CHAPTER 232
HB 1478 – FINAL VERSION
05/14/08 1752s
2008 SESSION
10/09
HOUSE BILL 1478
AN ACT relative to the quorum for meetings of the equalization standards board, and relative to removal of a member of the assessing standards board or equalization standards board for absences.
SPONSORS: Rep. Patten, Carr 4; Rep. Schmidt, Straf 4; Sen. DeVries, Dist 18
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
This bill establishes a quorum requirement for meetings of the equalization standards board. The bill also provides for the removal of a member of the assessing standards board or equalization standards board for unexcused absences from meetings.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
05/14/08 1752s
08-2490
10/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight
AN ACT relative to the quorum for meetings of the equalization standards board, and relative to removal of a member of the assessing standards board or equalization standards board for absences.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
232:1 New Paragraphs; Equalization Standards Board; Quorum; Removal. Amend RSA 21-J:14-c by inserting after paragraph IV the following new paragraphs:
V. Five members of the board shall constitute a quorum necessary for the conduct of board business, except as provided in RSA 21-J:14-d, III.
VI. A member with 4 or more unexcused absences from meetings of the board occurring within any one-year period may be removed from the board pursuant to RSA 4:1, except for legislative members who may only be removed by their appointing authority. The vacancy shall be filled by the removed member’s respective appointing authority.
232:2 New Paragraph; Assessing Standards Board; Removal of Member for Absences. Amend RSA 21-J:14-a by inserting after paragraph IV the following new paragraph:
V. A member with 4 or more unexcused absences from meetings of the board occurring within any one-year period may be removed from the board pursuant to RSA 4:1, except for legislative members who may only be removed by their appointing authority. The vacancy shall be filled by the removed member’s respective appointing authority.
232:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 20, 2008
Effective Date: August 19, 2008