CHAPTER 47
SB 171 – FINAL VERSION
04/07/05 1017s
2005 SESSION
01/09
SENATE BILL 171
AN ACT establishing a committee to study HIV/AIDS service delivery.
SPONSORS: Sen. Estabrook, Dist 21; Sen. Odell, Dist 8; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 24; Sen. Gallus, Dist 1; Sen. Kenney, Dist 3; Rep. Schulze, Hills 26; Rep. Pilliod, Belk 5; Rep. Batula, Hills 19; Rep. MacKay, Merr 11; Rep. French, Merr 5
COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services
This bill establishes a committee to study HIV/AIDS service delivery.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
04/07/05 1017s
05-1039
01/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Five
AN ACT establishing a committee to study HIV/AIDS service delivery.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
47:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study HIV/AIDS service delivery systems.
47:2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Three members of the senate, 2 of whom shall be from the health and human services committee, appointed by the president of the senate.
(b) Three members of the house of representatives, 2 of whom shall be from the health, human services and elderly affairs committee, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
II. The committee shall solicit information from the commissioner of the department of health and human services, state aids services organizations, and any other person or entity the committee deems relevant to its study.
III. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
47:3 Duties. The committee shall:
I. Assess the care needs of persons living with HIV/AIDS in New Hampshire.
II. Investigate service delivery system models and associated fiscal issues of designation and distribution of funding in the other 5 New England states.
III. Research an effective service delivery system model for people living with HIV/AIDS in New Hampshire including levels of funding necessary to implement a model system.
47:4 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.
47:5 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, 2005.
47:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
(Approved: May 17, 2005)
(Effective Date: May 17, 2005)