SB199: establishing exemptions from certain administrative requirements for the department of regional community-technical colleges.

CHAPTER 227

SB 199 – FINAL VERSION

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2005 SESSION

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SENATE BILL 199

AN ACT establishing exemptions from certain administrative requirements for the department of regional community-technical colleges.

SPONSORS: Sen. Odell, Dist 8; Sen. Larsen, Dist 15; Sen. Johnson, Dist 2; Sen. D’Allesandro, Dist 20; Sen. Clegg, Dist 14; Rep. Ryan, Merr 2; Rep. Gile, Merr 10; Rep. S. L’Heureux, Merr 9; Rep. Thomas, Belk 5; Rep. S. Scamman, Rock 13

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill allows the department of regional community-technical colleges to:

I. Accept and expend any federal moneys or private grant funds without the approval of the governor and council or meeting the computation of indirect costs requirements until July 1, 2007.

II. Enter into contracts for food services, after competitive bidding, at any of its campuses.

III. Be exempt from any hiring delay, hiring freeze, equipment purchase freeze, or budget reduction order until July 1, 2007.

IV. Enter into contracts and expend funds related to advertising and marketing without the approval of governor and council.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03/31/05 0902s

01Jun2005… 1561h

05-0838

04/03

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Five

AN ACT establishing exemptions from certain administrative requirements for the department of regional community-technical colleges.

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

227:1 New Paragraph; Regional Community-Technical Colleges; Duties. Amend RSA 188-F:4-a by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:

III-a. Accept and expend any moneys appropriated by or received from the United States government, and any private grant moneys received, without the approval of the governor and council, for the benefit and support of the regional community-technical colleges, and instruct the department of administrative services to establish new budget line items in the amount of any such grant as necessary to implement the grant.

227:2 New Paragraphs; Regional Community-Technical Colleges; Duties. Amend RSA 188-F:14-b by inserting after paragraph VII the following new paragraphs:

VIII. Enter into contracts, after competitive bidding pursuant to RSA 21-I, to provide food services at any of the regional community-technical college campuses.

IX. Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 4-D, enter into contracts for the purchase and maintenance of information technology equipment, software, and any related products the commissioner deems necessary for the proper support and benefit of the regional community-technical colleges.

227:3 New Section; Regional Community-Technical Colleges; Exemptions. Amend RSA 188-F by inserting after section 13 the following new section:

188-F:13-a Exemptions. The department of regional community-technical colleges shall be exempt from any hiring delay, hiring freeze, or prohibition on equipment purchases issued by executive order, and shall further be exempt from any departmental budget reduction orders which may be issued during the fiscal year.

227:4 Repeal. The following are repealed:

I. RSA 188-F:4-a, III-a, relative to the authority of the regional community-technical colleges board of trustees to accept and expend any moneys appropriated by or received from the United States government, and any private grant moneys received, without the approval of the governor and council.

II. RSA 188-F:13-a, relative to the department of regional community-technical colleges’ exemption from a hiring delay, hiring freeze, prohibition on equipment purchases, and departmental budget reduction order.

227:5 New Paragraph; Regional Community-Technical Colleges; Personnel. Amend RSA 188-F:13 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:

IV. Notwithstanding RSA 4:15, the department of regional community-technical colleges shall have the authority to enter into contracts and expend funds related to advertising and marketing. All expenses shall be processed as unencumbered payments with the approval of the commissioner or designee.

227:6 Effective Date.

I. Section 4 of this act shall take effect July 1, 2007.

II. The remainder of this act shall take effect July 1, 2005.

(Approved: July 5, 2005)

(Effective Date: I. Section 4 shall take effect July 1, 2007

II. Remainder shall take effect July 1, 2005)