Bill Text: NH HB1331 | 2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Relative to the membership and reporting date of the interbranch criminal and juvenile justice council and establishing a committee to study state procurement.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-07-18 - Signed by the Governor on 7/14/2014; Chapter 0221; Sections 1-3 Effective Date 9/12/14; Remainder Effective 7/14/2014. [HB1331 Detail]

Download: New_Hampshire-2014-HB1331-Chaptered.html

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CHAPTER 221

HB 1331 – FINAL VERSION

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HOUSE BILL 1331

AN ACT relative to the membership and reporting date of the interbranch criminal and juvenile justice council and establishing a committee to study state procurement.

SPONSORS: Rep. Cushing, Rock 21

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill:

I. Adds members to and changes the reporting date of the interbranch criminal and juvenile justice council.

II. Requires the council to review and report on the effectiveness of changes made to probation and parole procedures and to the sentencing of offenders implemented by 2010, 247.

III. Establishes a committee to study state procurement.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fourteen

AN ACT relative to the membership and reporting date of the interbranch criminal and juvenile justice council and establishing a committee to study state procurement.

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

221:1 New Subparagraphs; Interbranch Criminal and Juvenile Justice Council; Membership. Amend RSA 651-E:2, I by inserting after subparagraph (w) the following new subparagraphs:

(x) The chairman of the adult parole board, or designee.

(y) The executive director of the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, or designee.

221:2 Interbranch Criminal and Juvenile Justice Council; Report. Amend RSA 651-E:5 to read as follows:

651-E:5 Report. The council shall submit [an annual] a biennial report beginning on [November 1, 2008] December 1, 2014, together with its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library.

221:3 Interbranch Criminal and Juvenile Justice Council; Review of Changes to Probation and Parole Procedures and Sentencing of Offenders. The interbranch criminal and juvenile justice council, established in RSA 651-E, shall review the effectiveness of the changes made to probation and parole procedures and the sentencing of offenders implemented in 2010, 247 (SB 500-FN) and shall submit a report containing its recommendations to the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president, the house clerk, the senate clerk, and the governor no later than December 1, 2014.

221:4 Committee to Study State Procurement Established. There is established a committee to study state procurement.

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

(a) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate, one of whom shall be a member of the senate executive departments and administration committee and one of whom shall be a member of the senate finance committee.

(b) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, 2 of whom shall be members of the house executive departments and administration committee and one of whom shall be a member of the house finance committee.

II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.

III. The committee shall study and develop standards and methods for a centralized system of state procurement. The study shall include examination of procurement procedures of other states; identification of potential conflicts within New Hampshire state procurement laws; and consideration of the State of New Hampshire Service Contracting Performance Audit Report, dated March 2009.

IV. 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 senate 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.

V. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2014.

221:5 Effective Date.

I. Sections 1-3 of this act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

II. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved: July 14, 2014

Effective Date: I. Sections 1-3 shall take effect September 12, 2014.

II. Remainder shall take effect July 14, 2014.