HB 510 – AS INTRODUCED
2009 SESSION
05/01
HOUSE BILL 510
AN ACT relative to the position of director of vital records administration.
SPONSORS: Rep. Pilotte, Hills 16; Rep. D. Petterson, Rock 10
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This bill removes the requirement that the governor and council approve the appointment by the secretary of state of the director of vital records administration.
This bill is a request of the secretary of state.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
09-0773
05/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine
AN ACT relative to the position of director of vital records administration.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Director of Vital Records Administration. Amend RSA 5-C:2, I to read as follows:
I. There is established within the department of state a division of vital records administration under the supervision of a director of vital records administration. The secretary of state[, with the approval of the governor and council,] shall appoint the director of vital records administration. In addition to the title of director, the director shall also be known as the state registrar. The director of vital records administration shall be academically and technically qualified to hold the position. The director shall be a citizen of this state or become a citizen of this state within one year of the director's appointment.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.