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HB1221: (2nd New Title) relative to the universal service fund.

Bill status: Signed by Governor

Citation
2004 HB1221
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Bill details

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House status
Concurred
Senate status
Passed/Adopted with Amendment
Committee
SENATE ENERGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Hearing
04/06/2004 at 03:00 PM
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Current official bill text

Sponsors

Topics

ENERGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Public finance

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CHAPTER 129

HB 1221 – FINAL VERSION

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2004 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL 1221

AN ACT relative to the universal service fund.

SPONSORS: Rep. Cady, Rock 73; Rep. Souza, Hills 51; Rep. Nutter, Merr 37; Rep. Marple, Merr 37

COMMITTEE: Science, Technology and Energy

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill:

I. Urges the oversight committee on telecommunications to study aspects of federal universal service funding.

II. Requires the commissioner of the department of education to develop and distribute application instructions for universal service funding.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Four

AN ACT relative to the universal service fund.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

129:1 Oversight Committee on Telecommunications Study. The oversight committee on telecommunications, established in RSA 374:22-h, is hereby urged to study the reasons for the net loss of money from the state, the low rate of funding for schools and libraries, and to identify viable ways of remedying the situation, whether by:

I. Decreasing payments to the fund, if possible.

II. Advocating for revised program grant criteria that would be more favorable to applicants from New Hampshire.

III. Implementing an ongoing, coordinated, statewide effort to increase the number of successful applications to the fund by eligible New Hampshire parties.

129:2 Universal Service Fund; Application Instructions. The commissioner of the department of education shall, within 60 days of the effective date of this section, develop and distribute to New Hampshire school districts concise instructions on the proper methods for application for the schools and libraries portion of the universal service fund.

129:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

(Approved: May 19, 2004)

(Effective Date: May 19, 2004)