HB 1285 - AS INTRODUCED
2000 SESSION
HOUSE BILL 1285
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the feasibility of assessing taxes for special education at the county level.
SPONSORS: Rep. Mirski, Graf 12
This bill establishes a committee to study the feasibility of assessing taxes for special education at the county level.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
00-2189
04/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the feasibility of assessing taxes for special education at the county level.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the feasibility of assessing taxes for special education at the county level.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Four members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house.
(b) Three members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
3 Duties. The committee shall study the feasibility of shifting tax assessment for special education costs from the local school districts to the county government, thereby creating a county-wide tax assessment for special education costs within each county. The committee shall also study any issue which it deems in furtherance of its duties and purpose as stated in this act.
4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2000.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.