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Assembly Rule 6. Sergeant at arms' duties. ar6(1)(1)
The assembly sergeant at arms shall:
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(a) Execute any directive of the assembly or its presiding officer and perform all duties assigned to the sergeant at arms in connection with the maintenance of order in the assembly.
ar6(1)(b)
(b) Supervise the coming and going of all persons to and from the assembly chamber.
ar6(1)(c)
(c) Supervise the provision of all legislative documents, except calendars, to the members.
ar6(1)(d)
(d) Ensure that the chamber is properly ventilated and is open for the use of the members from one hour preceding any session until one hour after adjournment or as otherwise directed by the speaker.
ar6(1)(e)
(e) Supervise the employees assigned to the office of the sergeant at arms.
ar6(1)(f)
(f) Certify the names and titles of all persons employed through the office of the sergeant at arms and, with the approval of the speaker, the proper compensation due the sergeant at arms and each such employee.
ar6(1)(g)
(g) Maintain order and quiet in and about the chamber, remove disorderly persons or clear the galleries or other areas of the chamber when directed to do so by the presiding officer, and carry out any other instructions of the presiding officer in relation to any disturbance that may occur in or near the chamber.
ar6(1)(h)
(h) Carry out the instructions of the presiding officer in compelling the attendance of absent members.
ar6(1)(i)
(i) Assist the chief clerk in implementing and maintaining a sound personnel management program for the assembly.
ar6(1)(j)
(j) Perform, under the supervision of the speaker, all additional duties and services assigned to the office of sergeant at arms by law, legislative rule, directive of the assembly, or custom.
ar6(1)(k)
(k) Ensure that the U.S. flag and Wisconsin flag are displayed in the room in which an assembly committee is meeting.
ar6(2)
(2) The sergeant at arms shall designate one of his or her employees as assistant sergeant at arms to direct the duties of that office in the temporary absence of the sergeant at arms until the return of the sergeant at arms. If the sergeant at arms is separated by death, resignation, or removal from office, the assistant sergeant at arms may exercise all of the powers and shall carry out all of the duties of sergeant at arms until a sergeant at arms is elected.
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Assembly Rule 6m. Mandatory anti-harassment and ethics training for members, officers, and employees. The chief clerk, under the supervision of the speaker, shall implement a mandatory program of anti-harassment and ethics training for all members, officers, and assembly employees. The training shall be conducted at the beginning of the biennial legislative session.
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Assembly Rule 7. Employees; appointment and supervision. ar7(1)(1)
The appointment and removal of employees of the speaker, speaker pro tempore, majority and minority leaders, assistant majority and minority leaders, chairpersons, other members, chief clerk, and sergeant at arms shall be made by the employee's appointing authority.
ar7(2)
(2) Unless otherwise specifically provided, all assembly employees shall be paid in accordance with the compensation and classification plan adopted by the joint committee on legislative organization or the committee on assembly organization.
ar7(3)
(3) An employee may not be paid for any period of absence unless absent with leave granted by the employee's appointing authority. Every employee shall perform the duties assigned by the employee's appointing authority and shall be available at such hours as the employee's appointing authority directs.
ar7(4)
(4) The committee on assembly organization shall determine the number of assembly employees and the type of duties and responsibilities assigned to each employee.
Chapter 2:
COMMITTEES OF THE ASSEMBLY
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Assembly Rule 8. Committee of the whole. By motion, the assembly may at any time resolve itself into a committee of the whole for the consideration of any matter. The assembly rules and Jefferson's manual govern the committee's proceedings except as follows:
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(1) A roll call vote is not in order except on the question of the committee arising.
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(2) A motion to end debate is not in order.
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(3) A member may speak more than twice on the same question and may, with recognition from the chairperson, direct questions to other members or witnesses.
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(4) The presiding officer retains the chair or appoints someone else to preside until the committee elects its chairperson.