June 4, 1999

No. 37

HJR 1, requesting that the federal government prohibit the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or other federal agency from introducing wolf populations to the northeastern United States, especially New Hampshire.

HB 56, establishing a procedure for reinstating corporate charters that have been expired for more than 3 years.

HB 64, relative to changes of registration for undeclared voters.

HB 112, increasing the tobacco tax and imposing the tax on all types of tobacco products.

HB 374, relative to the order of names on presidential primary election ballots.

HB 562, relative to the date of decision for appeals of zoning matters.

SB 158-FN, relative to indecent exposure.

Ought to Pass, Senator Cohen for the committee.

HB 532, establishing a commission to study early childhood education. Vote 5-0

Ought to pass with amendment, Senator McCarley for the committee.

HJR 9, urging the United States Congress and federal Environmental Protection Agency to eliminate federal requirements for oxygenate additives for gasoline. Vote 3-0

Ought to Pass, Senator Johnson for the committee.

HB 727-FN, establishing a committee to study the problems and possible regulation of outdoor lighting. Vote 2-1

Ought to Pass, Senator Russman for the committee.

HB 448, relative to the board of dental examiners and the regulation of dentists and dental hygienists. Vote 3-1

Ought to pass with amendment, Senator Brown for the committee.

HB 527, relative to the duties of the public utilities commission. Vote 5-0

Ought to pass with amendment, Senator Cohen for the committee.

SB 15-FN-A, creating a position within the insurance department and making an appropriation therefor. Vote 8-0

Inexpedient to Legislate, Senator Squires for the committee.

SB 68, establishing minimum 300 foot buffer zones around sensitive areas from application of herbicides, authorizing a study of environmental effects from residual herbicides and making an appropriation therefor. Vote 8-0

Ought to pass with amendment, Senator Squires for the committee.

SB 143-FN, relative to penalties for incest. Vote 8-0

Ought to pass with amendment, Senator Squires for the committee.

SB 147, relative to self-referrals for chiropractic care under managed care organizations. Vote 7-1

Ought to pass with amendment, Senator Larsen for the committee.

SB 153-FN-A, requiring that a percentage of profits derived by the liqour commission be placed into and continually appropriated to a special fund for an alcohol education and abuse prevention and treatment programs. Vote 8-0

Ought to Pass, Senator Below for the committee.

SB 197-FN-A, establishing a pilot program for opioid agonist therapy of addiction and making an appropriation therefor. Vote 8-0

Ought to Pass, Senator Squires for the committee.

SB 209-FN-L, establishing a study committee on certain matters concerning superior court justices. Vote 8-0

Ought to Pass, Senator McCarley for the committee.

HCR 5, encouraging New Hampshire Public Radio to extend its broadcast signal to northern areas of New Hampshire. Vote 3-0

Ought to Pass, Senator Below for the committee.

HCR 12, urging the United States Congress to enact legislation which prohibits the federal government from recouping state tobacco settlement funds. Vote 3-0

Ought to Pass, Senator Klemm for the committee.

HB 519-L, requiring law enforcement agencies to adopt written policies regarding emergency responses and vehicular pursuits. Vote 3-0

Ought to Pass, Senator Klemm for the committee.

HB 69, relative to the definition of employee under certain labor laws and relative to overtime pay for hourly employees. Vote 5-0

Ought to pass with amendment, Senator Fraser for the committee.

HB 82, establishing a committee to study financial arrangements among hospitals, physicians, and insurance companies. Vote 6-0

Ought to pass with amendment, Senator Fraser for the committee.

HB 570, restricting a presiding judge's authority to interrupt jury deliberations. Vote 6-1

Inexpedient to Legislate, Senator Trombly for the committee.

HB 667, relative to the quorum required for sessions of the supreme court. Vote 7-0

Ought to pass with amendment, Senator Brown for the committee.

HB 438, relative to certain changes to the membership of the advisory committee on child care. Vote 3-0

Ought to Pass, Senator McCarley for the committee.

