17. Accountability of secretary and clerk to comptroller. The secretary of the senate, or such other officers or employees of the senate as the temporary president of the senate shall designate and the clerk of the assembly, or such other officers or employees of the assembly as the speaker of the assembly shall designate, respectively, shall, from time to time, file with the comptroller vouchers of all bills incurred by their respective houses for the purchase of material and services except personal service. Such vouchers duly certified by such secretary or clerk or designee, shall be accompanied by the certification of each payee to the effect that each invoice or bill covered by such voucher is just, true and correct and that the balance is actually due and owing.
The respective fiscal officers shall from time to time notify the comptroller of the appointment of personnel and the rendering of personal services, at such times and in such manner as the comptroller shall prescribe, and stating the name and title of the payee, the period of service, the compensation and the amount due.
This section shall not apply to employees of the committee on finance of the senate, of the committee on ways and means of the assembly or of special joint legislative committees.
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