Revision: June 13, 2016, midnight
\t \t\tSB 326 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
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2016 SESSION
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\t08/09
SENATE BILL\t326
AN ACT\trelative to the membership of the community college system of New Hampshire board of trustees.
SPONSORS:\tSen. Reagan, Dist 17
COMMITTEE:\tEducation
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
\tThis bill adds a member to the community college system of New Hampshire board of trustees who is also an employee of the community college system of New Hampshire.
\tThis bill also requires members of the community college system of New Hampshire board of trustees to recuse themselves from voting when there is a conflict of interest.
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Explanation:\tMatter added to current law appears in bold italics.
\t\tMatter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/10/2016 0585s
03/24/2016 1057s
20Apr2016... 1353h
06/01/2016 2002CofC
06/01/2016 2155EBA
\t16-2838
\t08/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT\trelative to the membership of the community college system of New Hampshire board of trustees.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
\t1 New Subparagraph; Board of Trustees; Community College System of New Hampshire. Amend RSA 188-F:4, II by inserting after subparagraph (k) the following new subparagraph:
\t\t\t(l)(1) One member who shall be an employee of the community college system of New Hampshire. Such trustee position shall rotate among the institutions within the community college system of New Hampshire, proceeding in alphabetical order beginning with the college that is first alphabetically. The institutions within the community college system of New Hampshire, through an election at an all-college/institutional forum, shall nominate a slate of 3 employees, that shall not include members of the community college system leadership team (SLT), whose names shall be forwarded to the governor who shall choose one for the nomination. The employee-trustee shall serve a 2-year term. In the event the employee-trustee is unable for any reason to serve the entire term, the chairman of the board of trustees shall declare a vacancy in that employee-trustee position. Upon expiration or vacancy of such term, the next institution in order shall nominate a slate of 3 employees, not to include a member of the SLT, whose names shall be forwarded to the governor for consideration.
\t\t\t\t(2) For purposes of this paragraph, "community college system leadership team (SLT)" means and is comprised of the chancellor, vice chancellor, president of each community college, and the chancellor's senior staff associated with statewide policy and operational coordination as identified in the handbook for administrative, managerial, professional and operating support staff exempt from the collective bargaining process, as approved by the community college system of New Hampshire board of trustees.
\t2 Board of Trustees; Community College System of New Hampshire. Amend RSA 188-F:4, III(a) to read as follows:
\t\t\t(a) The terms of office for appointed and elected members, except for the student and employee members, shall be 4 years unless otherwise specified in this section, and shall end on June 30, except for the student and employee members.
\t3 New Paragraph; Conflict of Interest. Amend RSA 188-F:4 by inserting after paragraph VII the following new paragraph:
\t\tVIII. Board members shall not be eligible to participate in a vote when the board member has recused himself or herself from participation because he or she has a pecuniary or personal interest or other conflict of interest.
\t4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.