CHAPTER 160
SB 544 - FINAL VERSION
2016 SESSION
16-2979
04/09
SENATE BILL 544
AN ACT establishing a committee to study funding options for the Internet crimes against children task force.
SPONSORS: Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21; Sen. Forrester, Dist 2; Rep. Cushing, Rock. 21
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
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ANALYSIS
This bill establishes a committee to study funding options for the Internet crimes against children task force.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
16-2979
04/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT establishing a committee to study funding options for the Internet crimes against children task force.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
160:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study funding options for the Internet crimes against children task force.
160:2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(b) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
II. The committee may solicit the advice or testimony of any individual or organization with information relevant to its objective.
III. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
160:3 Duties. The committee shall study:
I. The work of the task force in New Hampshire and similar task forces in other states and study the methods of funding in other states.
II. The need for additional funding for the New Hampshire Internet crimes against children task force including recommendations for potential funding solutions.
160:4 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 senate 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.
160:5 Report. 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, 2016.
160:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: May 27, 2016
Effective Date: May 27, 2016