April 2, 2002
No. 21
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
Legislative
SENATE CALENDAR
VETO MESSAGE, HEARINGS, MEETINGS & NOTICES
THE SENATE WILL MEET IN SESSION ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2002 AT 1:00 P.M.
VETO MESSAGE
March 29, 2002
To the Honorable Members of the General Court:
By the authority vested in me as Governor of New Hampshire, pursuant to Part II, Article 44 of the Constitution of New Hampshire,
I have this day vetoed Senate Bill 1, an act apportioning state senate districts.Since January, I repeatedly have said I would veto legislation reapportioning state senate districts if the legislation violates the New Hampshire Constitution’s requirement that senate districts be "as nearly equal as may be in population;" splits apart strong historic, economic and social communities of interest; and is designed to give one party unfair political advantage over another. I have repeatedly urged the majority party in the senate to work with the members of the minority party to craft bipartisan redistricting legislation.
Unfortunately, the members of the majority party in the senate have chosen to send me legislation containing a redistricting scheme that violates Part II, Article 26 of the New Hampshire Constitution; violates the principle of one person, one vote; splits apart strong communities of interest; and favors one party over another.
S.B. 1 unnecessarily breaks apart strong historic, economic and social communities of interest. The City of Rochester, for example, is torn away from the City of Somersworth, with which it shares a common border and similar social and economic characteristics. The cities of Rochester and Somersworth have been in the same senate district for 210 years. Under S.B. 1 Rochester instead would be thrust into a senate district with the Lakes Region community of Wolfeboro.
S.B. 1 slices Portsmouth away from New Castle and Rye. It splits apart Dover and Durham.
Part II, Article 26 requires that senate districts be "as nearly equal as may be in population, each consisting of contiguous towns, city wards and unincorporated places, without dividing any town, city ward or unincorporated place." There is no question that S.B. 1 demonstrably violates the constitutional requirement that districts be "as nearly equal as may be in population." The record shows that alternative senate redistricting plans more equal in population were presented by the minority party, and rejected by the majority party.
Moreover, S.B. 1 creates at least one senate district that stretches the meaning of the word "contiguous" as used in Part II, Article 26. As created under S.B. 1, senate district 5 is a classic case of partisan gerrymandering at its worst. This district would consist of two distinct geographical areas, the only physical connection being that the northernmost corner of the Town of Wilmot touches the southernmost corner of the Town of Grafton. There is no legitimate justification for the creation of this figure-eight district.
Crafted behind closed doors by the members of one party, the redistricting scheme contained in S.B. 1 was made public only one hour before it was passed by the senate in a strictly partisan vote.
It is clear from the senate record that that there is a wide gap between what the citizens of this state have said they wanted in senate districts and the redistricting scheme contained in S.B. 1.
For example, the Mayor of Rochester, in a January 17, 2002 letter addressed to the Senate Redistricting Committee, pleaded with the senate to "continue to group Rochester with similar Seacoast cities, like Somersworth or Dover" and not put "Rochester in the same district as Wolfeboro way up in the Lakes Region."
A letter from the three Rye selectmen to the Senate Internal Affairs Committee implored the senate not to split Rye apart from Portsmouth, pointing out that Rye students attend Portsmouth High School and that "[o]ne has to drive through Portsmouth to get to Rye….We never heard of a district which basically has one community jumping over another almost entirely contiguous community. Yes, we guess you can walk in a small stretch of marshland to get from New Castle to Rye, but that is truly a stretch." Similar pleas were made in letters submitted by the Mayor of Portsmouth and the chairman of the New Castle selectmen.
A University of New Hampshire history professor and long-time resident of Dover testified about the historical, economic and cultural ties between Dover and Durham at the January 10, 2002 Senate Internal Affairs Committee hearing on redistricting. "If you go back three hundred years, you find that people in Durham and Dover worked with each other and worshipped with each other," he testified.
Why were these pleas from citizens, including local community leaders, to keep together strong communities of interest ignored by the majority party in the senate? Solely to give their party unfair political advantage over the other. S.B. 1 would make at least 16 out of the 24 state senate districts safely Republican. The majority party has disregarded the State Constitution, 200 years of history and tradition, and the views of citizens to guarantee its control over the senate chamber.
Because S.B. 1 is both unconstitutional and fundamentally unfair, I am compelled to veto this legislation.
I urge the senate to take up my veto quickly and then get down to the business of the people. It is not yet too late for the Senate Republicans to work with the Senate Democrats to craft redistricting legislation that is fair to both parties, minimizes the deviation in the size of districts, and keeps together strong communities of interest.
I know the state senate can do better by the people of this state than it has to date. Now is the time to do so. The June candidate-filing period is fast approaching.
Respectfully submitted,
Jeanne Shaheen
Governor
February 7, 2002
To the Honorable Members of the General Court:
By the authority vested in me as Governor of New Hampshire, pursuant to Part II, Article 44 of the Constitution of New Hampshire, I have this day vetoed Senate Bill 141, an Act relative to proof of qualifications for voter registration.
