2003 SESSION

03-0214

05/10

HOUSE BILL HB 83

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a committee to study appropriate penalties for executive department employees who do not comply with department rules or state statutes.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03-0214

05/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three

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

1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study penalties for executive department employees for noncompliance with department rules or state statutes.

2 Membership and Compensation.

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

(a) Five members of the house of representatives, including one member of the criminal justice and public safety committee, one member of the judiciary committee, and one member of the executive departments and administration committee, appointed by the speaker of the house.

(b) Five members of the senate, including one member of the judiciary committee, one member of executive departments and administration, and one member of the public institutions, health and human services committee, appointed by the president of the senate.

II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.

3 Duties. The committee shall assess appropriate penalties for executive department employees who do not comply with department rules or state statutes.

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 house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Five members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

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, 2003.

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