(a) There is hereby established the division of legislative administrative services whose head shall be the director of legislative administrative services and who shall be appointed by the legislative coordinating council to serve under its direction. The director of legislative administrative services may be removed from office by a vote of five (5) members of the legislative coordinating council taken at any regular meeting of such council. The director of legislative administrative services shall receive such compensation as is determined by the legislative coordinating council. Such director, and any of such director’s assistants specified by the legislative coordinating council, shall receive expenses and allowances for in-state and out-of-state travel as is provided by law for members of the legislature. Such director shall appoint such assistants and employees of the division of legislative administrative services as are authorized by the legislative coordinating council and shall set their compensation subject to the approval of such council. Such director and all assistants and employees of the division of legislative administrative services shall be in the unclassified service.

(b) The division of legislative administrative services shall provide administrative staff services to and for the elected officers and the majority and minority leaders of the house of representatives and the senate and for the legislative branch, as directed by the legislative coordinating council, by performing the following functions:

(1) Acquiring legislative equipment, facilities and supplies.

(2) Administering the personnel documents and records of members of the legislature and employees of the legislative branch, except officers and employees of the legislative research department, office of revisor of statutes, division of post audit and such other legislative commissions as may be specifically excepted herefrom by law.

(3) Recruiting and supervising personnel for administrative and secretarial duties as specified by the legislative coordinating council.

(4) Working with the legislative research department to provide notices in appropriate detail of legislative study committee meetings and such other matters as are directed by the legislative coordinating council.

(5) Performing such other duties as directed by the legislative coordinating council.