The right to vote is a fundamental right. Restrictions should be placed on that right if, and only if, there is a compelling need. S.B. 141, which is identical to legislation I vetoed last year, does not meet that test.
While the proponents of S.B. 141 say the purpose of this legislation is to protect our elections from fraud, there is no evidence that voter fraud is a problem in New Hampshire. That is, in large part, because our laws already provide protection from voter fraud. Our statutory requirement that the checklists be purged on a regular basis prevents "graveyard" voting. Our laws permit any voter to challenge the identity and eligibility of any other voter, with any so challenged voter required to sign an affidavit under penalty of perjury before being permitted to vote. Moreover, anyone registering to vote on election day is required to sign a form swearing, under penalty of perjury, that he or she is a qualified voter.
In order to be eligible to vote in New Hampshire, one must be a citizen of the United States, be 18 years of age or older, and be domiciled where he or she intends to vote. Under current New Hampshire law, supervisors of the checklist and town or city clerks may ask an applicant to provide proof of citizenship, age and domicile. If Senate Bill 141 became law, voting registration officials would be required to demand this proof.
S.B. 141 would have the effect of discouraging eligible voters from exercising their right to vote. Not all voters carry proof of their age with them, and in our country, few citizens carry proof of their citizenship. No discretion is given to supervisors of the checklist and town and city clerks under S.B. 141. No matter how well the supervisor of the checklist or town or city clerk knows the voter, he or she must still demand proof of age and citizenship. This would potentially cause lengthy delays for all voters.
While New Hampshire's voter turnout percentage compares well with the rest of the country, it is troubling that one-third of our registered voters did not exercise their franchise in the 2000 general election, an election to choose the President of the United States. Rather than erecting new barriers to voting, lawmakers should instead investigate
why so many of our fellow citizens do not vote and develop public policy to encourage every eligible citizen to exercise this precious and fundamental right.
For all of the above reasons, I am today vetoing Senate Bill 141.
Respectfully submitted,
Jeanne Shaheen Governor
LAID ON THE TABLE
SB 29,
relative to amending warrant articles by political subdivisions that have adopted the official ballot referendum form of meeting.SB 87, relative to permissible campaign contributions by business organizations and labor unions.
SB 105, relative to instream flow plan requirements.
SB 146, relative to personal watercraft.
SB 173-FN-A, creating a business profits tax credit for certain donations made for science and technology equipment and facilities to the university system of New Hampshire or any of its component institutions.
SB 325, establishing a committee to study the use of state vehicles.
SB 335, relative to prohibited political contributions.
SB 382, relative to display of flags on condominium units.
SB 401-FN-A, relative to long-term care funding and making an appropriation therefor.
SB 407-FN, requiring restroom facilities in certain state buildings.
SB 421-FN-A, authorizing the Berlin campus of the New Hampshire regional community-technical college system to upgrade and modernize its equipment and programs and authorizing manufacturing technology training in the town of Littleton, and making an appropriation therefor.
SB 428, changing the name of the joint committee on legislative facilities and codifying the powers and duties of the committee.
HB 157, (New Title) clarifying the immunity from liability of persons providing emergency care.
HB 193, establishing a committee to study state payments for court-ordered placements of special education pupils.
HB 226, relative to instructions to voters for straight-ticket voting.
HB 325-FN, relative to certain acts of sexual assault.
HB 466, relative to the selection of replacement justices for supreme court justices who are disqualified to hear cases.
HB 679, establishing a commission to examine models of out-of-school care for children in kindergarten through grade 12.
HB 748-FN-A-L, (2nd New Title) revising the definition of an adequate education and revising the weighted pupil formula used to calculate the cost of an adequate education.
HB 1118, relative to participation by certain judges in the state employee group health and dental insurance programs.
HB 1396, authorizing the state veterinarian to provide wildlife disease prevention and treatment.
HEARINGS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2002
EDUCATION
, Room 105-A, SH1:00 p.m. HB 1230-FN, (New Title) authorizing the commissioner of the department of education to expend funds for special education advocacy.
1:30 p.m. HB 1231-FN, implementing a pre-engineering technology curriculum in the public high schools in the state.
2:30 p.m. HB 1259-FN-L, relative to the base cost for calculating adequate education grants.
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PLEASE NOTE SB 253-FN, HAS A TIME CHANGEENVIRONMENT
, Room 104, LOB8:30 a.m. HB 1252, relative to the membership of the wetlands council.
9:00 a.m. HB 207-FN-L, increasing the state aid contribution to municipalities that expand, upgrade, or develop new wastewater treatment facilities to provide for expanded septage handling and disposal capacity.
9:30 a.m. HB 284-FN, (New Title) relative to additional emissions reductions from existing fossil fuel burning steam electric power plants.
11:30 a.m. HB 253-FN, relative to mercury reductions.
