HB 380 – VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
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2011 SESSION
05/09
HOUSE BILL 380
AN ACT exempting the commission on the status of men from repeal on June 30, 2011 and adding a duty to the commission.
SPONSORS: Rep. W. Smith, Rock 18; Rep. Nevins, Rock 15; Rep. Sapareto, Rock 5; Rep. L. Perkins, Rock 14; Rep. Oligny, Rock 8
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This bill:
I. Extends the commission on the status of men to December 31, 2013.
II. Adds legislative members to the commission.
III. Directs the commission to examine the social and economic consequences of the absence of fathers from the home.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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11-0451
05/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven
AN ACT exempting the commission on the status of men from repeal on June 30, 2011 and adding a duty to the commission.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Commission on the Status of Men; Reinstatement. Pursuant to 2009, 144:87, I(a), the commission on the status of men, established in RSA 19-I, is hereby reinstated until December 31, 2013.
2 New Paragraph; Duties of the Commission on the Status of Men. Amend RSA 19-I:4 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
IV. Identifying the economic and social costs of the absence of fathers from the home and the steps the state can take to reduce those costs. The commission shall make an interim report of its findings and recommendations regarding this issue to the governor and council, the commissioner of administration services, the president of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representative on or before October 1, 2011.
3 Membership of the Commission on the Status of Men. Amend RSA 19-I:1 to read as follows:
19-I:1 Commission Established; Members; Appointment and Vacancy.
I. There is hereby created a state commission on the status of men, hereinafter called the commission, consisting of [7] 9 members.
II. All nonlegislative members of the commission shall be appointed by the governor and council for terms of 3 years each, provided that the initial appointees to the commission shall serve the following terms:
(a) The first 2 persons appointed shall serve one-year terms.
(b) The second 2 persons appointed shall serve 2-year terms.
(c) The last 3 persons appointed shall serve 3-year terms.
II-a. The commission shall include one member of the senate, appointed by the senate president, and one member of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
III. At least one member shall be invited from the university system of New Hampshire.
IV. If a vacancy occurs on the commission, the [governor and council] original appointing authority shall appoint a new member to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term.
4 Compensation. Amend RSA 19-I:2 to read as follows:
19-I:2 Compensation. The members of the commission shall receive no compensation and shall not be entitled to reimbursement for expenses [but shall be entitled to reimbursement for mileage at the same rate provided for state employees].
5 Repeal, RSA 19-I, relative to the commission on the status of men, is repealed.
6 Effective Date.
I. Section 5 of this act shall take effect December 31, 2013.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.