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(a) Each member shall receive a base allotment of 2% of the operating budget of the Legislative Branch for the operation of the member’s senatorial office.
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(b) The member designated by a resolution passed by the majority as President of the Senate, in addition to the base allotment, shall receive an additional allotment not to exceed 1% of the operating budget of the Legislative Branch to perform the additional responsibilities and duties of the Office of the President.
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(c) Members designated as committee chairs by a resolution passed by a majority of senators, in addition to the base allotment, shall all receive an equal additional allotment not to exceed .5% of the operating budget of the Legislative Branch to perform the additional responsibilities of chairing their respective committees, except that the committee chairs of the Rules and Finance committees or their successor committees shall each receive a total allotment not to exceed 1% of the operating budget of the Legislative Branch to perform the additional responsibilities of chairing their respective committee.
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(d) The member elected to the at-large seat, in addition to his base allotment, and in addition to any other allotment for chairing a senate committee, shall receive an additional allotment not to exceed 5% of the operating budget of the Legislative Branch to provide for the staffing of the member’s offices in both districts. In the event the member elected to the at-large senate seat also becomes designated as the President of the Senate, that member’s total allotment shall be no more than 3% of the operating budget of the Legislative Branch.
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(e) The allotments granted under this section must be prorated from the date the member takes office on a monthly basis over the period of the allotment.