PART II. CAPITOL SECURITY COUNCIL

§691. Capitol Security Council; membership; officers; vacancies

            A. The Capitol Security Council, referred to in this Part as the "council", is hereby created.

            B. The council shall be composed of ten members as follows:

            (1) The president of the Senate.

            (2) Four members appointed by the president of the Senate from the membership of the Senate.

            (3) The speaker of the House of Representatives.

            (4) Four members appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives from the membership of the House of Representatives.

            C.(1) Appointments to the council shall be made no later than twenty days after the adjournment of the organizational session of the legislature.

            (2) Any vacancy in the appointed membership of the council shall be filled in the manner of original appointment for the remainder of the term.

            D. The positions of chairman and vice chairman of the council shall rotate in even-numbered years between the members of the House of Representatives and the members of the Senate who serve on the council as provided in this Section. In January of each even-numbered year, the speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate a member of the House of Representatives on the council who shall serve as chairman or vice chairman of the council, as applicable, and the president of the Senate shall designate the member of the Senate on the council who shall serve as chairman or vice chairman of the council, as applicable.

            Acts 2022, No. 507, §1, eff. June 16, 2022.