HB 463-L, relative to local regulation of junk yards and altering the definition of federal aid primary system for purposes of the laws regarding highway regulations, protection and control regulations. Vote 4-0

Ought to pass with amendment, Senator Roberge for the committee.

Senate Education

May 25, 1999

1999-1412s

04/09

Amend subparagraph I (b) as inserted by section 3 of the bill by replacing it with the following:

(b) Three members of the senate, one of whom shall be the chairperson of the education committee or designee, appointed by the president of the senate.

Amend paragraph II of section 3 of the bill by inserting after subparagraph (h) the following new subparagraph:

(i) The commissioner of the department of health and human services, or designee.

Amend the bill by replacing sections 6-7 with the following:

6 Report. The commission shall submit an interim report to the speaker of the house, the president of the senate, and to the governor no later than June 1, 2000, and shall submit a final report of its findings no later than November 1, 2000.

7 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Senate Executive Departments and Administration

June 2, 1999

1999-1476s

10/09

Amend the bill by inserting after section 13 the following and renumbering the original sections 14-30 to read as 15-31, respectively:

14 Rulemaking; Dental Assistants. Amend RSA 317-A:12, XII-b to read as follows:

XII-b. Procedures which may be assigned by a licensed dentist to dental hygienists, dental assistants, and to persons not licensed to practice dentistry. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the board may adopt rules relative to certified dental assistants performing polishing. Such rules shall not authorize a certified dental assistant to perform a complete oral prophylaxis; and

Senate Executive Departments and Administration

May 27, 1999

1999-1445s

03/09

Amend the bill by replacing section 2 with the following:

2 Public Utilities Commission; Appointment, Qualification, etc.; Prohibition on Future Employment. RSA 363:12-b is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:

363:12-b Prohibition on Future Employment. For one year after leaving the employment of the commission, the commissioners and general counsel shall not appear as a lobbyist or as an advocate in any matter over which the commissioner or general counsel had direct responsibility while with the commission.

Senate Finance

June 4, 1999

1999-1483s

08/10

Amend the bill by replacing section 4 with the following:

4 Appropriation. The sum of $20,000 is hereby appropriated to the scientific measurement and monitoring of residual pesticides in the waters and aquatic resources of the state fund for the biennium ending June 30, 2001 for the purposes of section 2 of this act. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sums out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.

Senate Finance

June 4, 1999

1999-1479s

05/09

Amend the bill by replacing section 2 with the following:

2 New Paragraph; Maximum and Minimum Sentences for Incest Involving Victims Under the Age of 16. Amend RSA 639:2 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:

III. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph I, a person convicted of incest where the victim is under the age of 16 shall be sentenced to a maximum sentence which is not to exceed 20 years and a minimum which is not to exceed 1/2 the maximum. Notwithstanding the provision of this paragraph, no person under 18 years of age shall be subject to any minimum sentence of imprisonment for a conviction of incest under this section.

1999-1479s

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill eliminates the statute of limitations when an incest victim is under age 18, and establishes a maximum and minimum sentence for incest when the victim is under age 16. Defendants under the age of 18 will not be subject to any minimum sentence of imprisonment.

Senate Finance

June 4, 1999

1999-1484s

10/03

Amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following:

1 New Section; Comparable Fees Required. Amend RSA 415 by inserting after section 18-h the following new section:

415:18-i Comparable Fees Required. Every insurer that issues or renews any individual policy of accident or health insurance regulated under this chapter that covers care by doctors of chiropractic shall provide benefit payments at least equal to and consistent with the benefit payments to other health care providers. No such insurer regulated under this chapter shall restrict the use of diagnostic code or current procedural terminology (CPT) codes for any provider group if those procedures are allowed for in the group's scope of practice and are deemed medically or chiropractically necessary. The commissioner of insurance shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, within 120 days of the effective date of this section for the administration of this section.