EXECUTIVE SESSION MAY FOLLOW HEARINGS
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PLEASE NOTE HB 1208, HB 1218, AND HB 1318 HAVE BEEN CANCELLED AND RESCHEDULED FOR APRIL 17THHB 1437-FN, HB 1366-FN, AND HB 1352-FN-L, HAVE BEEN RESCHEDULED FROM APRIL 10TH
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS & ADMINISTRATION
, Room 104, LOBCancelled HB 1208, relative to real estate broker liens.
Cancelled HB 1218, relative to the regulation of pharmacists and prescription drug orders.
Cancelled HB 1318, (New Title) relative to the regulation of the use of pharmaceutical agents and the treatment of glaucoma by licensed optometrists.
1:00 p.m. HB 744-FN-A, (New Title) establishing a committee to study the feasibility of a state pilot program for family and disability leave.
1:15 p.m. HB 1302-FN, (New Title) relative to the purchase of certain prior service credit by members of the retirement system, relative to legislative review of retirement fund investment practices, and relative to the payment of medical benefits costs for retired state employees.
1:30 p.m. HB 1437-FN-A, (New Title) relative to increasing the staff in the consumer protection and antitrust bureau of the department of justice.
2:00 p.m. HB 1366-FN, (New Title) establishing a state employee recognition and award program.
2:15 p.m. HB 1352-FN-L, relative to establishing a hazardous duty classification in the length of service awards program.
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PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING HEARINGS HAVE A ROOM CHANGEINSURANCE
, Room 105-A, SH9:00 a.m. HB 1194, relative to medical records.
9:15 a.m. HB 672, (New Title) relative to insurance coverage for mental and nervous conditions and for treatment for chemical dependency.
JUDICIARY, Room 102, LOB
10:15 a.m. HB 660, relative to out-of-home placements in juvenile abuse and neglect cases.
10:30 a.m. HB 1285, relative to the applicability of the stalking statute to minors.
10:45 a.m. HB 1286, increasing the time period during which warrantless arrests for violations of the stalking law and violations of restraining orders in domestic cases are permitted.
11:00 a.m. HB 1406, (New Title) permitting the nomination of a guardian for the children of activated members of the armed services or for incapacitated persons for whom the activated member is the guardian, and creating a committee to study the New Hampshire national guard education assistance act.
11:15 a.m. HB 1299, (New Title) establishing a committee to study the creation of a marriage education and enhancement program.
11:30 a.m. HB 1100-FN-A, (New Title) relative to the judicial conduct commission and making an appropriation therefor.
EXECUTIVE SESSION ON PENDING LEGISLATION TO FOLLOW
WAYS & MEANS, Room 103, SH
10:15 a.m. HB 212-FN, (2nd New Title) providing an alternative method of calculating state education property tax hardship relief and authorizing the commissioner of the department of revenue administration to establish certain positions.
10:45 a.m. HB 213-FN, (New Title) establishing a study committee on education property tax hardship relief.
11:00 a.m. HB 1438-FN-A, (New Title) relative to registration of health clubs.
11:15 a.m. HB 1270-FN, making technical corrections due to the repeal of the legacies and succession tax.
THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2002
CAPITAL BUDGET
, Room 103, SH2:45 p.m. HB 1468-FN, relative to prescription drugs and medicaid best practices.
EXECUTIVE SESSION TO FOLLOW ON PENDING LEGISLATION
EDUCATION, Room 105-A, SH
10:30 a.m. HB 1446, relative to the recitation of the pledge of allegiance in the public schools.
EDUCATION, Room 105-A, SH
1:00 p.m. HB 329-FN-L, (New Title) establishing a committee to study indoor air quality and fire safety in public schools.
1:15 p.m. HB 1443, relative to liability for educational expenses incurred during placement in certain department of health and human services facilities.
1:30 p.m. HB 1260-FN, relative to certification and licensing of teachers and school administrators.
2:00 p.m. HB 1190, (New Title) relative to a one-year certificate of eligibility to teach.
ENVIRONMENT, Room 104, LOB
8:30 a.m. HB 1482-FN-A, re-authorizing the motor oil discharge cleanup fund established under RSA 146-F, and establishing new positions at the department of environmental services and making appropriations therefor.
8:45 a.m. HB 1305-FN, relative to the pollution prevention program.
9:15 a.m. HB 1102, (New Title) establishing a hazardous waste coordinator certificate program and making an appropriation therefor.
EXECUTIVE SESSION TO FOLLOW
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PLEASE NOTE HB 1372-FN, HB 1455-FN-L, HB 1476, AND HB 1388 HAVE BEEN RESCHEDULED FROM APRIL 17TH ALSO HB 1461-FN HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FROM APRIL 10THEXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS & ADMINISTRATION
, Room 101, LOB8:00 a.m. HB 1372-FN, relative to certain residential care facilities.
8:15 a.m. HB 1455-FN-L, (New Title) establishing portability of a person's qualifying retirement funds for the purchase of permissive service credit in the New Hampshire retirement system.
