HB358: establishing a committee to study the efficacy of the municipal budget committee and cooperative school district budget committee processes.

HB 358 – AS INTRODUCED

2005 SESSION

05-0729

04/10

HOUSE BILL 358

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the efficacy of the municipal budget committee and cooperative school district budget committee processes.

SPONSORS: Rep. Casey, Rock 11; Rep. C. Robertson, Rock 13; Rep. P. McMahon, Merr 3; Rep. Asselin, Rock 7; Rep. M. Allen, Rock 11; Sen. Hassan, Dist 23; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 24

COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government

ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a committee to study the efficacy of the municipal budget committee and cooperative school district budget committee processes.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

05-0729

04/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Five

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the efficacy of the municipal budget committee and cooperative school district budget committee processes.

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 efficacy of the municipal budget committee and cooperative school district budget committee process.

2 Membership and Compensation.

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

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

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

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. Study the efficacy of the municipal budget committee process under RSA 32 and the cooperative school district budget committee procedures established under RSA 195:12-a and other relevant statutes.

II. Study whether the municipal budget is influenced by the actions of the cooperative school district budget committee.

III. Solicit input from any individual or organization with information or expertise that the committee deems relevant to its study.

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 house 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 speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2005.

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