2-4-2.3Compensation of legislators prior to oath of office.

The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro tempore of the Senate may authorize the payment of a salary or per diem compensation to a person who has been elected or appointed to the House of Representatives or Senate, respectively, but has not yet received the oath of office, if the person is required to attend legislative committees, boards, or commissions, or attends the taking of the oath of office, or the Governor's budget report required by § 4-7-9 if the report is given in person by the Governor. The payment shall be equal to the rate set by subdivision 2-4-2(2).

Source: SL 2014, ch 12, § 1; SL 2015, ch 16, § 2.