H*3256 Resolution, By  House Rules
 A House Resolution to amend Rule 3.11 of the Rules of the House of
 Representatives, relating to allocation of office space for the members, so as
 to change the manner in which office space is allocated.

   01/12/95  House  Introduced and adopted HJ-43

A HOUSE RESOLUTION

TO AMEND RULE 3.11 OF THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, RELATING TO ALLOCATION OF OFFICE SPACE FOR THE MEMBERS, SO AS TO CHANGE THE MANNER IN WHICH OFFICE SPACE IS ALLOCATED.

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That Rule 3.11 of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended to read:

"3.11 As soon as practicable, after the House has been organized, office space of members shall must be allotted as follows:

The Clerk shall prepare a ballot for each county with only its name printed thereon. Ballots shall be placed in a closed box and the Speaker shall then direct a person or persons to draw them out one by one. After each ballot is drawn, the members from that county shall select their office space Each member shall choose an office in the Blatt Building on the basis of their seniority in the House in accordance with the county in which the member resides based on a floor plan prepared by the House Operations and Management Committee with the consent of the Speaker. In the event a member's district consists of more than one county or parts of more than one county, or represents a county with only one district, the member concerned may select office space with or adjoining the delegation the member desires provided the member indicates his preference to the House Operations and Management Committee prior to balloting and, providing that space in the area selected by a particular county is available, provided, however, in order to contain the cost of office relocation, a A member who has served in the immediately preceding session shall have first preference on retention of his previously assigned office. This preference must be stated before ballots for offices are drawn. If such reelected member does not express a preference for his old office, he must ballot by county for his office in the manner above specified. The House Operations and Management Committee is authorized to make necessary adjustments in the assignment of office space with the consent of the Speaker when available space cannot be reasonably adjusted to conform with the county selections made pursuant to this subsection.

The provisions of this rule shall do not apply to office space for the Speaker, Speaker Pro Tempore, Chairman of the Rules Committee, Chairman of the Invitations and Memorial Resolutions Committee, Chairman of the Interstate Cooperation Committee and Chairmen of any other standing study committees or any other caucus having assigned space in the Blatt Building."