2 New Sections; Chiropractic Care. Amend RSA 420-A by inserting after section 17-b the following new sections:

420-A:17-c Self-referrals for Chiropractic Care. A health service corporation under this chapter offering chiropractic benefits shall provide benefits to a subscriber who utilizes services of a chiropractic provider (doctor of chiropractic) by self-referral under the following conditions:

I. A subscriber may utilize the services of a doctor of chiropractic within the subscriber's health plan without discrimination relative to scope of practice, access, and fees.

II. The health service corporation shall fully disclose to the subscriber in clear and understandable language the exact terms and conditions of each option that the subscriber has purchased along with the co-payments or other cost-sharing features of each option. The commissioner of insurance shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, within 120 days of the effective date of this section, regarding presentation of these terms and conditions to facilitate the comparison by the subscriber of the terms and conditions of each option.

III. All health service corporation subscribers shall have 10 self-referral visits without referral. Following the initial evaluation of the patient the doctor of chiropractic shall send to the health service corporation or its designee the chiropractic case findings.

IV. After 10 self-referral visits, a subscriber who is continuing chiropractic care may be subject to utilization review from the health service corporation or its designee for the purpose of continued care. Any denial of continued care must be determined by a provider of the same specialty. The commissioner of insurance shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, within 120 days of the effective date of this section, for the purpose of implementing this section.

V. Capitation rates shall not be less than the sum equivalent of the prevailing fees relative to the designated number of visits. The commissioner of insurance shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, within 120 days of the effective date of this section, concerning capitation limits under this section. Nothing in this section is intended to restrict the ability of an insurer to offer a chiropractic rider product, which provides an annual capped benefit.

VI. The patient shall retain the right to choose chiropractic care on an elective, self-pay, fee-for-service basis; no health service corporation regulated under this section shall prohibit a doctor of chiropractic from continuing care on an elective, self-pay, fee-for-service basis.

420-A:17-d Comparable Fees Required. Every health service corporation regulated under this chapter that covers care by doctors of chiropractic shall provide benefit payments at least equal to and consistent with the benefit payments to other health care providers. No health service corporation regulated under this chapter shall restrict the use of diagnostic code or current procedural terminology (CPT) codes for any provider group if those procedures are allowed for in the group's scope of practice and are deemed medically or chiropractically necessary. The commissioner of insurance shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, within 120 days of the effective date of this section for the administration of this section.

3 New Sections; Chiropractic Care. Amend RSA 420-B by inserting after section 26 the following new sections:

420-B:27 Self-referrals for Chiropractic Care. A health maintenance organization under this chapter offering chiropractic benefits shall provide benefits to an enrollee who utilizes services of a chiropractic provider only by a licensed chiropractor (doctor of chiropractic) by self-referral under the following conditions:

I. An enrollee may utilize the services of a doctor of chiropractic within the enrollee's health maintenance organization without discrimination relative to scope of practice, access, and fees.

II. The health maintenance organization shall fully disclose to the enrollees in clear and understandable language the exact terms and conditions of each option that the enrollee has purchased along with the co-payments or other cost-sharing features of each option. The commissioner shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, within 120 days of the effective date of this section, regarding presentation of these terms and conditions to facilitate the comparison by the enrollee of the terms and conditions of each option.

III. All health maintenance organization subscribers shall have 10 self-referral visits without referral. Following the initial evaluation of the patient the doctor of chiropractic shall send to the health maintenance organization or its designee the chiropractic case findings.

IV. After 10 self-referral visits, a subscriber who is continuing chiropractic care may be subject to utilization review from the health maintenance organization or its designee for the purpose of continued care. A provider of the same specialty must determine any denial of continued care. The commissioner of insurance shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, within 120 days of the effective date of this section, for the purpose of implementing this section.

V. The capitation rates shall not be less than the sum equivalent of the prevailing fees relative to the designated number of visits. The commissioner of insurance shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, within 120 days of the effective date of this section, concerning capitation limits under this section. Nothing in this section is intended to restrict the ability of an insurer to offer a chiropractic rider product, which provides an annual capped benefit.

