HB 410 – AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
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2007 SESSION
05/03
HOUSE BILL 410
AN ACT establishing a commission on child support issues.
SPONSORS: Rep. Matarazzo, Hills 20
COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law
This bill establishes a standing commission on child support issues.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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05/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven
AN ACT establishing a commission on child support issues.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Commission on Child Support. Amend RSA 458-C by inserting after section 7 the following new section:
458-C:8 Commission on Child Support. There is established a commission on child support issues.
I. The commission shall consist of the following members:
(a) The governor, or a designee.
(b) One members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(c) Two members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(d) The administrator of the department of health and human services office of child support enforcement services, or a designee.
(e) Six public members involved in different custodial arrangements, 2 appointed by the governor, 2 appointed by the senate president, and 2 appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(f) The chairperson of the guardian ad litem (GAL) board, or his or her designee.
(g) The chair of the family law section of the New Hampshire Bar Association, or a designee from their membership.
(h) The administrative judge of the judicial branch family division, or a designee from the judges and marital maters in the family division.
II. Members of the commission shall serve without compensation, except that legislative members of the commission shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission. Elected members of the commission shall serve a term coterminous with their service in public office. Any vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
III. Upon completion of the economic analysis of the child support guidelines resulting from RFP #07-DCSS-EC-02, issued July 24, 2006, the commission shall study the report, review the child support guidelines, and make recommendations for any needed changes. Specifically, the commission shall consider the self-support reserve amount and determine appropriate minimum and maximum levels for both self-support and support. The commission also shall make recommendations for any proposed legislation that the commission deems necessary.
IV. The members of commission shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the commission shall be called by the senate appointee. The first meeting of the commission shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. A simple majority of commission members shall constitute a quorum.
V. On November 1, 2008 and each November 1 thereafter, the commission shall submit an annual report of 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, the chief justice of the supreme court, and the state library.
2 Repeal. RSA 458-C:8, relative to the commission on child support, is repealed.
3 Effective Date.
I. Section 2 of this act shall take effect January 1, 2011.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect January 1, 2008.