HB 359-FN - AS INTRODUCED

2001 SESSION

01-1000

05/10

HOUSE BILL 359-FN

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

ANALYSIS

This bill requires that data collected by state agencies be analyzed relative to age and gender.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

01-1000

05/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One

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

1 New Section; Information Practices Act; Data Analysis by Age and Gender. Amend RSA 7-A by inserting after section 5 the following new section:

7-A:6 Information Analysis by Age and Gender. Each agency shall maintain statistical information regarding the age and gender of individuals served by or involved with the agency if such information is obtained by the agency for any other purpose. Information regarding age shall be further divided into the following categories: children who are 1 to 12 years of age, adolescents who are 13 to 18 years of age, adults who are 18 to 55 years of age, and adults who are over 55 years of age. The information may be accessed for legitimate research projects, as determined by the commissioner or director of the agency. The information shall be provided for statistical purposes only and shall not include personal information.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect on July 1, 2001.

LBAO

01-1000

1/23/01

HB 359-FN - FISCAL NOTE

FISCAL IMPACT: