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SENATE BILL 429

COMMITTEE: Education

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill authorizes the board of trustees to appoint and fix the compensation of the commissioner, deputy commissioner, director of administration, and presidents of the community-technical college system and amends the duties of the board of trustees of the community-technical college system. The bill also adds a member of the house of representatives and a member of the senate to the board of trustees for the regional community-technical colleges.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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

1 Compensation of State Officers; Salaries of Certain Regional Community Technical College Officers. Amend RSA 94:1-a, I(b) as follows:

I. Delete from Grade HH

Department of regional president, Manchester

community technical colleges and Stratham

Department of regional president, Concord

community technical colleges

Department of regional deputy commissioner

community technical colleges

II. Delete from Grade II

Department of regional president, Laconia and

community technical colleges Berlin

Department of regional president, Nashua and

community technical colleges Claremont

III. Delete from Grade KK

Department of regional commissioner

community technical colleges

2 Regional Community-Technical Colleges; Purpose Amended. Amend RSA 188-F:2 to read as follows:

188-F:2 Department Established. There shall be a department of regional community-technical colleges which shall be governed by a board of trustees. The main purpose of the department shall be to provide a well-coordinated system of public higher education offering liberal and technical undergraduate education encompassing the major branches of learning, emphasizing our cultural heritage, and cultivating the skills of communication, reasoning, and technical aptitude. The regional community-technical system shall provide for professional and technical certificate and degree programs that serve the ever-changing needs of the state and nation. The department shall be a state agency and shall consist of the office of the commissioner; the New Hampshire regional community-technical institute and colleges including, but not limited to, campuses in Berlin, Claremont, Concord, Laconia, Manchester, Nashua, Stratham, and associated off-campus programs; and the police standards and training council.

3 Regional Community-Technical Colleges; Board of Trustees Duties Amended. Amend RSA 188-F:4-a, II to read as follows:

II. Oversee the administration of the department and its institutions, including appointing, evaluating, and fixing compensation for regional community-technical college unclassified staff, and authorizing adjustments to the organizational structure of the department and its institutions.

4 Regional Community-Technical Colleges; Department Office. Amend RSA 188-F:5, I, II, and II-a to read as follows:

I. The governor and council shall appoint a commissioner of regional community-technical colleges, who shall be the chief executive officer of the department. The commissioner shall be qualified by education and experience and shall have a 4-year term. [The salary of the commissioner shall be that established in RSA 94.]

II. The commissioner shall nominate a deputy commissioner, with the approval and confirmation of the board of trustees[, who shall be confirmed by the governor and council]. The deputy commissioner shall be qualified by education and experience, and serve at the pleasure of the board of trustees.

II-a. The commissioner shall nominate [for appointment by] with the approval and confirmation of the board of trustees, an unclassified director of [financial management] administration. The director shall serve at the pleasure of the board of trustees. The director shall be qualified to hold that position by reason of education and experience and shall report to the commissioner. The director shall be responsible for leadership and supervision of the following functions:

(a) Human resources, employee relations, and payroll.

(b) Accounts payable, including purchasing.

(c) Accounts receivable, including tuition and student fees.

(d) Financial analyses and financial control, including budget development and expenditure management.

(e) Financial management of grants and development funds.

(f) Computer support services for financial and student management.

5 Regional Community-Technical Colleges; Presidents. Amend RSA 188-F:8 to read as follows:

188-F:8 Presidents of the Regional Community-Technical Institute and Colleges. The commissioner shall nominate, subject to approval and confirmation by the board of trustees, a president of each regional institution who shall be [confirmed by the governor and council. Presidents shall be] qualified by education and experience and shall serve at the pleasure of the board of trustees. [The salary of the presidents shall be established by RSA 94:1-a.] Presidents shall serve as chief executive officers of their respective institutions and shall report to the commissioner of the regional community-technical colleges.

6 Regional Community-Technical Colleges; Board of Trustees. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 188-F:3-a, I to read as follows:

I. The governance of the regional community-technical colleges shall be vested in a board of trustees which shall consist of [25 members comprised as follows] the following members:

7 New Subparagraphs; Regional Community-Technical Colleges; Board of Trustee Membership. Amend RSA 188-F:3-a, I by inserting after subparagraph (k) the following new subparagraphs:

(l) One member from the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house.

(m) One member from the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

8 Regional Community-Technical Colleges; Board of Trustees. Amend RSA 188-F:3-a, II to read as follows:

II.(a) [All] The members set forth in subparagraphs I(a)-I(k), except for student members, shall be appointed by the governor and council.

(b) The terms of office of appointed and elected members, except the student members, shall be 4 years unless otherwise specified in this section. The terms of the elected members shall end on June 30 except that the term of the student members shall end on May 31.

(c) The term of the legislative members shall be coterminous with their terms as members of the general court. No legislative member shall serve more than 4 years. Legislative members shall receive no compensation, but shall receive mileage at the legislative rate while attending to the duties of the board of trustees.

[(c)] (d) Each member, except the student members, shall hold office until a successor is appointed and qualified. The appointment of successors for the filling of vacancies for unexpired terms shall be by appointment or election in the same manner as the original appointment.

[(d)] (e) Nine of the voting members shall constitute a quorum required to transact official business.

9 Regional Community-Technical Colleges; Operation of Board of Trustees. Amend RSA 188-F:3-b, VII to read as follows:

VII. Except for the governor of the state, and except as provided in RSA 188-F:3-a, I(l)-(m), no person who holds elected public office shall serve on the board.

10 Repeal. RSA 188-F:5, II-b, relative to the salary of the director of financial management of the regional community-technical colleges, is repealed.

11 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.