8:30 a.m. HB 1461, (New Title) transferring the office of emergency management to the department of safety, division of fire safety and emergency management.
8:45 a.m. HB 1476, relative to the age of retirement or early retirement in the city of Manchester employees contributory retirement system.
9:00 a.m. HB 1388, relative to respiratory care.
FINANCE, Room 103, SH
9:00 a.m. EXECUTIVE SESSION ON ALL PENDING LEGISLATION
HB 439-FN, HB 1184-FN, HB 1364-FN, HB 1409-FN-A-L, HB 1422
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PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING HEARINGS HAVE BEEN RESCHEDULED FROM APRIL 10THJUDICIARY
, Room 102, LOB8:30 a.m. HB 465, (New Title) relative to membership of attorneys in the New Hampshire Bar Association and lobbying by the Bar Association.
8:45 a.m. HB 1175, relative to proclaiming oneself a New Hampshire native.
9:00 a.m. HB 1236, (New Title) establishing a committee to study the adjudication of divorces pursuant to part 2, article 76 of the New Hampshire constitution.
9:30 a.m. HB 179, (New Title) including 17 year olds under RSA 169-B, the juvenile delinquency statute.
9:45 a.m. HB 1360, (New Title) relative to recommendations, appointments, and qualifications of marital masters and procedures for cases heard by marital masters.
10:00 a.m. HB 1420, relative to exceptions to the prohibition on persons practicing as attorneys when not admitted to practice by the supreme court.
TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 2002
ENERGY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
, Room 102, LOB1:00 p.m. HB 1349-FN-A, (New Title) establishing a committee to study electric utility restructuring in the territory currently serviced by Connecticut Valley Electric Company.
1:15 p.m. HB 1320, establishing a committee to study establishing enterprise zones in economically deprived communities.
1:30 p.m. HB 353-FN-A, (New Title) relative to diversified agricultural development.
1:45 p.m. HB 1447, establishing a committee to study methods of supporting the continued operation of wood-fired electrical generating facilities.
EXECUTIVE SESSION ON PENDING LEGISLATION TO FOLLOW HEARINGS
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PLEASE NOTE HB 1218 HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FROM APRIL 17THEXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS & ADMINISTRATION
, Room 103, LOB8:30 a.m. HB 1218, relative to the regulation of pharmacists and prescription drug orders.
8:45 a.m. HB 1469-FN, (New Title) establishing a committee to study the eligibility of state employees to receive a retirement system benefit while in service, establishing a moratorium on eligibility for electing such benefit, and prospectively repealing the provision allowing state employees to receive a retirement allowance while in service.
9:00 a.m. HB 1343, relative to processing excavating and dredging permits.
INTERNAL AFFAIRS, Room 103, LOB
2:45 p.m. HB 1471-FN, establishing a committee for the design and construction of a memorial to the victims of the September 11 tragedy.
3:00 p.m. HCR 14, (New Title) declaring it to be wrongful for the judiciary, either directly or indirectly, to define an adequate education or the cost of an adequate education.
JUDICIARY, Room 104, LOB
1:00 p.m. HB 1472-FN, amending the definitions, applications, and fees relating to explosives and explosive substances, and relative to background investigations and criminal records checks for applicants for private detective or security services.
1:15 p.m. HB 1478-FN-A, relative to public health emergency preparation and response.
EXECUTIVE SESSION ON PENDING LEGISLATION TO FOLLOW
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PLEASE NOTE HB 1393 HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FROM APRIL 2NDPUBLIC AFFAIRS
, Room 105-A, SH1:00 p.m. HB 1196, (New Title) enabling municipalities to adopt a property tax exemption for deaf or severely hearing impaired persons.
1:30 p.m. HB 1221, relative to coordinating certain town and school district meetings.
2:00 p.m. HB 1246, relative to the chairperson of the board of recount in school district recounts.
2:30 p.m. HB 1308, relative to checklist corrections on election day.
3:00 p.m. HB 1393, (New Title) relative to business replacement costs resulting from government program displacement.
3:30 p.m. HB 1440, (New Title) establishing a New Hampshire local government records management improvement program and fund.
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, Room 101, LOB
1:00 p.m. HB 1465, extending the New Hampshire task force on deafness and hearing loss.
1:15 p.m. HB 1365, (New Title) requiring that the county departments of correction be charged 110 percent of the Medicare rate for inmates who need medical services within the community.
1:45 p.m. HB 1413, relative to disclosure of information by hospitals.
TRANSPORTATION, Room 104, LOB
8:30 a.m. HB 1460, relative to penalties for alcohol- and drug-related offenses.
9:00 a.m. HB 1298, (New Title) relative to signage for the sponsor-a-highway program and naming that portion of the New Hampshire hospital campus which has been converted to offices for state agencies and others, the Hugh Gallen State Office Complex.
9:30 a.m. HB 1180, establishing a task force to research revenue streams to fund intermodel transportation systems in New Hampshire.
