, until the next organizational, regular, or special session of the Legislature, at which time the vacancies shall be filled by the appropriate house.

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