Revision: Feb. 19, 2010, midnight
HB 1490 – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
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2010 SESSION
05/04
HOUSE BILL 1490
AN ACT establishing a citizens task force to study state revenues and expenditures.
SPONSORS: Rep. Bergin, Hills 6; Rep. A. Peterson, Hills 3; Rep. Foose, Merr 1; Rep. Dokmo, Hills 6
This bill establishes a citizens task force to study state revenues and expenditures.
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10-2462
05/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten
AN ACT establishing a citizens task force to study state revenues and expenditures.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subdivision; Department of Administrative Services; Citizens Task Force to Study State Revenues and Expenditures. Amend RSA 21-I by inserting after section 86 the following new subdivision:
Citizens Task Force to Study State Revenues and Expenditures
21-I:87 Citizens Task Force Established; Membership.
I. There is hereby established a citizens task force to study state revenues and expenditures.
II. The citizens task force shall be composed of the following 13 members:
(a) Four members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, one of whom shall be a member of the ways and means committee, one of whom shall be a member of the finance committee, and one of whom shall be a member of the public works and highways committee.
(b) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(c) Seven public members with an expertise in finance and state government, appointed by the governor.
III. Members of the task force shall serve without compensation, except that legislative members of the task force shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the task force.
IV. The chair of the task force shall be appointed by the governor and shall serve a 4-year term. Legislative members of the task force shall serve a term coterminous with their term in office. Non-legislative members of the commission shall serve 4-year terms, except that the initial appointments shall be for staggered terms of 2, 3, and 4 years. Subsequent appointments shall be made in the same manner as the initial appointment.
V. The first meeting of the task force shall be called by the first-named house member and shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Thereafter, the task force shall meet at the call of the chair. Seven members of the task force shall constitute a quorum.
VI. The citizens task force may adopt rules of procedure for its meetings and hearings as it deems necessary and proper.
21-I:88 Duties. The citizens task force shall:
I. Analyze current state revenues and expenditures, consider the projected growth of state revenues and expenditures, and recommend future spending practices to maintain a balanced budget.
II. Study the range of needs for government services in the state and determine what changes have occurred or may occur in the need for such services.
III. Recommend changes in state expenditures and revenues in order to meet the existing and projected need for government services.
IV. Solicit information and testimony from those individuals, agencies, and entities that may be of assistance to the task force in the performance of its duties.
21-I:89 Reports. On or before December 1, 2010, and every year thereafter, the citizens task force shall make a report of its findings and recommendations, including any recommendations for future legislation, to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, president of the senate, and the state library. The task force also may submit recommendations for future legislation during any designated filing period of the general court or as otherwise permitted by legislative rule.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.