SB404: establishing a committee to study the feasibility of providing statewide access to "Newsline for the Blind."

SB 404 - AS INTRODUCED

2004 SESSION

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SENATE BILL 404

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the feasibility of providing statewide access to "Newsline for the Blind."

SPONSORS: Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20

COMMITTEE: Public Institutions, Health and Human Services

ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a committee to study the feasibility of providing statewide access to "Newsline for the Blind."

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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 establishing a committee to study the feasibility of providing statewide access to "Newsline for the Blind."

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 feasibility of providing statewide access to "Newsline for the Blind."

2 Membership and Compensation.

I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:

(a) Three members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

(b) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.

3 Duties.

I. The committee shall study the feasibility of providing statewide access to the National Federation of the Blind's "Newsline for the Blind" information and news service.

II. A representative of the governor's commission on disability, a representative of the state library, and a representative of the department of education, division of career technology and adult learning, responsible for administering services to the blind, shall provide advice to the committee, upon request of the committee chairperson.

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 senate member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2004.

6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.