VI. The patient shall retain the right to choose chiropractic care on an elective, self-pay, fee-for-service basis; no health maintenance organization regulated under this section shall prohibit a doctor of chiropractic from continuing care on an elective, self-pay, fee-for-service basis.

420-B:28 Comparable Fees Required. Every health maintenance organization or third party payor regulated under this chapter that covers care by doctors of chiropractic shall provide benefit payments at least equal to and consistent with the benefit payments to other health care providers. No health maintenance organization regulated under this chapter shall restrict the use of diagnostic code or current procedural terminology (CPT) codes for any provider group if those procedures are allowed for in the group's scope of practice and are deemed medically or chiropractically necessary. The commissioner of insurance shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, within 120 days of the effective date of this section for the administration of this section.

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

Insurance

May 28, 1999

1999-1451s

10/09

Amend the bill by replacing section 6 with the following:

6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2000.

Insurance

May 26, 1999

1999-1440s

01/09

Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:

AN ACT establishing a committee to study financial arrangements among hospitals, health care providers, and insurance companies.

Amend the bill by replacing section 1 with the following:

1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study financial arrangements among hospitals, health care providers, and insurance companies.

Amend the bill by replacing section 3 with the following:

3 Duties. The committee shall study the financial arrangements and contracts among hospitals, health care providers, and insurance companies. The study shall include, but not be limited to, how these arrangements affect insurance premiums and health care costs in New Hampshire. The committee shall examine how reimbursement rates are determined and withholdings are calculated. The committee may seek outside information from any relevant source.

Amend the bill by replacing section 6 with the following:

6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

1999-1440s

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a committee to study financial arrangements among hospitals, health care providers, and insurance companies.

Senate Judiciary

May 26, 1999

1999-1435s

09/01

Amend the bill by replacing section 1 with the following:

1 Quorum Required for Supreme Court Sessions. Amend RSA 490:7 to read as follows:

490:7 Quorum. Sessions of the court [may] shall be held by at least 3 supreme court justices. A lesser number, or the clerk, if no justice attends, may adjourn the sessions from day to day until 3 justices attend. If one or more of the justices present is disqualified to sit in any case, one or more temporary justices may be assigned in accordance with RSA 490:3 [or the remaining justices or justice shall hear and determine the case with all the power of the court]; provided that at least 3 justices, either full-time or temporarily appointed, must sit, participate, and decide.

1999-1435s

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill requires that at least 3 supreme court justices sit, participate, and decide in each case before the supreme court.

Senate Transportation

May 26, 1999

1999-1425s

08/09

Amend the bill by inserting after section 3 the following and renumbering the original section 4 to read as 5:

4 Repeal. RSA 236:111-a, relative to an exception to the laws governing motor vehicle recycling yards and junk yards for facilities approved under RSA 149-M, is repealed.

1999-1425s

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill gives towns jurisdiction to regulate junk yards within 1,000 feet of certain federal and state highways.

This bill alters the definition of federal aid primary system to include any highway included in the national highway system for purposes of the laws regarding highway regulations, protection and control regulations.

This bill also eliminates an exception to the laws governing motor vehicle recycling yards and junk yards for facilities approved under RSA 149-M.

HB 67, relative to termination of parental rights upon a finding of either child abuse or the commission of certain criminal offenses.

Senate Conferees: Senators Pignatelli, Fernald, Squires

House Conferees: Representatives R. Lyman, I. Pratt, D. Bickford, E. Moran

SB 30, relative to the cruelty to animals law.

Senate Conferees: Senators Wheeler, Trombly, Disnard

SB 101, relative to landlord-tenant obligations.

Senate Conferees: Senators Trombly, Disnard, Russman

SB 124, establishing a committee to study the integration of technology at the state and municipal level.

Senate Conferees: Senators D'Allesandro, McCarley, Klemm

SB 204, establishing the New Hampshire excellence in higher education endowment trust fund.

