SB 255 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
3June2015… 1958h
2015 SESSION
15-1027
06/03
SENATE BILL 255
AN ACT establishing a committee to study low-wage workers and their effect on the New?Hampshire economy.
SPONSORS: Sen. Soucy, Dist 18; Sen. Lasky, Dist 13
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill establishes committee to study low-wage workers and their effect on the New?Hampshire economy.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
3June2015… 1958h
15-1027
06/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen
AN ACT establishing a committee to study low-wage workers and their effect on the New?Hampshire economy.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study low-wage employees and their effect on the New Hampshire economy.
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) Two members 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.
3 Duties. The committee’s study shall include, but shall not be limited to, the growth and nature of the low-wage service sector as compared to the growth of other sectors in New Hampshire, the costs of state services used by low-wage workers and the effects of low-wage jobs on the local economy.
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.
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, 2015.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.