HB 1478 - AS INTRODUCED
2024 SESSION
24-2776
10/05
HOUSE BILL 1478
AN ACT prohibiting a person from membership on the school board and select board concurrently.
SPONSORS: Rep. Roy, Rock. 31; Rep. Verville, Rock. 2; Rep. Ammon, Hills. 42
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
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ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits a person from serving on the local select board or other municipal governing body and the school board in the same jurisdiction.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-2776
10/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT prohibiting a person from membership on the school board and select board concurrently.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Incompatibility of Offices; Select Board and School Board. Amend RSA 669:7 by inserting after paragraph I-a the following new paragraph:
I-b. No person shall declare candidacy or simultaneously be nominated for election or appointment to hold positions on any school board and the select board or other local municipal governing body in the jurisdiction of the person's residence.
2 Application; Enforcement. Anyone holding such simultaneous positions as described in RSA 669:7, I-b as inserted by section 1 of this act, shall immediately resign from one such position. The vacant position may be filled temporarily by appointment with a majority vote of the remaining members. Such appointee shall serve until the next election. If a majority of the members making the temporary appointment are unable to agree on a appointee, the position may be filled by an appointment made by the chair of said board. In the case of an appointment made by the chair, said person may only serve a maximum of one year. If the remaining term is greater than one year until the next regular municipal election, in the case of an appointment made by the chair, a special election shall be held. The attorney general may enforce this section by bringing a suit against any person refusing to abandon one of the 2 positions and a court may order the person to vacate one of the positions and asses costs to reimburse the attorney general.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2025.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 17, 2024 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 21, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 21, 2024 | House | Floor Vote |
March 7, 2024: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/07/2024 HJ 7
Feb. 27, 2024: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/21/2024 (Vote 19-0; CC) HC 9 P. 13
Feb. 15, 2024: Executive Session: 02/21/2024 09:30 am LOB 307
Jan. 8, 2024: Public Hearing: 01/17/2024 02:45 pm LOB 301-303
Dec. 11, 2023: Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 1