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2005 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL 549

COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill establishes provisions for the acceptance of unanticipated funds in a school district, city, town, or public library. The bill also allows a school district, city, town, or public library to elect the amount of unanticipated funds necessary to initiate the notice provisions, provided such amount is less than $5,000.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

30Mar2005… 0671h

05/26/05 1184s

05-0512

04/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Five

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

188:1 School Money; Miscellaneous Provisions. Amend RSA 198:20-b, III to read as follows:

III.(a) For unanticipated funds in the amount of $5,000 or more, the school board shall hold a prior public hearing on the action to be taken. Notice of the time, place, and subject of such hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the relevant municipality at least 7 days before the meeting is held.

(b) A school board may establish the amount of unanticipated funds required for notice under this subparagraph, provided such amount is less than $5,000. For unanticipated funds in an amount less than $5,000, the school board shall post notice of the funds in the agenda and shall include notice in the minutes of the school board meeting in which such funds are discussed. The acceptance of unanticipated funds under this subparagraph shall be made in public session of any regular school board meeting.

188:2 Powers and Duties of Towns; Miscellaneous Provisions. Amend RSA 31:95-b, III to read as follows:

III.(a) For unanticipated moneys in the amount of $5,000 or more, the selectmen or board of commissioners shall hold a prior public hearing on the action to be taken. Notice of the time, place, and subject of such hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the relevant municipality at least 7 days before the hearing is held.

(b) The board of selectmen may establish the amount of unanticipated funds required for notice under this subparagraph, provided such amount is less than $5,000. For unanticipated moneys in an amount less than $5,000, the board of selectmen shall post notice of the funds in the agenda and shall include notice in the minutes of the board of selectmen meeting in which such moneys are discussed. The acceptance of unanticipated moneys under this subparagraph shall be made in public session of any regular board of selectmen meeting.

188:3 Public Libraries; Trustees’ Authority to Accept and Expend Gifts. Amend RSA 202-A:4-c, III to read as follows:

III.(a) For unanticipated moneys in the amount of $5,000 or more, the public library trustees shall hold a prior public hearing on the action to be taken. Notice of the time, place, and subject of such hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the relevant municipality at least 7 days before the hearing is held.

(b) The public library trustees may establish the amount of unanticipated funds required for notice under this subparagraph, provided such amount is less than $5,000. For unanticipated moneys in an amount less than $5,000, the public library trustees shall post notice of the moneys in the agenda, if any, and shall include notice in the minutes of the public library trustees meeting in which such moneys are discussed. The acceptance of unanticipated moneys under this subparagraph shall be made in public session of any regular public library trustees meeting.

188:4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

(Approved: June 30, 2005)

(Effective Date: August 29, 2005)