A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to provide that each member of the general assembly is entitled to a full‑time legislative ASSISTANT and to require that the legislative services commission establish an experienced based minimum salary for legislative assistants.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Article 7 of Chapter 120 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 120‑32.7.  Members entitled to full‑time legislative assistant.
Each member of the General Assembly is entitled to have one full‑time legislative assistant during the entire term of office."
SECTION 2.  In implementing this act, the Legislative Services Commission shall:
(1)	Review the range of salaries paid to legislative assistants, including a comparison between the two chambers and relative to compensation in other states.
(2)	Set a minimum base salary for full‑time legislative assistants that is based upon work experience and not upon the status of the member of the General Assembly for whom the legislative assistant works.
(3)	Make any appropriate salary adjustments.
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.