CHAPTER 115

HB 48 – FINAL VERSION

24Mar2009… 0886h

2009 SESSION

09-0077

08/04

HOUSE BILL 48

AN ACT establishing a committee on agriculture in the classroom.

SPONSORS: Rep. Haefner, Hills 27; Rep. Sad, Ches 2; Rep. B. Williams, Graf 8

COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture

ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a committee on agriculture in the classroom.

This bill is a request of the department of agriculture, markets, and food.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

24Mar2009… 0886h

09-0077

08/04

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine

AN ACT establishing a committee on agriculture in the classroom.

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

115:1 New Subdivision; Agriculture in the Classroom. Amend RSA 425 by inserting after section 24 the following new subdivision:

Agriculture in the Classroom

425:25 Agriculture in the Classroom Committee.

I. There is hereby established an agriculture in the classroom committee, which shall include but not be limited to the following members: the director of the university of New Hampshire cooperative extension, or designee; the state commissioner of agriculture, markets, and food, or designee; the commissioner of the department of education, or designee; the dean of the college of life sciences and agriculture at the university of New Hampshire at Durham, or designee; and one representative from each of the following, appointed by the governor: New Hampshire Fruit Growers Association, Granite State Dairy Promotion, New Hampshire Plant Growers Association, New Hampshire Beekeepers’ Association, New Hampshire Maple Producers’ Association, New Hampshire Farm Bureau Federation, Granite State FFA Association, New Hampshire Christmas Tree Promotion Board, New Hampshire Farmers’ Market Association, and the New Hampshire Horse Council. The committee shall elect a chairperson from its members. The members of the committee shall serve without compensation, but the appointees shall be entitled to expenses, including traveling expenses, necessarily incurred in the discharge of their duties. It may adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, necessary for the execution of its functions under this subdivision and shall keep a record of its official actions.

II. The agriculture in the classroom committee shall:

(a) Determine the objectives and programs of agriculture in the classroom.

(b) Develop details and directions of the agriculture in the classroom programs.

(c) Apply for, receive, and expend any funds from federal, state, or non-state sources, including grants and matching funds which may be available and accept private donations and gifts from any source for the purpose of administering agriculture in the classroom programs.

(d) Direct fundraising and spending for agriculture in the classroom programs.

(e) Hire and oversee an education director when funding allows.

115:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: June 22, 2009

Effective Date: August 21, 2009