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HB294: establishing a committee to study enforcement of the equal pay act provisions.

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HB 294 - AS INTRODUCED

2019 SESSION

19-0822

04/08

HOUSE BILL 294

AN ACT establishing a committee to study enforcement of the equal pay act provisions.


ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a committee to study the state law governing equal pay.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

19-0822

04/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen

AN ACT establishing a committee to study enforcement of the equal pay act provisions.

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

1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study enforcement of the state law governing equal pay.

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 study the state law governing equal pay established in RSA 275:37. The committee shall also study how the law is being enforced and whether the law or its enforcement procedures needs to be amended.

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, 2019.

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