CHAPTER 105
HB 168 – FINAL VERSION
2011 SESSION
05/09
HOUSE BILL 168
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the juvenile delinquency and child in need of services statutes.
SPONSORS: Rep. Dowling, Rock 5; Rep. DeSimone, Rock 6
COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law
This bill establishes a committee to study the juvenile delinquency and child in need of services statutes.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
11-0445
05/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the juvenile delinquency and child in need of services statutes.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
105:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the juvenile delinquency and child in need of services statutes.
105:2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(b) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
105:3 Duties. The committee shall study RSA 169-B, relative to juvenile delinquency, and RSA 169-D, relative to children in need of services, including the need to revise or amend the statutes in order to resolve conflicts between the 2 chapters of law. The committee shall consult with the department of health and human services, division for juvenile justice services and division for children, youth, and families, the department of education, the law enforcement community, and others with information and testimony relevant to the study.
105:4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
105:5 Report. The committee 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 November 1, 2011.
105:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: May 31, 2011
Effective Date: May 31, 2011