CHAPTER 122
HB 510 – FINAL VERSION
06Jan2010… 2009-2518h
2010 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 clarifies the duties and responsibilities of the state registrar.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
06Jan2010… 2009-2518h
09-0773
05/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten
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:
122:1 Division of Vital Records Administration. Amend RSA 5-C:2 to read as follows:
5-C:2 Division of Vital Records Administration Established.
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, who shall be known as the state registrar and who shall be an unclassified employee. [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]. The term of office for the state registrar shall be 4 years. Any vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term.
II. [The director shall:
(a) Be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the division.
(b) Plan and provide operational resources as available, for the establishment and support of a statewide vital records registration, issuance, and dissemination program.] The salary of the state registrar shall be as specified in RSA 94:1-a and shall be determined in accordance with the procedure in RSA 94:1-d and RSA 14:14-c.
122:2 Registrar of Vital Records; Privacy; Duties. Amend RSA 5-C:4, I to read as follows:
I. The [secretary of state shall appoint the] state registrar [of vital records for the state who], under the supervision of the secretary of state, shall have charge of the vital records of the state and shall enforce the provisions of law in relation to them. The state registrar shall be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the division and shall plan and provide operational resources, as available, to establish and support a statewide vital records registration, issuance, and dissemination program.
122:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 9, 2010
Effective Date: August 8, 2010