A HOUSE RESOLUTION ELECTING JAMES B. BLACK AS DEMOCRATIC SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND richard t. morgan AS REPUBLICAN SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND PROVIDING FOR POWER‑SHARING IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
SECTION 1.  James B. Black is elected Democratic Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Richard T. Morgan is elected Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives. Both persons elected shall be administered the oath of office. The Democratic Speaker shall serve as Speaker on the calendar day elected, and the Republican Speaker shall serve on the next calendar day, and they shall alternate days of service through December 31, 2004, such that on any one day there is only one Speaker.
SECTION 2.  Each committee shall consist of an equal number of members of each party. The Democratic members shall be appointed by the Democratic Speaker, and the Republican members shall be appointed by the Republican Speaker.  Chairs and cochairs of each committee shall be named jointly by the Democratic Speaker and the Republican Speaker.
SECTION 3.  This resolution is effective upon adoption.