CHAPTER 138

HB 1404 - FINAL VERSION

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2000 SESSION

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05/09

HOUSE BILL 1404

AN ACT creating a study committee to address mechanisms for the preservation or disposal of state records.

SPONSORS: Rep. Millham, Belk 4; Rep. Virtue, Merr 9

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill creates a study committee to address mechanisms for the preservation or disposal of state records.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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05/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand

AN ACT creating a study committee to address mechanisms for the preservation or disposal of state records.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

138:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study mechanisms for the preservation or disposal of state records under certain criteria.

138:2 Membership and Compensation.

I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:

(a) Three 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.

138:3 Duties. The committee's duties shall include, but not be limited to, examining the current methods for preserving or disposing of state records, and discussing the creation of new mechanisms for preservation or disposal of such records under certain criteria. Upon request, all state agencies shall assist and cooperate with the work of the study committee.

138:4 Chairperson. 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 30 days of the effective date of this section

138:5 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.

138:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

(Approved: May 15, 2000)

(Effective Date: May 15, 2000)