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SENATE BILL 320

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a study committee to review independent living retirement communities.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Two

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

70:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the operations of independent living retirement communities in New Hampshire.

70:2 Membership and Compensation.

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

(a) Three members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

(b) Three 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.

70:3 Duties. The committee shall review the operations of independent living retirement communities in New Hampshire. The committee's study shall include, but not be limited to the following:

I. Whether there should be an oversight committee established to provide continual review of independent living retirement communities.

II. The definition of an independent living retirement community.

III. Advertising and marketing strategies with respect to attracting senior citizens into such communities.

IV. Whether there should be guarantees made in writing to seniors who decide to live in these communities.

V. The formulas being used to establish entrance fees for residents.

70:4 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 senate 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.

70:5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the senate president, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2002.

70:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

(Approved: May 1, 2002)

(Effective Date: May 1, 2002)