§ 28-4-103 — Employees generally

(a) At the beginning of each session of the legislature,
the house of representatives thereof shall engage such employee
personnel for said session, upon respective compensation bases,
as decided by it.
(b) The house may authorize personnel to be employed
beyond the adjournment of the session in order to complete
recordkeeping of each session and prepare for each session of
the legislature. The speaker of the house, subject to
legislative appropriation, shall establish the compensation of
any staff so employed whose duties shall be performed under the
direction of the speaker.