HB 1445 - AS INTRODUCED
2000 SESSION
HOUSE BILL 1445
AN ACT establishing a study committee to examine replacement of the current administrative office of the courts with an independent administrative office of the courts.
SPONSORS: Rep. Mirski, Graf 12; Rep. Vaillancourt, Hills 44
This bill establishes a study committee to examine the replacement of the current administrative office of the courts with an administrative office of the courts which would be independent of the supreme court.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
00-2018
09/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand
AN ACT establishing a study committee to examine replacement of the current administrative office of the courts with an independent administrative office of the courts.
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 replacement of the current administrative office of the courts with an administrative office of the courts which would be independent of the supreme court.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Five members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house.
(b) Two 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 examine the feasibility of replacing the current administrative office of the courts with an administrative office of the courts which would be independent from the supreme court. The committee shall study the organization and operation of the federal administrative office of the courts as a model for the new independent office.
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.