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PLEASE NOTE HB 1235, HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND RESCHEDULED FOR APRIL 16TH ALSO HB 1419-FN-A, HAS A TIME CHANGEWILDLIFE & RECREATION
, Room 101, LOBCancelled HB 1235, relative to operation of motorized vessels and safe boater education.
8:30 a.m. HB 1187-FN, relative to criminal penalties for possession of a firearm in a safe school zone.
9:00 a.m. HB 1419-FN-A, (2nd New Title) increasing the capital appropriation made to the fish and game department for the Barry conservation camp building replacement.
9:30 a.m. HB 1273-FN, relative to planning and procedures for state owned or leased trails for all-terrain vehicles and relative to registration fees for certain off highway recreational vehicles.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2002
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PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING HEARINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED.HB 1437-FN-A, HB 1366-FN, AND HB 1352-FN-L, ARE RESCHEDULED FOR APRIL 3RD.
HB 1461-FN, IS RESCHEDULED FOR APRIL 4TH,
HB 1429 IS RESCHEDULED FOR APRIL 17TH
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS & ADMINISTRATION
, Room 104, LOBCancelled HB 1437-FN-A, (New Title) relative to increasing the staff in the consumer protection and antitrust bureau of the department of justice.
Cancelled HB 1429, relative to the scope of the consumer protection act.
Cancelled HB 1461-FN, (New Title) transferring the office of emergency management to the department of safety, division of fire safety and emergency management.
Cancelled HB 1366-FN, (New Title) establishing a state employee recognition and award program.
Cancelled HB 1352-FN-L, relative to establishing a hazardous duty classification in the length of service awards program.
INSURANCE, Room 101, LOB
8:30 a.m. HB 1467-FN, relative to the cost of vaccines.
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PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING HEARINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED AND RESCHEDULED FOR APRIL 4THJUDICIARY
, Room 102, LOBCancelled HB 465, (New Title) relative to membership of attorneys in the New Hampshire Bar Association and lobbying by the Bar Association.
Cancelled HB 1175, relative to proclaiming oneself a New Hampshire native.
Cancelled HB 1236, (New Title) establishing a committee to study the adjudication of divorces pursuant to part 2, article 76 of the New Hampshire constitution.
Cancelled HB 179, (New Title) including 17 year olds under RSA 169-B, the juvenile delinquency statute.
Cancelled HB 1360, (New Title) relative to recommendations, appointments, and qualifications of marital masters and procedures for cases heard by marital masters.
Cancelled HB 1420, relative to exceptions to the prohibition on persons practicing as attorneys when not admitted to practice by the supreme court.
TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2002
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PLEASE NOTE HB 1235, HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FROM APRIL 9THWILDLIFE & RECREATION
, Room 101, LOB10:15 a.m. HB 1235, relative to operation of motorized vessels and safe boater education.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2002
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PLEASE NOTE HB 1218 HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND RESCHEDULED FOR APRIL 9TH·
PLEASE NOTE HB 1372-FN, HB 1455-FN-L, HB1476, AND HB 1388 HAVE BEEN CANCELLED AND RESCHEDULED FOR APRIL 4THHB 1208, HB1218, HB1318, HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FROM APRIL 3RD
HB 1429 HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FROM APRIL 10TH
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS & ADMINISTRATION
, Room 104, LOBCancelled HB 1372-FN, relative to certain residential care facilities.
Cancelled HB 1455-FN-L, (New Title) establishing portability of a person's qualifying retirement funds for the purchase of permissive service credit in the New Hampshire retirement system.
Cancelled HB 1476, relative to the age of retirement or early retirement in the city of Manchester employees contributory retirement system.
Cancelled HB 1388, relative to respiratory care.
1:00 p.m. HB 1208, relative to real estate broker liens.
Cancelled HB 1218, relative to the regulation of pharmacists and prescription drug orders.
2:00 p.m. HB 1318, (New Title) relative to the regulation of the use of pharmaceutical agents and the treatment of glaucoma by licensed optometrists.
2:15 p.m. HB 1429, relative to the scope of the consumer protection act.
