CHAPTER 217
HB 361 - FINAL VERSION
08mar01...0116h
6/7/01...1496s
26june01...1813eba
2001 SESSION
04/01
HOUSE BILL 361
AN ACT establishing a committee to study certain policies and procedures in the department of corrections.
SPONSORS: Rep. Rodd, Merr 3; Rep. Welch, Rock 18; Rep. Sargent, Hills 3
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
This bill establishes a committee to study the department of corrections, specifically investigating allegations of sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, adequacy of probation and parole procedures, and staffing levels within the department.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
08mar01...0116h
6/7/01...1496s
26june01...1813eba
01-0117
04/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One
AN ACT establishing a committee to study certain policies and procedures in the department of corrections.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
217:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study certain policies and procedures in the department of corrections.
217:2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The committee shall consist of 7 members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
217:3 Duties. The duties of the committee shall be as follows:
I. Investigate and make recommendations concerning staffing levels on each shift within
the department's facilities.
II. Study probation and parole procedures and make recommendations on the adequacy and use of probation and parole officers relative to caseload per officer, resource allocation in urban and rural areas, and the division of caseload per probation/parole officer between more intensive and less intensive supervision assignments.
III. Investigate allegations of sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other allegations of sexual misconduct perpetrated by department personnel on other department personnel, or inmates.
IV. Study any other issue which the committee deems relevant to its purpose.
217:4 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 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.
217:5 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, 2002.
217:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
(Approved: July 11, 2001)
(Effective Date: July 11, 2001)