HB 1253 - AS INTRODUCED
2000 SESSION
HOUSE BILL 1253
AN ACT establishing a 4-year term for the commissioner of the department of corrections.
SPONSORS: Rep. Lozeau, Hills 30; Rep. Burling, Sull 1
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This bill establishes a 4-year term for the commissioner of the department of corrections.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
00-2396
05/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand
AN ACT establishing a 4-year term for the commissioner of the department of corrections.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Term of Appointment. Amend RSA 21-H:6, I to read as follows:
I. The commissioner of the department shall be appointed by the governor, with the consent of the council, [and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor] for a term of 4 years from the date of the appointment and until a successor is appointed and qualified.
2 Application. The provisions of RSA 21-H:6, I, as amended by section 1 of this act, shall apply to any appointments made after the effective date of this act.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.