Senate Conferees: Senators Larsen, Gordon, Cohen

CAPITAL BUDGET, Room 103, SH

1:00 p.m. Capital Budget Worksession

FINANCE, Room 103, SH

9:00 a.m. Proposed Supplemental Budget (Floor Amendment #1482)

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION, Room 101, LOB

1:00 p.m. HB 274, relative to the office of the consumer advocate.

1:20 p.m. HB 601, allowing the assistant commissioner of corrections to assume the duties of the commissioner in the event that the commissioner is unable to perform such duties, correcting out-of-date references and phraseology pertaining to the department of corrections, adding the position of warden of the Northern New Hampshire Correctional Facility to the unclassified system, and changing the personnel group status of the warden of the lakes region facility.

1:40 p.m. HB 626-FN, relative to revising the laws regulating accountancy.

2:00 p.m. HB 658-FN, relative to certification, registration, and insurance requirements for recovery agents who assist bail agents and sureties.

PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Room 102, LOB

1:00 p.m. HB 356, relative to the issuance of summons and notice in CHINS petitions.

1:20 p.m. HB 721-FN, relative to procedures regarding delinquent children under RSA 169-B.

1:50 p.m. HB 719-FN, relative to procedures regarding children in need of services.

TRANSPORTATION, Room 104, LOB

3:00 p.m. HB 89-FN-A, making an appropriation for a department of transportation study of the state house complex to evaluate space needs.

3:15 p.m. HB 584-FN, relative to administrative license suspensions.

3:30 p.m. HB 525-FN, relative to special number plates for certain veterans.

BANKS, Room 103, LOB

8:30 a.m. HB 451, establishing a committee to study first and second mortgage home loans.

EDUCATION, Room 105-A, SH

8:30 a.m. HCR 2, recognizing students who display good behavior in the public schools.

8:45 a.m. HB 311-FN-A, relative to grants made under the New Hampshire incentive program.

9:15 a.m. HB 487, relative to the adoption of bonds or notes in certain school districts and municipalities.

9:45 a.m. HB 726-FN, relative to the credentialing of personnel in early care and education programs, establishing a fee for such credential, and making an appropriation therefor.

INSURANCE, Room 104, LOB

9:00 a.m. HB 742, defining "domestic employee" for purposes of workers' compensation.

JUDICIARY, Room 102, LOB

10:15 a.m. HB 723-FN, relative to standby and emergency guardianship proxies.

10:30 a.m. HB 470, relative to settlement of personal actions.

10:45 a.m. HB 360-FN, clarifying that any person convicted of a felony in this state is prohibited from owning or possessing firearms and other dangerous weapons.

11:00 a.m. HB 706, relative to the definition of "sexual contact" under the sexual assault laws and relative to the registration of certain criminal offenders.

11:15 a.m. HB 652-FN-A, relative to victims' assistance, penalty assessments on criminal offenses, and establishing a surcharge on items sold at state prison commissaries which is continually appropriated to the victims' assistance fund.

PUBLIC AFFAIRS, Room 104, LOB

1:00 p.m. HJR 8, urging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to change the structure of the New England Independent System Operator (ISO).

1:10 p.m. HB 294-FN-L, relative to state aid to municipalities for closure of certain municipal incinerators.

1:30 p.m. HB 732, relative to nonpayment of member dues and fees and access to financial records of condominium associations.

1:45 p.m. HB 739, eliminating certain restrictions on the number of days bingo volunteers may serve.

ENVIRONMENT, Room 104, LOB

1:00 p.m. HB 561-FN, reducing lab analysis fees of chemical analyses of water.

1:15 p.m. HB 609, relative to construction of a sewer force main through a state land conservation easement.

1:30 p.m. HB 263, repealing the Northern New England Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact.

1:50 p.m. HB 546-FN-A, providing partial funding to support research monitoring groundwater at reclamation sites that have had sludge applied.

2:10 p.m. HB 97, relative to the right to farm.

