2005 SESSION

05-0929

04/01

SENATE BILL 160

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

ANALYSIS

This bill provides that the commissioner, deputy commissioner, and division directors of the department of education shall be appointed by the state board of education.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

05-0929

04/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Five

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

1 Department of Education; Commissioner; Deputy Commissioner; Directors; Compensation. RSA 21-N:3, I and II are repealed and reenacted to read as follows:

I. The commissioner of the department of education shall be appointed by the state board of education and shall serve for a term of 4 years. The commissioner may succeed himself or herself, if reappointed. The commissioner shall be qualified to hold his or her position by reason of education and experience.

II. The commissioner shall nominate the deputy commissioner and each division director for appointment by the state board of education. The deputy commissioner and the division directors shall serve for a term of 4 years. They may succeed themselves, if reappointed. The deputy commissioner and the division directors shall be qualified to hold their respective positions by reason of education and experience.

2 Applicability. RSA 21-N:3, I as inserted by section 1 of this act, shall only apply to appointments made after the effective date of this act.

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