Rep. Torosian, Rock. 14
March 14, 2022
2022-1087h
10/05
Floor Amendment to HB 1155
Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:
AN ACT relative to persons appointed by the governing body to serve as a budget committee liaison.
Amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following:
1 Municipal Budget Law; Budget Committee Membership. Amend RSA 32:15, I(b) to read as follows:
(b) One member of the governing body of the municipality and, if the municipality is a town, one member of the school board of each school district wholly within the town and one member of each village district wholly within the town, all of whom shall be appointed as a liaison by their respective boards to serve as a nonvoting member for a term of one year and until their successors are qualified. Each such member may be represented by an alternate member designated by the respective board, who shall, when sitting, have the same authority as the regular member.
2 Cooperative School Districts; Budget Committee; Members. Amend RSA 195:12-a, I to read as follows:
I. A cooperative school district at an annual meeting, under a proper article in the warrant, may vote to establish a budget committee pursuant to RSA 32:14 and may rescind such action in a like manner. The budget committee shall have the same number of members as the cooperative district school board plus one additional member from the school board as provided in this paragraph. The terms of office and manner of election of members shall be determined in the same manner as for the cooperative school board. Whenever it is voted to establish a budget committee, the moderator in the first instance shall appoint the members of the budget committee, except for the additional member appointed from the school board, within 15 days of the vote establishing the committee. The members appointed by the moderator shall serve until the next annual meeting when the meeting shall elect their successors. No member of the cooperative school board shall be appointed or elected to the budget committee except that the chairperson of the cooperative school board shall appoint a member of the board to serve [on] as a liaison to the budget committee [with all the powers and duties of any other member] as a nonvoting member of the committee. After appointment or election the budget committee shall promptly organize and choose a chairperson, vice-chairperson, and secretary. The secretary shall keep records of the proceedings of the budget committee, which shall be public records open to public inspection.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
2022-1087h
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill provides that an elected person appointed by their respective governing body to serve on the budget committee shall act as a liaison to the budget committee and shall be a nonvoting member.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 4, 2022 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 9, 2022 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 23, 2022 | House | Exec Session |
| Oct. 11, 2022 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote |
Oct. 27, 2022: Interim Study Report: Not Recommended for Future Legislation (Vote 17-0)
Oct. 6, 2022: Executive Session: 10/11/2022 10:00 am LOB 301-303
March 31, 2022: Refer for Interim Study: MA DV 255-83 03/31/2022 HJ 9
March 21, 2022: Removed from Consent (Rep. Laughton) 03/15/2022 HJ 6
March 9, 2022: Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study (Vote 17-1; CC)
Feb. 23, 2022: Executive Session: 02/23/2022 9:00 a.m. LOB301-303
Feb. 9, 2022: Public Hearing: 02/09/2022 11:00 a.m. LOB301-303
Feb. 4, 2022: Public Hearing: 02/04/2022 11:00 a.m. LOB301-303
: To Be Introduced and referred to Municipal and County Government
Nov. 17, 2021: Introduced 01/05/2022 and referred to Municipal and County Government