CHAPTER 92
SB 57 – FINAL VERSION
03/11/09 0539s
2009 SESSION
09/01
SENATE BILL 57
AN ACT relative to the commission to study the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury suffered by New Hampshire soldiers and veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
SPONSORS: Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Rep. Baldasaro, Rock 3; Rep. Bettencourt, Rock 4; Rep. K. Roberts, Ches 3
COMMITTEE: Election Law and Veterans’ Affairs
This bill extends the commission to study the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury suffered by New Hampshire soldiers and veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. The bill also adds members to the commission.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/11/09 0539s
09-0951
09/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine
AN ACT relative to the commission to study the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury suffered by New Hampshire soldiers and veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
92:1 New Subparagraphs; Members Added. Amend 2008, 257:2, I by inserting after subparagraph (l) the following new subparagraphs:
(m) A representative of the national guard, appointed by the adjutant general.
(n) The commissioner of labor, or designee.
(o) A representative of Vietnam veterans, appointed by the governor.
92:2 Report Date. Amend 2008, 257:5 to read as follows:
257:5 Report. The commission 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 December 1, [2008] 2009.
92:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: June 12, 2009
Effective Date: June 12, 2009