HB198: relative to the qualifications for the position of consumer advocate.

HB 198 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

16Feb2017... 0042h

2017 SESSION

17-0658

06/09

HOUSE BILL 198

AN ACT relative to the qualifications for the position of consumer advocate.

SPONSORS: Rep. Vose, Rock. 9; Rep. Vadney, Belk. 2; Rep. Aldrich, Belk. 2; Rep. Fromuth, Hills. 7; Rep. Cordelli, Carr. 4; Rep. Notter, Hills. 21; Rep. Verville, Rock. 2; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23

COMMITTEE: Science, Technology and Energy

ANALYSIS

This bill broadens the qualifications for the position of consumer advocate.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

16Feb2017... 0042h 17-0658

06/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen

AN ACT relative to the qualifications for the position of consumer advocate.

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

1 Public Utilities Commission; Support Personnel; Qualification for Office of Consumer Advocate. Amend RSA 363:28, I(a) to read as follows:

(a) A consumer advocate, appointed by the governor and council, who shall be either a qualified attorney admitted to practice in this state or who shall have background or experience, or both, in one or more of the following: engineering, economics, accounting, or finance. If the consumer advocate is other than an attorney, an attorney shall be on the consumer advocate's staff. The consumer advocate shall serve a 4-year term and until a successor is appointed and qualified.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.