2003 SESSION

03-0722

10/09

HOUSE BILL 792

COMMITTEE: Legislative Administration

ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a legislative internship pilot program in the house of representatives.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03-0722

10/09

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 Pilot Program Established; House Legislative Internships. There is established a pilot program for legislative internships in the house of representatives. The speaker shall appoint a house internship oversight committee to establish guidelines and to coordinate with appropriate higher education institutions. The house internship oversight committee shall:

I. Develop a procedure for the application of house interns. Initial interns may include, but not be limited to, one intern for the office of the speaker, one for the house committee research office, and 3 for house standing committees. The speaker's office shall select interns based on the criteria established by the committee.

II. Establish guidelines for the college year, or age, programs of study, and quantity and duration of service of interns in the pilot program.

III. Coordinate with participating colleges, who will be required to investigate the establishment of service learning credits, or political science or another form of college credit, for participation in the program. All New Hampshire colleges are eligible for participation in the pilot program.

IV. Report on the establishment and implementation of the pilot program.

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