***Adopted***
SUBSTITUTE 1 FOR AMENDMENT No. 1 PROPOSED TO
House Bill NO. 540
By Senator(s) Bryan
AMEND by inserting the following after line 21 and renumber subsequent sections accordingly:
SECTION 2. Section 5-3-95, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
5-3-95. (1) The members of the committee shall be entitled to receive compensation for attending meetings as follows:
(a) Per diem compensation for each day engaged in the discharge of official duties at the same rate as compensated during a special session of the Legislature * * * and reimbursement for all actual, necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of official duties, including mileage as authorized by law * * *; or
(b) Per diem compensation in the amount authorized by Section 25-3-69 and a mileage allowance and an expense allowance in the amount authorized by Section 5-1-47.
(2) Prior to receiving any compensation pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, a member of the committee shall give notice in writing to the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives, as the case may be, of the manner in which he desires to be compensated pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.
(3) No compensation shall be paid pursuant to this section for attending meetings of the committee while the Legislature is in session.
SECTION 3. Section 5-3-125, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
5-3-125. (1) The members of the committee shall be entitled to receive compensation for attending meetings as follows:
(a) Per diem compensation for each day engaged in the discharge of official duties at the same rate as compensated during a special session of the Legislature * * * and reimbursement for all actual, necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of official duties, including mileage as authorized by law * * *; or
(b) Per diem compensation in the amount authorized by Section 25-3-69 and a mileage allowance and an expense allowance in the amount authorized by Section 5-1-47.
(2) Prior to receiving any compensation pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, a member of the committee shall give notice in writing to the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives, as the case may be, of the manner in which he desires to be compensated pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.
(3) No compensation shall be paid pursuant to this section for attending meetings of the committee while the Legislature is in session.
FURTHER, amend line 6 of the title by inserting the following after the semicolon:
TO AMEND SECTIONS 5-3-95 AND 5-3-125, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE PROVISION THAT PROHIBITS MEMBERS OF THE STANDING JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON REAPPORTIONMENT AND THE STANDING JOINT CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE FROM BEING PAID PER DIEM COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES FOR MORE THAN 30 CALENDAR DAYS AND TO REVISE THE COMPENSATION FOR ATTENDING MEETINGS OF SUCH COMMITTEES;