HB 1140 - AS INTRODUCED
2001 SESSION
05/10
HOUSE BILL 1140
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This bill provides for the nomination and appointment of people as state treasures.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
01-2295
05/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One
AN ACT providing for the nomination and appointment of a "state treasure."
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Chapter; State Treasure. Amend RSA by inserting after chapter 3-E the following new chapter:
CHAPTER 3-F
3-F:1 Position Established. There is hereby established the position of state treasure for New Hampshire. The governor, with the advice and consent of the council, shall appoint state treasures. There shall be no more than 5 appointments in any one year, and the positions shall be lifetime appointments. Persons so honored shall be residents of this state at the time of their appointment.
3-F:2 Recommendations. Prior to the appointment of a state treasure, members of the public may submit to the governor and council the name or names of persons whom they deem to be worthy of the honorary position.
3-F:3 No Compensation. The position thus established shall be an honorary one, and a state treasure shall not be entitled to compensation.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.