Revision: Jan. 27, 2017, 12:25 p.m.
HB 410 - AS INTRODUCED
2017 SESSION
17-0634
05/10
HOUSE BILL 410
AN ACT relative to the legislative youth advisory council.
SPONSORS: Rep. Gargasz, Hills. 27
COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law
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This bill revises the membership and duties of the legislative youth advisory council.
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17-0634
05/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT relative to the legislative youth advisory council.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Legislative Youth Advisory Council; Membership. Amend RSA 19-K:2 to read as follows:
19-K:2 Membership. The council shall consist of [21] 22 members, [one] 2 of whom shall be [a member] members of the house of representatives and one of whom shall be a member of the senate. The remaining [nineteen] 19 members shall be youths between the ages of 15 and 22.
I. The president of the senate shall appoint the following 7 members:
(a) [Three] Four youths who are students in secondary schools, who are home school students, or who are enrolled in programs that lead to a secondary school diploma, certificate of attendance, or general equivalency diploma.
(b) [Three] Two youths who are residents of this state and who are students at postsecondary education institutions located in the state.
(c) One member of the senate.
II. The speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint the following [8] 9 members:
(a) [Four] Five youths who are students in secondary schools, who are home school students, or who are enrolled in programs that lead to a secondary school diploma, certificate of attendance, or general equivalency diploma.
(b) [Three] Two youths who are residents of this state and who are students at postsecondary education institutions located in the state.
(c) [One member] Two members of the house of representatives.
III. The governor shall appoint the following 3 members:
(a) Two youths who are students in secondary schools, who are home school students, or who are enrolled in programs that lead to a secondary school diploma, certificate of attendance, or general equivalency diploma.
(b) One youth who is a resident of this state and who is a student at a postsecondary education institution located in the state.
IV. The secretary of state shall appoint the following 3 members:
(a) Two youths who are students in secondary schools, who are home school students, or who are enrolled in programs that lead to a secondary school diploma, certificate of attendance, or general equivalency diploma.
(b) One youth who is a resident of this state and who is a student at a postsecondary education institution located in the state.
V. The appointing authorities shall make appointments that foster geographic and socio-economic diversity among council members [and shall appoint at least one member from each of the 10 counties]. The legislative members of the council shall serve a term coterminous with their term in office. Nonlegislative members shall serve 2-year terms[, except that the initial appointment of 9 of the members shall be for a term of one year]. Except for legislative members, no member shall serve on the council for more than 4 years. The council year shall begin on August 1 and end on July 30 of the following year.
VI. If a member misses 3 consecutive meetings, without cause, the council may request that the appointing authority appoint a replacement member. Upon appointment of the replacement, the prior appointment shall terminate and the replacement shall serve for the remainder of the prior member's term.
2 Duties. Amend RSA 19-K:3, II-IV to read as follows:
II. Advise the joint standing committees of the legislature and legislative study committees, commissions, and task forces on issues [related] of concern to youth.
III. Conduct an annual seminar [each August] for council members regarding leadership, government, and the legislature.
IV. Meet no fewer than 4 times per year and conduct [2] public forums [per year] on issues of importance to youth as the council deems necessary.
3 Council Administration. Amend RSA 19-K:4, I to read as follows:
I. [The] One council member from the house of representatives shall serve as the co-chair of the council and shall call the first meeting of the council. At the first meeting after the [August] annual seminar, the members shall elect one of the youth members to serve as co-chair for a term of one year.
4 Council Administration. Amend RSA 19-K:4, VI to read as follows:
VI. The [New Hampshire Alliance for Civic Engagement, in coordination with the] office of the speaker of the house of representatives and the office of the senate president[,] shall provide staff assistance to the council.
5 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.