CHAPTER 185
HB 1338 - FINAL VERSION
2000 SESSION
09/01
HOUSE BILL 1338
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This bill increases the membership of the American and Canadian French cultural exchange commission.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
00-2769
09/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand
AN ACT increasing the membership of the American and Canadian French cultural exchange commission.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
185:1 American and Canadian French Cultural Exchange Commission; Membership Increased. Amend RSA 19-C:1 to read as follows:
19-C:1 Commission Established. There is hereby created and established an American and Canadian French cultural exchange commission to consist of [7] 11 members, all of whom shall be American citizens fluent in the French language and residents of the state, to be appointed by the governor and council for terms of 7 years. The governor and council shall designate one of the members as chairman and shall fill vacancies for the unexpired term. The members shall serve without compensation. The commission is authorized to accept any gifts, grants or donations and to disburse and administer the same for the purposes of this chapter with governor and council approval.
185:2 Terms of Office. Amend RSA 19-C:3 to read as follows:
19-C:3 Terms of Office.
I. Of the members first appointed to the American and Canadian French cultural exchange commission, established under RSA 19-C:1, one shall be appointed for a term of 3 years, 3 for a term of 2 years and 3 for a term of one year. Upon the expiration of the term of any such member [his], a successor shall be appointed for a term of 7 years.
II. Of the 4 members appointed in 2000, one shall be appointed for a term of 3 years, 2 for a term of 2 years, and one for a term of one year. Upon the expiration of the term of any such member, a successor shall be appointed for a term of 7 years.
185:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
(Approved: May 26, 2000)
(Effective Date: July 25, 2000)