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2003 SESSION

03-1109

03/10

SENATE BILL 51-FN

COMMITTEE: Education

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill changes the New Hampshire membership on the New England Board of Higher Education by replacing the college and university presidents with the executive director of the postsecondary education commission, the commissioner of regional community-technical colleges, and a member appointed by the governor and council

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

02/20/03 0314s

03-1109

03/10

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:

38:1 New England Higher Education Compact; Membership of Board. Amend RSA 200-A:3 to read as follows:

200-A:3 Membership of Board. There shall be 8 resident members from New Hampshire on the New England Board of Higher Education as provided in article II of the compact. One of such resident members shall always be the chancellor of the university system. The second resident member shall be the executive director of the postsecondary education commission. The third resident member shall be the commissioner of regional community-technical colleges. The [second through] fourth and fifth resident members shall [always be the president of the university of New Hampshire, the president of Keene state college, and the president of Plymouth state college] be citizens of the state appointed by the governor and council. The [fifth] sixth resident member shall be a member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house. The [sixth] seventh member shall be a member of the senate appointed by the president of the senate. [The seventh resident member shall be a citizen of the state designated by the governor as his responsible representative.] The eighth resident member shall be a representative of a private college in New Hampshire[. The seventh and eighth members shall be] appointed by the governor and council. The term of office for each of the first [4] 3 resident members shall be concurrent with his or her term as chancellor, [or president] executive director, or commissioner. The term of office for each of the latter [4] 5 resident members shall be for 4 years and until [his] a successor is appointed and qualified, except that the term of any member of the general court shall terminate if such member shall cease to be a state legislator. In that case, another member shall be appointed in a like manner for the unexpired term. The term of the member representing a private college shall end if the member's association with the private college terminates. Each member of the board shall receive his or her expenses actually and necessarily incurred by [him] the member in the performance of his or her duties as a member. In addition to their expenses, the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth members shall receive $15 per day compensation for time actually spent in the work as a member of the New England Board of Higher Education, provided that the total for expenses and per diem compensation for any of such [4] 5 members shall not exceed the sum of $500 during any one fiscal year. All expenses and per diem compensation shall be audited by the commissioner of administrative services as expenses of other employees are audited and shall be a charge against any appropriation provided for this purpose.

38:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

(Approved: May 2, 2003)

(Effective Date: July 1, 2003)