CHAPTER 23
HB 1136 - FINAL VERSION
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2000 SESSION
HOUSE BILL 1136
AN ACT relative to the university system of New Hampshire board of trustees.
SPONSORS: Rep. Larrabee, Merr 9; Rep. Hoadley, Merr 24; Rep. Maxfield, Merr 9; Rep. Weyler, Rock 18
This bill:
I. Changes the title of the dean of the college for lifelong learning to the president of the college for lifelong learning.
II. Adds the president of the college for lifelong learning to the university system board of trustees.
III. Increases from 13 to 14 the quorum required on the university system board of trustees.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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04/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand
AN ACT relative to the university system of New Hampshire board of trustees.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
23:1 University System of New Hampshire; Trustees of the University System; Membership Amended. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 187-A:13 to read as follows:
The general government of the university system and its constituent divisions and institutions shall be vested in a single board of [26] 27 trustees composed as follows and in accordance with the following conditions:
23:2 University System of New Hampshire; Trustees of the University System; Membership Amended. Amend RSA 187-A:13, I to read as follows:
I. [Seven] Eight ex-officio members: the governor of the state, the chancellor of the university system, the commissioner of agriculture, markets, and food, the commissioner of education, the president of the university of New Hampshire, the president of Plymouth state college, the president of Keene state college, the president of the university system college for lifelong learning;
23:3 State College and University System; Operation of the Board of Trustees; Quorum Amended. Amend RSA 187-A:15, IV to read as follows:
IV. [Thirteen] Fourteen members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but not less than 14 affirmative votes shall be required to elect the chancellor of the university system or a college or university president;
23:4 State College and University System; Authority of the Trustees; Name Change Inserted. Amend RSA 187-A:16, I to read as follows:
I. Appoint and fix the compensation of a president of the university of New Hampshire, a president of Keene state college, a president of Plymouth state college, and a [dean] president of the university system college for lifelong learning, who shall be the chief academic and administrative officers of their respective institutions. The chief executive officer of each institution shall have the authority for and be responsible for the general administration and supervision of all aspects of the institutional, research and service programs of that institution.
23:5 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
(Approved: March 29, 2000)
(Effective Date: May 28, 2000)