Meetings; quorum; requests for legislation; attendance of alternate member; compensation, allowances and expenses of members

1. Except as otherwise ordered by the Legislative Commission, the members of a Joint Interim Standing Committee shall meet not earlier than November 1 of each odd-numbered year and not later than August 31 of the following even-numbered year at the times and places specified by a call of the Chair or a majority of the Committee. 2. The Director or his or her designee shall act as the nonvoting recording Secretary of each Joint Interim Standing Committee. 3. Five members of a Joint Interim Standing Committee constitute a quorum, and a quorum may exercise all the power and authority conferred on the Committee, except that any recommended legislation proposed by the Committee must be approved by a majority of the members of the Senate and a majority of the members of the Assembly serving on the Committee. 4. All requests for the drafting of recommended legislation approved by a Joint Interim Standing Committee must be made in accordance with NRS 218D.160. 5. If an alternate member of a Joint Interim Standing Committee attends a meeting of the Committee in place of a regular member who cannot attend the meeting, the alternate member who attends the meeting must be of the same political party as the regular member. When acting in place of a regular member, an alternate member has all the powers, privileges and immunities of a regular member. 6. Except during a regular or special session, for each day or portion of a day during which a member of a Joint Interim Standing Committee attends a meeting of the Committee or is otherwise engaged in the work of the Committee, the member is entitled to receive the: (a) Compensation provided for a majority of the members of the Legislature during the first 60 days of the preceding regular session; (b) Per diem allowance provided for state officers and employees generally; and (c) Travel expenses provided pursuant to NRS 218A.655. 7. The compensation, per diem allowances and travel expenses of the members of a Joint Interim Standing Committee must be paid from the Legislative Fund.