SB230 (2019) Compare Changes


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1 New Paragraph; Department of Justice; Bureau of Civil Law; Authority to Hire Additional Staff for Campaign Finance, Election Law, and Lobbying Matters. Amend RSA 21-M:11 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:

IV. To assist the attorney general in his or her duty to exercise supervision of campaign finance, election law, and lobbying matters, the department of justice may hire:

(a) Two unclassified full-time attorneys assigned the bureau, who shall work exclusively on election law and lobbying matters. The salary for the 2 full-time attorney positions shall be determined after assessment and review of the appropriate temporary letter grade allocation in RSA 94:1-a, I(c) for the position which shall be conducted pursuant to RSA 94:1-d and RSA 14:14-c.

(b) An unclassified full-time investigator assigned to the bureau, who shall work exclusively on, campaign finance, election law, and lobbying matters. The salary for the full-time investigator position shall be established as a salary grade BB.

(c) A classified full-time investigative paralegal assigned to the bureau, who shall work exclusively on campaign finance, election law, and lobbying matters. The classification shall be a paralegal II, labor grade 19.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.

Changed Version

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1 New Paragraph; Department of Justice; Bureau of Civil Law; Authority to Hire Additional Staff for Campaign Finance, Election Law, and Lobbying Matters. Amend RSA 21-M:11 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:

IV. To assist the attorney general in his or her duty to exercise supervision of campaign finance, election law, and lobbying matters, the department of justice may hire:

(a) Two unclassified full-time attorneys assigned the bureau, who shall work exclusively on election law and lobbying matters. The salary for the 2 full-time attorney positions shall be determined after assessment and review of the appropriate temporary letter grade allocation in RSA 94:1-a, I(c) for the position which shall be conducted pursuant to RSA 94:1-d and RSA 14:14-c.

(b) An unclassified full-time investigator assigned to the bureau, who shall work exclusively on, campaign finance, election law, and lobbying matters. The salary for the full-time investigator position shall be established as a salary grade BB.

(c) A classified full-time investigative paralegal assigned to the bureau, who shall work exclusively on campaign finance, election law, and lobbying matters. The classification shall be a paralegal II, labor grade 19.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.