HB 1589 – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
15Feb2006… 0592h
2006 SESSION
05/01
HOUSE BILL 1589
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the feasibility of using certain state-owned buildings as transition housing for 17-year-olds and 18-year-olds who are ready to leave foster care or the youth development center.
SPONSORS: Rep. E. Blanchard, Merr 10; Rep. Gile, Merr 10; Rep. MacKay, Merr 11; Rep. Flockhart, Rock 13; Sen. Larsen, Dist 15
COMMITTEE: Public Works and Highways
This bill establishes a committee to study the feasibility of using certain state-owned buildings as transition housing for 17-year-olds and 18-year-olds who are ready to leave foster care or the youth development center.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
15Feb2006… 0592h
06-3002
05/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the feasibility of using certain state-owned buildings as transition housing for 17-year-olds and 18-year-olds who are ready to leave foster care or the youth development center.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the feasibility of using certain state-owned buildings as transition housing for 17-year-olds and 18-year-olds who are ready to leave foster care or the youth development center.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Four members of the house of representatives, 2 of whom shall be members of the public works and highways committee, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(b) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
3 Duties. The committee shall study the feasibility of using unoccupied state-owned buildings as transition homes for 17-year-olds and 18-year-olds who are ready to leave foster care or the youth development center. The committee shall identify any suitable property currently owned by the state and shall assess the feasibility of converting such property to transition homes. The committee shall solicit testimony from agencies, organizations, and individuals with relevant information and expertise.
4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2006.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.