§ 10. Committee on Rules. a. At any time during the session, a bill or
resolution may be introduced by the Committee on Rules and shall be
referred to a committee; provided however that all bills shall be
referred to a standing committee other than the Committee on Rules, for
consideration. A bill or resolution introduced at the request of a
member shall, if the member so requests, have his or her name included
on both the original and printed copies of the bill or resolution as
follows:

"Introduced by the Committee on Rules (at the request of M. of
A.........)."

b. The general functions of the Committee on Rules shall be:

(1) to determine the order on the Calendar of bills reported by the
other standing committees of the Assembly and such Committee shall be
deemed to be a standing committee only for the purpose of regulating
Calendar practices including:

(a) the introduction of a bill;

(b) the ordering of a bill directly to special order of second and
third reading transmitted to it from any other standing committee as
provided by these Rules;

(c) the ordering of a bill, otherwise on second reading, directly to a
special order of second and third reading; and

(d) the review of each message of necessity issued by the Governor
pursuant to Article III of the Constitution and the ordering of a bill
to a special order of second and third reading for which any such
message has been issued; provided, however that prior to the ordering of
a bill for second and third reading, such message must be accepted by an
affirmative vote of a majority of all the members of the Committee on
Rules;

(2) to regulate the housekeeping practices of the Assembly;

(3) to establish minimum qualifications for each category of staff
employees; and

(4) to establish and maintain minimum duties and standards of
effectiveness for all staff employees.