MEETINGS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2002
NH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
(Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Advisory Committee Meeting) Rooms 112-113, JOM Building NHDOT, Concord, NH2:00 p.m. Advisory Committee Meeting
LEGISLATIVE PERFORMANCE AUDIT AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE Room 103, SH
3:00 p.m. Regular Meeting
THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2002
SENATE INSURANCE SUBCOMMITTEE WORK SESSION
(HB 1203, relative to retroactive health insurance denials.) Room 101, LOB2:30 p.m. Work Session
FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2002
EQUALIZATION STANDARDS BOARD
(RSA 21-J:14c) Room 308, LOB10:00 a.m. Regular Meeting
TELECOMMUNICATIONS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE (RSA 374:22-h) Room 304, LOB
10:00 a.m. Verizon 271 application
MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2002
PERINATAL ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND OTHER DRUG USE TASK FORCE
(RSA 132:19) Room 101, LOB9:30 a.m. Regular Meeting
CERTIFICATE OF NEED STATUTE TASK FORCE (RSA 151-C:16) Room 203, LOB
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Regular Meeting
GUARDIANS AD LITEM BOARD (SB 448, Chapter 321, Laws of 2000) Room 102, LOB
1:00 p.m. Regular Meeting
NH CIVIL WAR MEMORIALS COMMISSION (RSA 21-K:18) Room 203, LOB
2:00 p.m. Regular Meeting
TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 2002
ASSESSING STANDARDS BOARD
(RSA 21-J:14-a) Room 301, LOB2:00 p.m. Regular Meeting
NH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (Newington 11238-C, Review and discuss interim Spaulding Turnpike improvements to enhance the safety of access to the Spaulding Turnpike and River Road and Nimble Hill Road) Newington Town Hall Function Room, 205 Nimble Hill Road, Newington, NH
7:00 p.m. Public Informational Meeting
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2002
FISCAL COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL COURT
Room 210-211, LOB9:00 a.m. Regular Business
9:30 a.m. Audit:
State of New Hampshire
Department of Resources and Economic Development
Division of Parks and Recreation
Cannon Mountain
Financial and Compliance Audit
Report for the Ten Months Ended April 30, 2001
THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2002
NH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
(Newbury-Bradford 12893, Proposed improvements on NH 103 beginning in Newbury near Colburn Farm Road proceeding south approximately 6.5 miles to the Bradford/Warner Town line) Bradford Town Hall, 75 West Main Street, Bradford, NH7:00 p.m. Combined Public Officials Informational Meeting
FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2002
PRIVACY TASK FORCE
(HB 702, Chapter 256:7, Laws of 2001) Room 210-211, LOB9:00 a.m. Regular Meeting
GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION (RSA 12-J:1) Room 201-203, LOB
9:30 a.m. Regular Meeting
OSTEOPOROSIS ADVISORY COUNCIL (RSA 126-I:3) Room 102, LOB
9:30 a.m. Subcommittee Meeting
MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2002
SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE FISCAL COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL COURT ON TAX
SIMULATION & FORECASTING MODELS (Charles River Associates (CRA) Update) Room 212, LOB1:00 p.m. Regular Meeting
NH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (Transportation Enhancement (TE) Advisory Committee Meeting) Rooms 112-113, JOM Building NHDOT, Concord, NH
3:00 p.m. Advisory Committee Meeting
TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2002
ASSESSING STANDARDS BOARD
(RSA 21-J:14-a) Room 301, LOB2:00 p.m. Regular Meeting
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2002
NH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
(Bedford-Manchester-Londonderry-Litchfield-Merrimack 11512, Manchester Airport Access Road) Highlander Inn Ballroom, 2 Highlander Way, Manchester, NH2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Public Informational/Screening Session
NH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (Bedford-Manchester-Londonderry-Litchfield-Merrimack 11512, Manchester Airport Access Road) Highlander Inn Ballroom, 2 Highlander Way, Manchester, NH
6:00 p.m. NHDES & ACOE Public Hearing (Wetland Permit)
NH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (Haverhill-Bath 10436, Reconstruct US 302, from NH 10 northerly approximately 1.8 miles) Woodsville Elementary, 206 Central Street, Woodsville, NH
7:00 p.m. Public Informational/Special Committee
THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2002
NH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
(Goshen 13477, Bridge Rehabilitation) Goshen Town Hall, Rt. 10 Goshen, NH7:00 p.m. Public Informational/Officials Meeting
FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2002
JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES
Rooms 306-308, LOB9:00 a.m. Regular Meeting
MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2002
SOURCES THAT BURN VIRGIN PETROLEUM OR COAL TO COMPLY WITH AIR TOXIC CONTROL ACT (RSA 125-I), STUDY OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS (
SB 93, Chapter 88:1, Laws of 2001) Room 101, LOB9:00 a.m. Regular Meeting
BOARD OF MANUFACTURED HOUSING (RSA 205-A:25) Room 201, LOB
1:00 p.m. Complaint Hearings
TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2002
CAPITAL BUDGET OVERVIEW COMMITTEE
Room 201, LOB10:00 a.m. Update on Department of Safety Construction Projects
11:00 a.m. Update on University System of New Hampshire Construction Projects
ASSESSING STANDARDS BOARD (RSA 21-J:14-a) Room 301, LOB
2:00 p.m. Regular Meeting
WINNIPESAUKEE RIVER WATERSHED ADVISORY COMMITTEE (RSA 483-D:2) Department of Environmental Services, 6 Hazen Drive, Room 312, Concord, NH
2:00 p.m. Regular Meeting
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2002
