1.  Except as otherwise provided in this section, the employees of the Senate and the Assembly must be paid, for all services rendered by them under the provisions of this chapter, the following base amounts of money for each day’s employment:

2.  In addition to the positions listed in subsection 1, the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the Assembly may establish additional positions as necessary and shall establish an appropriate base amount for those additional positions.

3.  The base amount paid to an employee of the Legislature listed in subsection 1 or created pursuant to subsection 2:

(a) Must be increased cumulatively by each cost of living increase granted to employees in the classified service of the State that becomes effective on or after July 1, 2001; and

(b) May be increased cumulatively by the Secretary of the Senate or the Chief Clerk of the Assembly, as applicable, by:

(1) One step of 5 percent for each regular session during which the employee previously worked for the Legislature in the same or a similar position, not to exceed the number of steps in the State’s compensation schedule per position, if the Secretary of the Senate or the Chief Clerk of the Assembly determined that the employee performed his or her duties in a satisfactory manner during the previous regular session or sessions; or

(2) One or more steps of 5 percent, not to exceed the number of steps in the State’s compensation schedule per position, as determined by the Secretary of the Senate or the Chief Clerk of the Assembly, based upon previous service with the Legislative Counsel Bureau in a position that is similar to the position with the Senate or the Assembly, as applicable.

4.  If an employee of the Legislative Counsel Bureau transfers to a position with the Senate or the Assembly during a regular or special session, the employee may, with the approval of the Secretary of the Senate or the Chief Clerk of the Assembly, continue to be paid on an hourly basis at the same rate that the employee was being paid by the Legislative Counsel Bureau if the position with the Legislative Counsel Bureau is similar to the position with the Senate or the Assembly, as applicable.

5.  During periods of adjournment to a day certain, employees of the Legislature whose service is required shall perform duties as assigned and are entitled to be paid the amount specified in subsection 1 for each day of service, as adjusted pursuant to subsection 3, if applicable.

6.  During periods before the commencement of a regular or special session and after the adjournment of a regular or special session sine die, employees of the Legislature whose service is required shall perform duties as assigned and are entitled to be paid at an hourly rate commensurate with the daily rate specified in subsection 1, as applicable, and are entitled to be compensated for overtime in the same manner as provided for employees of the Legislative Counsel Bureau.