SO=Session Only FT=Full Time PERSONAL STAFF - a study of western states PT=Part Time STATE PERSONAL STAFF OFFICER MAJORITY MINORITY Comments TERM SESSION LIMITS Alaska House 1-2 FT per member 4-FT 4-FT 3-FT None Annual 40 Members Alaska Senate 2-3 FT per member 4-FT 4-FT 3-FT None Annual 20 Members Arizona House 1-FT per 2 members 2-FT 1-FT 1-FT Yes Annual 60 Members Arizona Senate 1-FT per 2 members 2-FT 1-FT 1-FT Yes Annual 30 Members Arkansas House Constituent Services No Additional No Additional No Additional Chief Clerk hires staff Yes Annual 100 Members 4-6 FT Arkansas Senate Constituent Services No Additional No Additional No Additional Chief Clerk hires staff 35 Members 4 FT Colorado House 2-SO per member 1-FT 4-FT 4-FT Hours may be used in the Yes Annual 65 Members not to exceed 690 hrs 4-SO 3-SO interim per fiscal year Colorado Senate 1-SO per member 8-FT Shares Presiding 5-FT 50 hrs in interim Yes Annual 35 Members not to exceed 420 hrs 2-SO Officer Staff 2-SO $10.50 per hour per fiscal year Hawaii House 1-FT per member 4-FT 2-FT 2-FT Similar to Hawaii Senate None Annual 51 Members 2-FT Pro Tem (see below)
Hawaii Senate 2-FT per member 5-FT V.P. 3-FT No Additional Monthly allocation for None Annual 25 Members (1 serves as 1-SO additional SO staff ($5,000 committee clerk) with an extra $1-2,000 if chairman or leader) Idaho House 1-SO per chairman 1-SO 1-SO 3-SO Leadership hires staff None Annual 70 Members 1-PT in Interim STATE PERSONAL STAFF OFFICER MAJORITY MINORITY Comments TERM SESSION Idaho Senate 1-SO per chairman & 3-FT 1-SO 1-SO Leadership hires staff NoneLIMITS Annual 35 Members pool of 5-SO 1-FT Pro Tem secretaries for all members Iowa House 1-SO per member 5-FT Shares Presiding 2-FT Members hire staff None Annual 100 Members Officer Staff Iowa Senate 1-SO per member 5-FT Shares Presiding 2-FT Members hire staff None Annual 50 Members Officer Staff Kansas House 1-SO per 2 members 3-FT 2-FT 2-FT Committee chairmen None Annual 125 Members 1-SO 1-SO 2-SO are given additional SO staff 1-FT Pro Tem 1-SO Pro Tem Kansas Senate 1-SO per member 3-FT 2-FT 2-FT Committee chairmen None Annual 40 Members 1-SO 1-SO 2-SO are given additional SO staff 1-FT Pro Tem 1-SO Pro Tem Louisiana House $2-3,000 per month 12-FT 1-FT per caucus 1-FT per caucus Allocation of funds based on Yes Annual 105 Members allocated per member (there are 6) (there are 6) seniority to be used for staffing district offices and session Louisiana Senate $2-3,000 per month 5-FT 1-FT per caucus 1-FT per caucus Allocation of funds based on Yes Annual 39 Members allocated per member (there are 6) (there are 6) seniority to be used for staffing district offices and session Minnesota House 1-FT per 2 members in 1-FT 8-FT 7-FT Chief of Staff supervises None Biennium 134 Members majority 4-SO 4-SO personnel committee 1-FT per 3 members in which handles the hiring minority STATE PERSONAL STAFF OFFICER MAJORITY MINORITY Comments TERM SESSION Minnesota Senate 1-FT per member 3-FT 8-FT 3-FT Advisory Committee aides in NoneLIMITS Biennium 67 Members hiring process (Human Resources, Majority/Minority Chief of Staff) Missouri House 1-FT per member 5-FT 1-FT 1-FT 1-FT for Budget Chair Yes Annual 163 Members Approx staff turnover with term limits is every 2 years
Missouri Senate Allocation of funds Awaiting Information Yes Annual 34 Members Montana None Yes Biennial 100 / 50 Members Nebraska Senate 2-FT per member 3-FT N/A N/A Yes Annual 49 Members Nevada House 1-SO per member 4-SO 2-3 SO 2-3 SO Chief Clerk hires majority of Yes Biennial 42 Members SO staff. Also, a constituent services branch is available to members in the interim. Nevada Senate 1-SO per member 4-SO 2-3 SO 2-3 SO Chief Clerk hires 21 Members majority of SO staff New Mexico House 1-SO per 2 members LT. Gov. 1.5 FT 1.5 FT Leadership hires FT staff None Annual 70 Members 1.5 FT Chief Clerk hires SO staff New Mexico Senate 1-SO per member LT. Gov. 1.5 FT 1.5 FT Leadership hires FT staff None Annual 42 Members 1.5 FT Pro Tem Chief Clerk hires SO staff North Dakota House None 1-SO Shares Presiding 1-SO None Biennial 94 Members Officer Staff North Dakota Senate None 1-SO Shares Presiding 1-SO None Biennial 47 Members Officer Staff Oklahoma House 52-FT Shared 3-FT 1-FT 3-FT Shared staff divided by Yes Annual 101 Members 31-SO Shared 1-FT Pro Tem leadership--based on seniority & chairmanship STATE PERSONAL STAFF OFFICER MAJORITY MINORITY Comments TERM SESSION Oklahoma Senate 1-FT per member 4-FT No Additional No Additional YesLIMITS Annual 48 Members 1-SO Oregon 1- FT per member 7-FT 6-FT 9-FT None Annual 60 / 30 Members 1-SO per member South Dakota None None None None Yes Annual 70 / 35 Members Utah House 1-SO intern per 2 2-FT 1-SO per member 1-FT Full-time staff hires None Annual 75 Members members 1-SO 1-SO interns Utah Senate 1-SO intern per No Additional No Additional No Additional The intern is asked if they None Annual 29 Members member (3-4 prefer a certain political party Freshmen share an (university students) intern Washington House 1- FT per member 1-SO No Additional No Additional 1-SO for APH Chair None Annual 98 Members
Washington Senate 1- FT per member 2-FT 2-FT per member 2-FT per member 2-SO for Finance Chairs None Annual 49 Members 1-SO per member
Wyoming None 1-SO 1-SO 1-SO None Biennium 60 / 30 Members
Members and leadership typically hire their own personal staff. Once a member terms out or loses an election, the new member may choose to retain current staff or hire their own.