Revision: Feb. 18, 2010, midnight
HB 1271 – AS INTRODUCED
2010 SESSION
05/03
HOUSE BILL 1271
AN ACT extending the task force on work and family and amending its membership and duties.
SPONSORS: Rep. Gile, Merr 10; Rep. R. Holden, Hills 7; Sen. Roberge, Dist 9; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 24
COMMITTEE: Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
This bill extends the task force on work and family to November 1, 2012, and revises its membership and duties.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
10-2583
05/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten
AN ACT extending the task force on work and family and amending its membership and duties.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subparagraphs; Task Force on Work and Family; Members Added. Amend 2007, 373:3, I by inserting after subparagraph (bb) the following new subparagraphs:
(cc) A representative of the New Hampshire Small Business Development Center at the University of New Hampshire, appointed by the center.
(dd) A representative of a young professionals network within a local chamber of commerce, appointed by the New Hampshire Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives.
2 Task Force on Work and Family; Duties. 2007, 373:4 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
373:4 Duties.
I. The task force shall:
(a) Collect data and information concerning work-family issues, including employer policies and practices that enable employees to balance work responsibilities and family commitments and also help employers improve productivity.
(b) Survey businesses to identify barriers to implementing family-responsive employment policies and practices.
(c) Develop and promote a system of incentives and rewards such as the Alfred P. Sloan Awards for businesses that provide family-responsive benefits.
(d) Research programs and benefits that attract and retain young professionals and skilled workers and also provide opportunities for elders to continue working on reduced schedules.
(e) Continue to provide public education on work-family issues and on the need for workplace policies and practices that support the well-being of families and promote a strong and prosperous economy.
II. The task force shall hold at least 4 hearings, one of which shall be held after July 1, 2010, in different geographic regions of the state to solicit information and testimony from employers, employees, state agencies, and interested councils and organizations.
3 Task Force on Work and Family. Amend 2007, 373:6 as amended by 2009, 202:13, to read as follows:
373:6 Report. The task force shall submit interim reports of its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2007 [and], November 1, 2009, and November 1, 2010 and shall submit a final report on or before November 1, [2010] 2012.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.