Bill Text - HB409 (2017)

(New Title) relative to the university system of New Hampshire and community college system of New Hampshire operating budgets.


Revision: Jan. 27, 2017, 12:26 p.m.

HB 409 - AS INTRODUCED

 

 

2017 SESSION

17-0603

04/03

 

HOUSE BILL 409

 

AN ACT relative to the reporting of the higher education fund within the state operating budget.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. V. Sullivan, Hills. 16; Rep. L. Ober, Hills. 37; Rep. Spillane, Rock. 2; Rep. Pitre, Straf. 2; Rep. Freeman, Hills. 12; Rep. Souza, Hills. 43; Rep. Notter, Hills. 21; Rep. Hansen, Hills. 22; Rep. Seidel, Hills. 28; Rep. Ferreira, Hills. 28

 

COMMITTEE: Finance

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill amends the procedure used by the university system of New Hampshire and the community college system of New Hampshire for reporting their state operating budgets.  

 

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

17-0603

04/03

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen

 

AN ACT relative to the reporting of the higher education fund within the state operating budget.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

1  Community College System of New Hampshire; Authority of the Board of Trustees.  Amend RSA 188-F:6, VI to read as follows:

VI.  Prepare and adopt a biennial operating budget for presentation to the governor and the general court.  Each college within the community college system of New Hampshire and the chancellor's office shall be considered a separate division and budgetary unit.  The community college system of New Hampshire shall submit its budget [in accordance with RSA 9:4-e and] at the same time as state agencies.  All claims to be presented for the issuance of warrants submitted by the colleges and the system office of the community college system of New Hampshire shall be pre-audited by the community college system of New Hampshire, and such certification shall be sufficient evidence for the director of the division of accounting services to fulfill such responsibilities relative to the debt incurred by the community college system of New Hampshire.

2  Repeal.  RSA 9:4-e, relative to general fund income accounts for higher education, is repealed.  

3  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.