093_HB1405eng HB1405 Engrossed LRB093 07627 JAM 07806 b 1 AN ACT concerning the legislature. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The General Assembly Staff Assistants Act is 5 amended by changing Section 1a as follows: 6 (25 ILCS 160/1a) (from Ch. 63, par. 131.1) 7 Sec. 1a. Number; designation. There shall be such staff 8 assistants for the General Assembly as necessary. Of the 9 staff assistants so provided, one half the total number shall 10 be for the Senate and one half for the House of 11 Representatives. Of the assistants provided for the Senate, 12 one half shall be designated by the President and one half by 13 the minority leader. Of the assistants provided for the House 14 of Representatives, one half shall be designated by the 15 Speaker and one half by the minority leader. 16 (Source: P.A. 78-4.)