In the United States , a parliamentarian is an expert on parliamentary procedure who advises organizations and deliberative assemblies . This sense of the term "parliamentarian" is distinct from the usage in parliamentary republics and monarchies as a synonym for member of parliament (a clerk may advise the chair or members on parliamentary procedure in these jurisdictions).
17-752: The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature , the upper house being the California State Senate . The Assembly convenes, along with the State Senate, at the California State Capitol in Sacramento . The Assembly consists of 80 members, with each member representing at least 465,000 people. Due to a combination of the state's large population and
34-672: A legislature that has not been expanded since the ratification of the 1879 Constitution , the Assembly has the largest population-per-representative ratio of any state lower house and second largest of any legislative lower house in the United States after the federal House of Representatives . Members of the California State Assembly are generally referred to using the titles Assemblyman (for men), Assemblywoman (for women), or Assemblymember (gender-neutral). In
51-535: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Parliamentarian (consultant) Some parliamentarians are officers or employees of the deliberative assembly that they serve, as in the case of the Parliamentarian of the United States Senate . In most state legislative bodies, the secretary or chief clerk of the body serves as parliamentarian. In some organizations, a member of
68-540: Is in contrast to the State Senate, in which only half of its 40 seats are subject to election every two years. The chamber's green tones are based on the House of Commons of the United Kingdom . The dais rests along a wall shaped like an "E", with its central projection housing the rostrum. Along the cornice appears a portrait of Abraham Lincoln and a Latin quotation: legislatorum est justas leges condere ("It
85-429: Is the Assembly's parliamentarian , and in this capacity gives advice to the presiding officer on matters of parliamentary procedure . The chief clerk is also responsible for engrossing and enrolling of measures, and the transmission of legislation to the governor. The Assembly also employs the position of chaplain , a position that has existed in both houses since the first legislative session back in 1850. Currently,
102-586: Is the duty of legislators to pass just laws"). Almost every decorating element is identical to the Senate Chamber. To run for the Assembly, a candidate must be a United States citizen and a registered voter in the district at the time nomination papers are issued, and meet the criteria of the term limits described above. According to Article 4, Section 2(c) of the California Constitution , the candidate must have one year of residency in
119-440: The majority and minority leaders , are elected by their respective party caucuses according to each party's strength in the chamber. The current speaker is Democrat Robert Rivas ( 29th– Hollister ). The majority leader is Democrat Cecilia Aguiar-Curry ( 4th – Winters ), while the minority leader is Republican James Gallagher ( 3rd – Yuba City ). Members are allowed, by current term limits , to serve 12 years in
136-690: The Assembly Sergeant-at-Arms Office. The Chief Clerk, the Chief Sergeant-at-Arms, and the Chaplains are not members of the Legislature. Current committees, chairs and vice chairs include: 38°34′35″N 121°29′36″W / 38.57639°N 121.49333°W / 38.57639; -121.49333 Lower house A lower house is the lower chamber of a bicameral legislature , where
153-430: The chaplain of the Assembly is Imam Mohammad Yasir Khan, the first chaplain historically that practices Islam . The position of sergeant-at-arms of the Assembly has existed since 1849; Samuel N. Houston was the first to hold this post, overseeing one deputy. The sergeant-at-arms is mostly tasked with law enforcement duties, but customarily also has a ceremonial and protocol role. Today, some fifty employees are part of
170-472: The current legislative session, Democrats have a three-fourths supermajority of 62 seats, while Republicans control a minority of 17 seats. The speaker presides over the State Assembly in the chief leadership position, controlling the flow of legislation and committee assignments. The speaker is nominated by the caucus of the majority party and elected by the full Assembly. Other leaders, such as
187-831: The impartiality that is required of the chairman. In other words, the parliamentarian should ordinarily not be making motions, speaking in debate, or voting. The highest certifications of parliamentarians are the Professional Registered Parliamentarian, or PRP (issued by the National Association of Parliamentarians ) and the Certified Professional Parliamentarian, or CPP, or the Certified Professional Parliamentarian Teacher, or CPP-T (both issued by
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#1732801442544204-570: The legislative district and California residency for three years. The chief clerk of the Assembly, a position that has existed since the Assembly's creation, is responsible for many administrative duties. The chief clerk is the custodian of all Assembly bills and records and publishes the Assembly Daily Journal , the minutes of floor sessions, as well as the Assembly Daily File , the Assembly agenda. The chief clerk
221-423: The legislature in any combination of four-year State Senate or two-year State Assembly terms. However, members elected to the Legislature prior to 2012 are restricted to three two-year terms (six years). Few, if any, legislators remain from this era, though the restriction could affect future candidates running after a hiatus from office. Every two years, all 80 seats in the Assembly are subject to election. This
238-669: The lower house: The lower house: Members of the lower house: The government of the day is usually required to present its budget to the lower house, which must approve the budget. It is a widespread practice for revenue (appropriation) bills to originate in the lower house. A notable exception to this is the West Virginia House of Delegates in the United States, which allows revenue bills to originate from either house. Many lower houses are named in manners such as follows: This government -related article
255-524: The organization may be appointed as the parliamentarian. Other parliamentarians have a contractual relationship, much like outside attorneys or accountants. Parliamentarians are expected to be experts in meeting procedures and such books as Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised as well as the rules of the body they are working for. A parliamentarian may be called in to assist in drafting bylaws. Other responsibilities may include teaching classes or holding office hours during conventions. Generally,
272-421: The other chamber is the upper house . Although styled as "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide, the lower house has come to wield more power or otherwise exert significant political influence. In comparison with the upper house, lower houses frequently display certain characteristics (though they vary by jurisdiction). In a parliamentary system , the lower house: In a presidential system ,
289-447: The parliamentarian's role is purely advisory. At meetings, the parliamentarian should unobtrusively call the attention of the presiding officer to serious errors in procedure. However, the advice of a parliamentarian is generally not binding on the presiding officer of an assembly. If the parliamentarian is a member of the assembly, that person has the same rights as other members, but should strive to maintain impartiality, similar to
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