A.R.S. tit. 41 ch. 13 — Arizona Revised Statutes Title 41 Chapter 13 — Commission On Salaries For Elective State Officers

41-1901. Establishment of commission There is established a commission to be known as the commission on salaries for elective state officers, hereinafter referred to as the commission. 41-1902. Membership; terms; vacancies; compensation A. The commission is composed of five members, who shall be appointed from private life, as follows: 1. Two by the governor, one of whom shall be designated as chairman by the governor. 2. One by the president of the senate. 3. One by the speaker of the house of representatives. 4. One by the chief justice of the supreme court. B. Beginning in 2002, members shall be appointed biennially and serve until they have submitted the report made pursuant to section 41-1903. C. Any vacancy in the membership shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made. D. The members of the commission shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for travel and subsistence expenses as provided by law for state officers. The department of administration, personnel division shall provide the commission with such staff as is necessary to perform its functions and shall provide record-keeping facilities and other facilities as needed. 41-1903. Function A. Beginning in 2002, the commission shall biennially conduct a review of the rates of pay of elective state officers, of justices and judges of courts of record and of clerks of the superior court. Such review by the commission shall be made for the purpose of determining and providing the pay levels appropriate to the duties and responsibilities of the respective offices and positions subject to such review. The commission may hold public hearings to aid it in its work. B. The commission shall submit to the governor no later than June 1 a report of the results of each review conducted by the commission of the offices and positions subject to this chapter, together with its recommendations. 41-1904. Recommendations A. The governor shall include, in the budget next transmitted by him to the legislature after the date of the submission of the report and recommendations of the commission, his own recommendations with respect to the exact rates of pay which he deems advisable for those offices and positions subject to this chapter. B. All or part, as the case may be, of the recommendations of the governor transmitted to the legislature in the budget relating to salaries shall become effective on the first Monday of January of the next calendar year following the transmittal of his recommendations in the budget, but only to the extent that between the date of transmittal of such recommendations in the budget and the ninetieth day following the transmittal of his recommendations: 1. No statute has been enacted which establishes rates of pay other than those proposed by all or part of such recommendations. 2. Neither house of the legislature specifically disapproves all or part of such recommendations. In case of either of a legislative enactment or disapproval by either house, the recommendations are effective only insofar as not altered or disapproved. C. Any part of the recommendations of the governor may, in accordance with express provisions of express recommendations, be made operative on a date later than the date on which such recommendations otherwise would take effect. D. The recommendations of the commission as to legislative salaries shall be certified by it to the secretary of state and the secretary of state shall submit to the qualified electors at the next regular general election the question, "Shall the recommendations of the commission on salaries for elective state officers concerning legislative salaries be accepted? Yes /__/ No /__/". Such recommendations if approved by the electors shall become effective at the beginning of the next regular legislative session without any other authorizing legislation. E. The recommendations of the governor transmitted to the legislature under this chapter shall, upon their effective date, supersede all provisions of law in conflict therewith. The recommendations of the governor which do take effect shall be published with the laws of the state.