HB 392-LOCAL - AS INTRODUCED
2003 SESSION
06/10
HOUSE BILL 392-LOCAL
AN ACT requiring a study by the office of state planning of ways to improve the delivery of information and training to planning board and zoning board members.
SPONSORS: Rep. Spang, Straf 72; Rep. Babson, Carr 6; Rep. Twombly, Straf 67; Rep. C. Christensen, Hills 58; Rep. Shultis, Rock 86; Sen. Estabrook, Dist 21; Sen. Odell, Dist 8; Sen. Below, Dist 5
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This bill requires a study by the office of state planning of ways to improve information delivery and training for members of local planning boards and zoning boards of adjustment.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03-0352
06/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three
AN ACT requiring a study by the office of state planning of ways to improve the delivery of information and training to planning board and zoning board members.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Office of State Planning; Study. In conjunction with its duty to encourage and assist planning, growth management, and development activities of cities and towns, the office of state planning shall conduct a study of ways to improve the delivery of background information and training to members of municipal planning boards and zoning boards of adjustment. In making the study, the office of state planning shall look at its own programs and those offered by other sources in the areas of interpreting zoning ordinances, the standards for granting variances and special exceptions, interpreting and implementing master plans, the use of innovative land use controls, and such other topics as it finds relevant to help local board members carry out their statutory duties. It shall examine ways to provide relevant information to the members of municipal planning boards and zoning boards of adjustment, including courses of study, publications, electronic media, and live presentations. The director of state planning shall report the findings of the study and any recommendations to the speaker of the house, the senate president, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2003.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.