INSURANCE, Room 103, SH

8:30 a.m. HB 333, relative to contracts between participating providers and managed care entities.

9:00 a.m. HB 469, raising the medical payments coverage under automobile insurance policies.

9:30 a.m. HB 473, establishing a committee to study the non-group health insurance market.

10:00 a.m. HB 66-FN, relative to disability retirement benefits for retirement system members permanently incapacitated for duty.

10:30 a.m. HB 88-FN, relative to purchasing credit for prior service for certain employees in the New Hampshire retirement system.

11:00 a.m. HB 471, exempting certain family owned and operated businesses from certain requirements in the workers' compensation act relative to safety programs.

11:30 a.m. HB 485-FN, relative to the calculation of unemployment compensation benefits.

12:00 p.m. HB 741, relative to the ratio of apprentices to journeymen in trade or industry apprenticeship programs.

INTERNAL AFFAIRS, Room 103, LOB

2:45 p.m. HB 605-FN, affirming sovereign immunity for the state and its political subdivisions as it relates to the "year 2000 problem."

3:15 p.m. HB 395-FN-A, establishing a program of matching grants to preserve historic agricultural structures in New Hampshire.

3:30 p.m. HB 685-FN-A, relative to the duties of the New Hampshire land and community heritage commission.

3:45 p.m. HB 670, establishing an advisory board to study the future of the New Hampshire automated information system's "Webster" Internet site.

WAYS AND MEANS, Room 103, SH

9:30 a.m. HB 443, allowing certain beverage manufacturers to distribute products directly to retailers.

10:00 a.m. HB 596, making technical corrections to certain laws administered by the department of revenue administration and extending the temporary tax rate of the communications services tax through the biennium ending June 30, 2001.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION, Room 101, LOB

1:00 p.m. HB 375, relative to substitutions for disqualified and deceased candidates.

1:15 p.m. HB 524, increasing the alternate members on the public employee labor relations board.

1:35 p.m. HB 688, relative to the custody and escheat of abandoned and unclaimed property.

2:00 p.m. HB 586, relative to rulemaking authority of the board of chiropractic examiners and unlawful practice of chiropractic.

PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Room 102, LOB

1:00 p.m. HB 486-FN-A, relative to the physician effectiveness program.

1:20 p.m. HB 720-FN, relative to the practice of midwifery.

1:50 p.m. HCR 9, encouraging greater health care choices for Medicaire eligible citizens throughout New Hampshire.

TRANSPORTATION, Room 104, LOB

2:45 p.m. HB 616-FN-A, establishing a house study committee to consider issues related to the driver training fund.

3:00 p.m. HB 698-FN-L, restricting fees for registration permits for certain vehicles.

JUDICIARY, Room 102, LOB

10:15 a.m. HB 576-FN-A, establishing additional staff positions for statewide child custody and support impact seminars, and making an appropriation therefor.

10:30 a.m. HB 216, relative to release conditions pending trial for defendants in domestic violence, stalking, or protective order violation cases.

10:45 a.m. HB 715-FN-A-L, granting responsibility for court security to the county sheriff and abolishing certain court security officer positions.

11:00 a.m. HB 722-FN, revising the law relative to protection of persons from domestic violence.

PUBLIC AFFAIRS, Room 104, LOB

1:00 p.m. HB 411, requiring voters to present identification.

1:15 p.m. HB 468, relative to the home rule powers of municipalities.

2:00 p.m. CACR 6, relating to municipalities' home rule. Providing that municipalities shall have home rule authority to exercise such powers which are not prohibited by the state constitution, state statute, or common law.

WILDLIFE & RECREATION, Room 101, LOB

2:45 p.m. HJR 7, supporting the continued management of the White Mountain National Forest for multiple uses as a part of the National Forest System.

3:00 p.m. HB 574-FN-A, establishing a fisheries habitat fee required for persons obtaining a fishing license and continually appropriating the funds for fisheries habitats.

