Constitution. Special authorities of the Senate of Parliament Each Chamber independently without participation of another Chamber shall: appoint two members of the Constitutional Council; appoint two members for a five-year term to the Central Election Commission and three members of the Accounts Committee for control over implementation of the republican budget; terminate powers of members of the Chambers; hold Parliamentary hearings on the issues of within its jurisdiction; hear reports of members of the Government of the Republic on the issues of their activities; set up coordinating and working bodies of the Chambers; adopt the rules of its activities and other decisions on the issues related to organization and internal procedures of the Chambers. Leadership Chair of the Senate The Chair of the Senate is a person elected by the Senate among the MP's by a secret ballot. The candidature on the post of the Chair is nominated by the President of Kazakhstan. Mäulen Äşimbaev is the current Chair of the Senate. Deputy Chair of the Senate The Senate Chair has two Deputy Chairs who carry out tasks that are made by the Chair. The Deputy Chairs are elected by the Senate MP's who are nominated by the Chair. There are two Deputy Chairs of the Senate who are Asqar Şäkirov and Nurlan Äbdirov. Rights, Requirements, and Responsibilities of Senators A member of the Parliament must be a citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan who has been a permanent resident on its territory over the last ten years. To hold office Senators have to be at least 30 years of age with higher education and 5 years of work experience, permanently residing on the territory of the particular region, city of republican significance or the capital of the Republic for at least 3 years. Powers of a member of the Parliament commence from the moment of his/her registration as a member of the Parliament by the Central Election Commission of the Republic. At the first session of Parliament at joint session of its Chambers MPs take oath to the people of Kazakhstan: "I do solemnly swear to truly serve the people of Kazakhstan, to strengthen integrity and independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan, to abide strictly by its Constitution and laws, to carry out honestly the high duties of an MP assigned to me". Administration of the oath is done by the President at a ceremony in the presence of