HB 1323 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
7Mar2018... 0631h
2018 SESSION
18-2568
01/04
HOUSE BILL 1323
AN ACT relative to employment of chief executive officers under the right-to-know law.
SPONSORS: Rep. Sylvia, Belk. 6
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
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ANALYSIS
This bill exempts certain discussions relating to chief executive officers who are supervised by a public body from public sessions under the right-to-know law.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
7Mar2018... 0631h 18-2568
01/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to employment of chief executive officers under the right-to-know law.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Right-to-Know; Definitions. Amend RSA 91-A:1-a by inserting after paragraph I the following new paragraph:
I-a. "Chief executive officer" means any public employee, including, but not limited to, any police or fire chief, who is directly supervised by a public body.
2 Right-to-Know; Nonpublic Sessions. Amend RSA 91-A:3, II(a) and (b) to read as follows:
(a) Except as provided in subparagraph (b), the hiring, dismissal, promotion, or compensation of any public employee or the disciplining of such employee, or the investigation of any charges against him or her, unless the employee affected (1) has a right to a meeting and (2) requests that the meeting be open, in which case the request shall be granted.
(b) [The hiring of any person as a public employee] If the public employee is a chief executive officer, only the disciplining of such employee or the investigation of any charges against him or her shall be held in nonpublic session, unless the chief executive officer (1) has a right to a meeting and (2) requests that the meeting be open, in which case the request shall be granted.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2019.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 23, 2018 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 14, 2018 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| March 6, 2018 | House | Floor Vote |
March 7, 2018: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/07/2018 HJ 7 P. 46
March 7, 2018: Ought to Pass with Amendment 0631h: MF RC 132-185 03/07/2018 HJ 7 P. 44
March 7, 2018: Amendment # 2018-0631h: AA VV 03/07/2018 HJ 7 P. 44
: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
March 6, 2018: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-0631h for 03/06/2018 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 9 P. 57
: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-0631h (Vote 10-8; RC)
Feb. 14, 2018: Executive Session: 02/14/2018 LOB 208
Jan. 23, 2018: Public Hearing: 01/23/2018 11:00 AM LOB 208
Jan. 3, 2018: Introduced 01/03/2018 and referred to Judiciary HJ 1 P. 7