TOBACCO USE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
(RSA 126-K:19) Landergan Hall, Room 12, Department of Education, 101 Pleasant St. Concord, NH2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Regular Meeting
FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2002
WORKERS' COMPENSATION ADVISORY COUNCIL
(RSA 281-A:62) Room 306, LOB9:00 a.m. Regular Meeting
MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2002
NH COLLEGE TUITION SAVINGS PLAN ADVISORY COMMISSION
(RSA 195-H:2) Room 103, SH9:00 a.m. Investment Committee
10:00 a.m. Regular Meeting
OIL FUND DISBURSEMENT (RSA 146-D:4) Room 305, LOB
9:00 a.m. Regular Meeting
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE (RSA 126-A:13) Room 205, LOB
1:00 p.m. Regular Meeting
TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2002
ASSESSING STANDARDS BOARD
(RSA 21-J:14-a) Room 301, LOB2:00 p.m. Regular Meeting
MONDAY, MAY 6, 2002
OSTEOPOROSIS ADVISORY COUNCIL
(RSA 126-I:3) Room 102, LOB9:30 a.m. Subcommittee Meeting
NH BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD INJURY ADVISORY COUNCIL (RSA 137-K:2) Room 205, LOB
2:00 p.m. Regular Meeting
MONDAY, MAY 13, 2002
CERTIFICATE OF NEED STATUTE TASK FORCE
(RSA 151-C:16) Room 203, LOB10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Regular Meeting
FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2002
JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES
Rooms 306-308, LOB9:00 a.m. Regular Meeting
WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2002
TOBACCO USE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
(RSA 126-K:19) Landergan Hall, Room 12, Department of Education, 101 Pleasant St. Concord, NH2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Regular Meeting
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FISCAL NOTES ARE AVAILABLE IN THE SENATE CLERK'S OFFICE:
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NOTICES
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2002
In celebration and to kick-off April is Community Technical College month, the NH Community Technical College is hosting a Legislative Breakfast, April 3rd, 8:30 - 10:00 in the State House cafeteria. Later that morning, at the Governor & Council Session, Governor Shaheen will proclaim it as such. For more information about the Community Technical College System, visit our web site at
www.nhctcs.tec.nh.usSenator Carl R. Johnson
Senator Caroline McCarley
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2002
LEGISLATIVE HEALTH SCREENING DAY
APRIL 3, 2002, AT 9:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
ROOMS 305-307 & 306-308, LOB
DISPLAYS IN ROOM 101, LOB
All Legislators and Legislative staff are welcome and encouraged to attend the Legislative Health Screening Day. Blood pressure monitoring and screenings for diabetes, oral health, glaucoma, peripheral vascular disease, oxygen levels and spinal health will be available. Medications, cardiac health, osteoporosis, nutrition, and safety are just a few of the topics to be addressed. A variety of activities and demonstrations will offer learning opportunities for all.
More than 25 agencies and health care professionals from several areas of the state will be participating.
Please - mark your calendars - and plan to attend!
For more information, please call or visit Health Services, SH Room 30 (ext.2757).
Senator Arthur P. Klemm Jr.
Senator Beverly A. Hollingworth
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2002
The Governor's Office of Energy and Community Services (ECS) will be holding public hearings throughout the State this Spring to seek input from citizens about planning for our energy future. The New Hampshire Energy Plan (NHEP) initiative is the result of HB 443, enacted last year, which directs ECS to develop a State energy plan to be presented to the Legislature in November. The first public hearing will be held on Wednesday April 3rd at 7pm at the Manchester City Hall. More information about the NHEP and directions to the hearing are available at the ECS website, www.nhecs.org. Future public hearings will be scheduled in other regions of the State, and details will be available on the web site in the coming weeks. For more information on public forums or the NHEP, contact Meredith Hatfield at the Governor's Office of Energy and Community Services at (603) 271-2611 or by email at mhatfield@gov.state.nh.us.
Senator Lou D'Allesandro
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FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2002
All members of the General Court and the public are invited to the meeting of the Governor's Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention, Intervention and Treatment on Friday, April 12, 2002 in LOB Room 201-203 at 9:30 AM. There is a special briefing and program at each meeting that is interesting and helpful to those concerned with the problems of substance abuse. Get involved.
Senator Ned Gordon
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MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2002
Informational Meeting on TANF and Reauthorization and Postsecondary Education, at 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Room 206, LOB
Senator Katherine Wheeler
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2002
The New Hampshire Women's Lobby is pleased and honored to announce that Rep. Terie Norelli and Rep. Cynthia Dokmo will receive Meritorious Service Awards, Juliana Eades will receive the Citizen Award and Arnie Arnesen will receive the Media Award at our annual "Spring Celebs" event on Wednesday, April 17th from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn in Concord. All are invited to join us in honoring these outstanding New Hampshire citizens. Tickets are $10 for members and $15 for nonmembers and are available from members or from the NH Women's Lobby Office at 224-9105.
