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SENATE BILL 43

COMMITTEE: Public Affairs

ANALYSIS

This bill changes the name of the division of records management and archives to the division of archives and records management. The bill also amends the qualifications of the director of the division of archives and records management.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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

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

97:1 Department of State; Records Management and Archives; Subdivision Heading Changed. Amend the subdivision heading immediately preceding RSA 5:25 to read as follows:

Archives and Records Management [and Archives]

97:2 Department of State; Archives and Records Management; Division Name and Qualification of Director Amended. Amend RSA 5:26 through RSA 5:28 to read as follows:

5:26 Short Title. This subdivision shall be known as "Archives and Records Management [and Archives] Act."

5:27 Division Established. There shall be a division of archives and records management [and archives] in the department of state, under the executive direction of the state archivist.

5:28 Appointment of Director. The secretary of state, with the approval of governor and council, shall appoint the director of the division of archives and records management [and archives], who shall be known as the state archivist and who shall be an unclassified state employee. The director shall have a minimum of a master's degree in library science or history [and] or 10 years prior experience as an archivist or experience in a related field. The term of office for the state archivist shall be for 4 years. Any vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term. The salary of the state archivist shall be as specified in RSA 94:1-a.

97:3 Transportation; Disposal of Papers and Records; Reference Change. Amend RSA 228:43 to read as follows:

228:43 Disposal of Papers and Records. The commissioner may authorize the destruction of papers or records not having a permanent or historical value at the end of 7 years from the making thereof; provided, however, that the rules and regulations of the director of the division of archives and records management [and archives], as promulgated under RSA [8-B:17] 5:40, may provide that

designated papers or records may be destroyed at an earlier period or require their retention for a longer period.

97:4 Department of State; Division of Archives and Records Management. Amend the following RSA provisions by replacing "division of records management and archives" with "division of archives and records management": RSA 5:19; 5:29, III; 5:32; 5:41; 5:47, III; 5:49; 33-A:4-a; 227-C:12; 227-C:19; and 541-A:30-a.

97:5 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

(Approved: June 6, 2003)

(Effective Date: August 5, 2003)