Revision: March 22, 2018, 8:45 a.m.
HB 1468 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
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2018 SESSION
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HOUSE BILL 1468
SPONSORS: Rep. Kotowski, Merr. 24; Rep. Umberger, Carr. 2; Rep. Richardson, Coos 4; Rep. LeBrun, Hills. 32; Rep. McMahon, Rock. 7; Rep. Byron, Hills. 20; Rep. Danielson, Hills. 7; Rep. M. MacKay, Hills. 30; Rep. Seidel, Hills. 28; Rep. M. Pearson, Rock. 34; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Carson, Dist 14
COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill establishes a commission to study legislative oversight activities related to the department of health and human services.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Commission to Study Legislative Oversight Activities Related to the Department of Health and Human Services. Amend RSA 126-A by inserting after section 17 the following new section:
126-A:17-a Commission to Study Legislative Oversight Activities Related to the Department of Health and Human Services Established.
I. There is established a commission to study legislative oversight activities related to the department of health and human services.
II.(a) The members of the commission shall be as follows:
(1) Five members of the house of representatives, 3 of whom shall be from the health, human services and elderly affairs committee, one of whom shall be from the finance committee, and one of whom shall be from the commerce and consumer affairs committee, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(2) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(3) The commissioner of the department of health and human services, or designee.
(b) Legislative members of the commission shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission.
III.(a) The commission's study shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) Reviewing all New Hampshire statutes involving oversight of the department health and human services, including committees, commissions, boards, and councils. The review shall include identifying duplicative oversight and reporting requirements, comparing frequency of meetings and human resources currently necessary to perform the duties required, and defining the current authority of each oversight entity.
(2) Recommending ways to consolidate efforts and improve efficiency.
(b) The commission may solicit information from any person or entity the commission deems relevant to its study.
IV. The members of the commission shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the commission shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the commission shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Four members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.
V. The commission 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, 2019.
2 Repeal; 2018. RSA 126-A:17-a, relative to the commission to study legislative oversight activities related to the department of health and human services, is repealed.
I. Section 2 of this act shall take effect November 1, 2019.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.