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HB242: relative to the number of members on, and quorum necessary for, the assessing standards board.
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- Patten House ยท Carr 7
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CHAPTER 274
HB 242 - FINAL VERSION
06/05/03 1854s
24jun03... 2138CofC
30jun03... 2302eba
2003 SESSION
03-0521
08/01
HOUSE BILL 242
AN ACT relative to the number of members on, and quorum necessary for, the assessing standards board.
ANALYSIS
This bill increases the number of members on the assessing standards board, and eliminates the need for a quorum at certain public forums.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
06/05/03 1854s
24jun03... 2138CofC
30jun03... 2302eba
03-0521
08/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three
AN ACT relative to the number of members on, and quorum necessary for, the assessing standards board.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
274:1 Assessing Standards Board. Amend RSA 21-J:14-a, II(a) to read as follows:
(a) [Five] Four members nominated by the New Hampshire Association of Assessing Officials and appointed by the governor with the consent of the council, one of whom shall be an assessing official for a town with a population of less than 5,000; one of whom shall be an assessing official for a town with a population of more than 5,000; and one of whom shall be an assessing official for a city. Each member shall hold office for the term of such member's position for 2 years and until a successor shall have been appointed and qualified. Any vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term by the governor with the consent of the council.
274:2 Assessing Standards Board. Amend RSA 21-J:14-a, II(e) to read as follows:
(e) Three members of the public appointed by the governor with the consent of the council, [at least one of whom shall be a selectman in a town with a population of 5,000 or less] none of whom shall be an assessor or a municipal official.
274:3 New Subparagraph; Assessing Standards Board; Additional Members. Amend RSA 21-J:14-a, II by inserting after subparagraph (e) the following new subparagraph:
(f) Three members appointed by the governor with the consent of council, one of whom shall be a municipal governing body official for a town with a population of less than 5,000; one of whom shall be a municipal governing body official for a town with a population of more than 5,000; and one of whom shall be a municipal governing body official for a city. Each member shall hold office for the term of such member's position for 2 years and until a successor shall have been appointed and qualified. Any vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term by the governor with the consent of the council.
274:4 Assessing Standards Board; Powers and Duties. Amend RSA 21-J:14-b, II to read as follows:
II. All standards and practices developed or identified by the board, pursuant to this section, shall be reviewed and updated annually. The board shall hold a series of at least 3 public forums annually throughout the state to receive general comment through verbal and written testimony on assessing standards and practices. A quorum of the board shall not be required to hold such public forums. After the public forums are concluded and the board has made its recommended changes, in accordance with paragraph III, the board shall proceed to adopt any proposed rules.
274:5 Assessing Standards Board; Powers and Duties. RSA 21-J:14-b II is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
II. All guidelines and practices developed or identified by the board, pursuant to this section, shall be reviewed and updated annually. The board shall hold a series of at least 3 public forums annually throughout the state to receive general comment through verbal and written testimony on assessing guidelines and practices. A quorum of the board shall not be required to hold such public forums.
274:6 Contingency. If SB 54-FN-LOCAL of the 2003 legislative session becomes law, section 5 of this act shall take effect 60 days after its passage and section 4 of this act shall not take effect. If SB 54-FN-LOCAL does not become law, section 4 of this act shall take effect 60 days after its passage and section 5 of this act shall not take effect.
274:7 Effective Date.
I. Sections 4 and 5 of this act shall take effect as provided in section 6 of this act.
II. Section 6 of this act shall take effect upon it passage.
III. The remainder of this act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
(Approved: July 18, 2003)
(Effective Date: I. Sections 4 and 5 shall take effect as provided in section 6
II. Section 6 shall take effect July 18, 2003
III. Remainder shall take effect September 16, 2003)