Bill Text: NH HB1154 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishing a committee to study the management structure of state government.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 10-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-09-18 - House Interim Study - Executive Session: 10/18/2012 1:30 PM Legislative Office Building 306 [HB1154 Detail]

Download: New_Hampshire-2012-HB1154-Introduced.html

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HB 1154 – AS INTRODUCED

2012 SESSION

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05/10

HOUSE BILL 1154

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the management structure of state government.

SPONSORS: Rep. Bowers, Sull 3; Rep. Sheffert, Rock 15; Rep. Cox, Merr 6; Rep. Hill, Merr 6; Rep. Avard, Hills 20; Rep. Seaworth, Merr 7; Rep. Munck, Straf 2; Rep. DeJong, Hills 9; Rep. Tasker, Rock 1; Rep. Birdsell, Rock 8

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a committee to study the management structure of state government.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

12-2393

05/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the management structure of state government.

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 management structure of state government.

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) Two members of the senate, appointed by the senate president.

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 management structure of the executive branch of state government. The committee shall examine duplication or overlap of employee responsibilities and department functions and shall identify areas in which modification of existing management structures would generate greater efficiency and/or cost savings. The committee may solicit information from any person or entity the committee deems relevant to the 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. Three 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, 2012.

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