§ § 12State officers compensation commission

Sec. 12.
    The state officers compensation commission is created which subject to this section shall
 determine the salaries and expense allowances of the members of the legislature, the governor,
 the lieutenant governor, the attorney general, the secretary of state, and the justices of the
 supreme court. The commission shall consist of 7 members appointed by the governor whose
 qualifications may be determined by law. Subject to the legislature's ability to amend the
 commission's determinations as provided in this section, the commission shall determine the
 salaries and expense allowances of the members of the legislature, the governor, the lieutenant
 governor, the attorney general, the secretary of state, and the justices of the supreme court
 which determinations shall be the salaries and expense allowances only if the legislature by


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 concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of the members elected to and serving in each
 house of the legislature approve them. The senate and house of representatives shall alternate
 on which house of the legislature shall originate the concurrent resolution, with the senate
 originating the first concurrent resolution.
    The concurrent resolution may amend the salary and expense determinations of the state
 officers compensation commission to reduce the salary and expense determinations by the
 same proportion for members of the legislature, the governor, the lieutenant governor, the
 attorney general, the secretary of state, and the justices of the supreme court. The legislature
 shall not amend the salary and expense determinations to reduce them to below the salary and
 expense level that members of the legislature, the governor, the lieutenant governor, the
 attorney general, the secretary of state, and the justices of the supreme court receive on the
 date the salary and expense determinations are made. If the salary and expense determinations
 are approved or amended as provided in this section, the salary and expense determinations
 shall become effective for the legislative session immediately following the next general
 election. The commission shall meet each 2 years for no more than 15 session days. The
 legislature shall implement this section by law.