SB 268 – AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
03/07/12 0805s
2012 SESSION
04/05
SENATE BILL 268
AN ACT relative to the appointment of the treasurer of the Concord school district.
SPONSORS: Sen. Larsen, Dist 15; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Sen. Merrill, Dist 21; Rep. Shurtleff, Merr 10; Rep. Bouchard, Merr 11; Rep. Gile, Merr 10
COMMITTEE: Public and Municipal Affairs
This bill exempts the Concord school district from the requirements for the election of a school district treasurer and allows the district to appoint its treasurer in accordance with the provisions of the Concord school district charter.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/07/12 0805s
12-3020
04/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve
AN ACT relative to the appointment of the treasurer of the Concord school district.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 School District Elections; Other Officers. Amend RSA 671:6 to read as follows:
671:6 Other Officers.
I. Except as provided under RSA 671:6-a, at each school district election, each school district which is not a cooperative school district as defined in RSA 195:1 shall elect a school district clerk, moderator, treasurer, and such optional officers as the voters of the district shall have voted to elect to manage the affairs of the district. The moderator shall take office upon the adjournment of the regular school district meeting held in the year of the moderator’s election and upon the moderator’s qualification for office, whichever is later. The treasurer shall take office upon the close of the fiscal year for the district and upon the treasurer’s qualification for office, whichever is later. An optional officer may not be elected by official ballot until the annual district election first following the establishment of the office. The school district may, by vote, determine to elect a temporary officer or authorize the school board to appoint a temporary officer to serve until the next annual district election.
II. This section shall not apply to any city school district that satisfies the following 2 conditions:
(a) The governing body of the school district serves as the legislative body pursuant to the school district’s governing charter or statute; and
(b) The officers of the school district are appointed or otherwise chosen in accordance with the school district’s governing charter or statute.
2 New Paragraph; School District Elections; Optional Term. Amend RSA 671:6-a by inserting after paragraph IV the following new paragraph:
V. This section shall not apply to any school district that meets the definition set forth in RSA 671:6, II.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.