Senator Debora B. Pignatelli
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SENATE DEADLINES 2002 SESSION
JANUARY 2, 2002 CONVENING DAY
INTRODUCTION OF SENATE BILLS
(Calendar with all hearing published)
FEBRUARY 21, 2002 LAST DAY TO ACT ON SENATE BILLS
FEBRUARY 24, 2002 - MARCH 5, 2002 VACATION WEEK
APRIL 18, 2002 LAST DAY TO ACT ON ALL BILLS FROM OTHER BODY
APRIL 25, 2002 LAST DAY TO FORM COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCES
MAY 2, 2002 LAST DAY TO ACT ON COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE REPORTS
VISITORS CENTER SCHEDULE - APRIL
As a convenience to the members of the NH General Court, the Visitors’ Center offers the following schedule of schools and other groups visiting the State House in April 2002. These listings will replace individual notifications in an effort to reduce paper usage and to ensure all members will be notified in a timely manner. Our schedule is tightly booked for the remainder of the school year. Please contact the Visitors’ Center concerning school tour booking information. Thank you for your continued participation with your School Visitation Program.
Kenneth Leidner, Director
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DATE |
TIME |
GROUP |
CLASS/Size |
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April 3 |
9:30 & 11:00 |
Towle Elementary - Newport |
4/51 |
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April 3 |
12:30 & 1:30 |
Centerwoods Elementary - Weare |
4//50 |
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April 4 |
10:00 & 11:15 |
Bakersville Elementary - Manchester |
4/75 |
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April 4 |
12:30 |
North Walpole Elementary |
3 & 4/19 |
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April 5 |
9:30 & 11:00 |
Presentation of Mary -Hudson |
4/67 |
|
April 5 |
1:00 |
St. Michael’s School - Berlin |
6-8th/17 |
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April 8 |
8:30 |
Conant Elementary - Concord |
4/25 |
|
April 8 |
9:30 & 11:00 |
Towle Elementary - Newport |
4/51 |
|
April 8 |
12:30 & 1:30 |
Centerwoods Elementary - Weare |
4/50 |
|
April 9 |
8:30 |
Conant Elementary - Concord |
4/25 |
|
April 9 |
9:30 |
Newfields Elementary |
4/35 |
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April 9 |
10:00 |
Lafayette Regional School - Franconia |
4/27 |
|
April 9 |
11:00 |
Marston Elementary - Hampton |
4/50 |
|
April 10 |
8:30 |
Conant Elementary - Concord |
4/25 |
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April 10 |
9:30 & 11:00 |
Marston Elementary - Hampton |
4/75 |
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April 10 |
12:30 & 1:30 |
Centerwoods Elementary - Weare |
4/50 |
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April 10 |
2:30 |
Leadership Concord |
30 |
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April 11 |
9:30 & 11:00 |
Symonds School - Keene |
4/50 |
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April 12 |
8:30 |
Conant Elementary - Concord |
4/25 |
|
April 12 |
9:30 & 11:00 |
Marston Elementary - Hampton |
4/100 |
|
April 15 |
9:00 |
Henniker Elementary |
4/25 |
|
April 15 |
11:00 & 12:30 |
Antrim Elementary |
4/44 |
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April 15 |
2:00 |
Teen Pact – Rhode Island |
Teens/45 |
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April 16 |
9:30 |
Newfields Elementary |
5/35 |
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April 16 |
10:00 & 12:00 |
Lincoln-Akerman Elementary – Hampton Falls |
3 & 4/75 |
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April 17 |
9:30 & 11:00 |
East Rochester Elementary |
4/60 |
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April 17 |
1:00 & 2:00 |
Hinsdale Elementary |
4/75 |
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April 18 |
9:30 & 11:00 |
Pleasant St. Elementary - Laconia |
4/60 |
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April 19 |
9:30 & 10:45 |
Henry Moore School - Candia |
4/60 |
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April 19 |
12:00 & 1:00 |
Maple St. School - Contoocook |
4/88 |
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April 22 |
10:00 & 11:15 |
Canaan Elementary |
4/60 |
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April 23 |
9:30 & 11:00 |
John Fueller School – North Conway |
4/50 |
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April 24 |
9:30 & 11:00 |
Hanover St. School - Lebanon |
4/80 |
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April 24 |
1:00 |
Trinity Christian School - Concord |
5 & 6/34 |
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April 25 |
9:30 & 11:00 |
Ray School – Hanover |
3/104 |
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April 26 |
10:00 |
Cornish Elementary |
4/12 |
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April 26 |
10:00 |
Freedom Elementary |
4/13 |
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April 26 |
11:30 |
Madison Elementary |
4/28 |
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April 26 |
2:00 |
CHOSNH-Christian Home School - Hollis |
30 |
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April 29 |
9:30 & 11:00 |
Epsom Central School |
4/60 |
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April 29 |
10:00 |
Seminary Hill Elementary – West Lebanon |
4/40 |
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April 30 |
10:00 & 11:30 |
Thornton Ferry -Merrimack |
4/50 |
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April 30 |
11:00 |
Danbury Elementary |
3 & 4/26 |