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HB127: establishing a committee to study the effectiveness and fairness of county government.
Bill details
Version history, amendments, and roll-call votes were not present in the imported local bill data.
Sponsors
- Richard Leone House · Sull 21
- Alf Jacobson House · Merr 32
- J D Colcord House · Merr 34
- Constance Jones House · Sull 19
- Perkins House · Merr 33
- Clifton Below Senate · Dist 5
- Robert Flanders Senate · Dist 7
Topics
PUBLIC AFFAIRS Local government
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HB 127 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
06mar03... 0244h
04/10/03 1090s
04/10/03 1199s
2003 SESSION
03-0017
10/09
HOUSE BILL 127
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the effectiveness, fairness, and feasibility of continuing county government.
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill establishes a committee to study the effectiveness, fairness, and feasibility of continuing county government.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
06mar03... 0244h
04/10/03 1090s
04/10/03 1199s
03-0017
10/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the effectiveness, fairness, and feasibility of continuing county government.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the effectiveness, fairness, and feasibility of continuing county government.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be five members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
3 Duties. The committee shall:
I. Compare current functions of county government with the functions originally intended in this state.
II. Determine whether some county government tasks can be better accomplished by the state, or vice versa.
III. Analyze county government services for any duplication of services available elsewhere.
IV. Determine the feasibility of continuing county government.
4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2003.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.