Terms Used In Idaho Code 67-1807

  • Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
  • President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
There is hereby created the joint millennium fund committee, hereafter referred to as the committee. The committee shall consist of ten (10) members, each of whom shall be a member of the legislature. The committee members shall be appointed as follows: three (3) members shall be appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate, one (1) of whom shall be cochair of the committee; two (2) members shall be appointed by the minority leader of the senate; three (3) members shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, one (1) of whom shall be cochair of the committee; and two (2) members shall be appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives. The term of a member of the committee shall coincide with the term of election to the legislature. A vacancy during the term of a member of the committee shall be filled by the appointing authority of that member, and members may be reappointed to a subsequent term.