CHAPTER 221
SB 100 - FINAL VERSION
03/25/2021 0853s
3Jun2021... 1554h
06/24/2021 1956CofC
06/24/2021 2058EBA
2021 SESSION
21-1075
05/06
SENATE BILL 100
SPONSORS: Sen. Watters, Dist 4
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill:
I. Establishes a committee to study charitable gaming.
II. Establishes a committee to study building a pier over the jetty at Hampton Beach state park for disability access.
III. Establishes a committee to study workplace safety in health care settings.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/25/2021 0853s
3Jun2021... 1554h
06/24/2021 1956CofC
06/24/2021 2058EBA 21-1075
05/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
221:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the regulatory structure of charitable gaming.
221:2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Two members of the senate, one of whom shall be from the ways and means committee and one of whom shall be from the finance committee, appointed by the president of the senate.
(b) Four members of the house of representatives serving on the ways and means committee, 2 of whom shall be members of the majority party and 2 of whom shall be members of the minority party, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
221:3 Duties. The committee shall:
I. Study the oversight and enforcement of charitable gaming in New Hampshire and how that regulatory structure, including staffing levels for auditors, inspectors and other oversight positions, compares with best-practice regulatory standards for the gaming industry and regulatory structures used in other jurisdictions.
II. Review the recommendations of prior study commissions with respect to the regulatory structure of charitable gaming in New Hampshire and determine to what degree those recommendations have been addressed, including but not limited to recommendations relating to oversight, enforcement, control measures, technology and staffing.
III. Study the amounts and distribution of revenues generated by each charitable gaming operator to the state and to the charities served by that operator, including all costs borne by the operator and charities.
IV. Study the methods used by charitable gaming operators to select the charities that will be given dates at the operators’ facilities, including the methods used when there is a “wait list” at the facilities.
V. Study the consideration of applicants for charitable gaming licenses who do not meet the definition of a charitable organization as set forth in RSA 287-D:1, IV.
221:4 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.
221:5 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, 2022.
221:6 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study building a pier over the jetty at Hampton Beach state park for access for people with disabilities.
221:7 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, one of whom shall be a majority member of the committee on resources, recreation and development and one of whom shall be a minority member of the committee on resources, recreation and development.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
221:8 Duties. The committee shall study building a pier over the jetty at Hampton Beach state park for access for people with disabilities.
221:9 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.
221:10 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2021.
221:11 Committee to Study Workplace Safety in Health Care Settings.
I. There is established a committee to study workplace safety in health care settings.
(a) The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(1) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(2) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, one of whom shall be a member of the judiciary committee, one of whom shall be a member of the children and family law committee, and one of whom shall be a member of the health, human services, and elderly affairs committee.
(b) The committee shall solicit testimony from the following:
(1) One member appointed by the chief justice of the New Hampshire supreme court.
(2) The commissioner of the department of health and human services, or designee.
(3) The commissioner of the department of safety, or designee.
(4) The commissioner of the department of labor, or designee.
(5) The attorney general, or designee.
(6) The president of the State Employees Association, SEIU Local 1984, or designee.
(7) A member of the New Hampshire Hospital Association, appointed by the association.
(8) A member of the New Hampshire Nurses Association, appointed by the association.
(9) A member of Granite State Home Health and Hospice Association, appointed by the association.
(10) A member of the New Hampshire Health Care Association, appointed by the association.
(11) A member of the New Hampshire Medical Society, appointed by the society.
(12) The director of the American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire, or designee.
(13) A member of NAMI-New Hampshire, appointed by that organization.
(14) A member of the New Hampshire Association of Residential Care Homes (NHARCH), appointed by the association.
(15) A member of the American College of Emergency Physicians, appointed by that organization.
(16) The long-term care ombudsman, or designee.
(17) A member from a nonprofit social services organization representing the patient perspective, appointed by the president of the senate.
(c) Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
II.(a) The committee shall:
(1) Review past history of incidents of violence in the health care workplace that have been instigated by the public, including patients, against health care workers.
(2) Explore barriers to reporting incidences.
(3) Explore creating a culture that supports reporting by reviewing of best practices.
(4) Determine a structure for reporting incidences and effective mechanisms for responding to incidences.
(5) Identify education and other strategies to identify risks, increase and reduce vulnerabilities in order to prevent workplace violence.
(6) Review other states' workplace safety policies.
(7) Review current statutes regarding penalties for assaulting a health care worker and consider changes to the statutes.
(8) Consider other matters the committee deems relevant to its study.
(b) The committee may solicit input from any person or entity the committee deems relevant to its study.
III. The members of the committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first appointed 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.
IV. The committee shall make a report with its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation on or before February 15, 2022 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.
221:12 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: August 23, 2021
Effective Date: August 23, 2021