INTERNAL AFFAIRS, Room 103, LOB

2:45 p.m. HB 414-FN, establishing a committee to study the unclassified salary structure for state officers.

3:00 p.m. HB 728-FN, establishing a commission to study the compensation of members of the legislature and the reimbursement for expenses.

3:20 p.m. HB 606-FN, relative to managed care programs under workers' compensation and relative to certain members of the compensation appeals board.

3:40 p.m. HB 551, revising the definition of "employer" under the employment discrimination laws of the state.

FINANCE, Room 103, SH

9:00 a.m. HB 608-FN-A, establishing a New Hampshire emergency management response and recovery fund and making an appropriation therefor.

9:30 a.m. HB 738-FN, making an appropriation to the department of administrative services for the purpose of reimbursing counties for providing prisoner custody in courthouses.

10:00 a.m. HB 666-FN-A-L, relative to the taxation of sand, gravel, loam, and other similar substances.

PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Room 102, LOB

1:00 p.m. HB 657, relative to the health services planning and review board and the certificate of need process.

2:00 p.m. HB 545-FN, establishing a committee to study ambulatory surgical facilities.

2:40 p.m. HB 640-FN, relative to grievance procedures of managed care organizations.

TRANSPORTATION, Room 104, LOB

3:00 p.m. HB 449-FN, requiring boating safety education.

3:15 p.m. HB 676-FN-A, increasing fees for motor vehicle inspection stickers and establishing motor vehicle inspector positions and making an appropriation therefor.

JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES (RSA 541-A:2) Room 306-308, LOB

9:00 a.m. Special Meeting

NEW Hampshire CONSERVATION NUMBER PLATE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (RSA 261:97-d) Room 203, LOB

9:00 a.m. Regular Meeting

NEW Hampshire COLLEGE TUITION SAVINGS PLAN ADVISORY COMMISSION (RSA 195-H:2) Room 103, SH

9:30-12:00 Regular Meeting

THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NHDOT, 1 Hazen Drive, Room 3, Concord

10:00 a.m. Commission Meeting (Salem-Manchester, Wetland Mitigation In Salem & Londonderry)

NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING FINANCE COMMITTEE (RSA 162-F:15) Selectman's Meeting Room ,Town Office Building, Route 1, Seabrook

7:00-9:00 Hearing

THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION James R. Morrill Municipal Building (Gym), NH Route 10, Haverhill

7:30 p.m. Combined Public Officials Meeting (Haverhill, Improvements To NH Route 16)

THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Exeter Town Hall, Nowak Room, Exeter

7:00 p.m. Combined Public Officials Meeting (Exeter, Rail Platform/Parking)

THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Nottingham West Elementary School Cafeteria, Hudson

7:30 p.m. Public Hearing (Hudson, NH Route 3A)

BOARD OF CLAIMS (RSA 541-B:3) Room 202, LOB

8:30-5:00 Regular Meeting

THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Tamworth Elementary School, Tamworth

9:00 a.m. Tamworth Pilot Study

NATURAL, CULTURAL & HISTORICAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (SB 493, Chapter 161:2, 1998) Room 308, LOB

1:00-4:00 p.m. Meeting

THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Pollard School (Old Gym), 120 Main Street, Plaistow

7:00 p.m. Public Hearing (NH Route 121A & NH Route 125)

JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES (RSA 541-A:2) Room 306-308, LOB

9:00 a.m. Meeting

PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION STUDY COMMITTEE (RSA 187-A:28-a) Room 207, LOB

12:00-2:00 Regular Meeting

THE JOINT HEALTH COUNCIL NH Board of Nursing, Room 17, 78 Regional Drive, Building 2, Concord

4:00 p.m. Special Meeting

THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Meredith Police Department, conference Room, 347 Daniel Webster Highway, Meredith

7:00 p.m. Public Officials Meeting (US 3 Parade Road)

THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Whitney Hall, Main Street, Enfield

7:00 p.m. Public Hearing (Enfield, Main Street)

OIL FUND DISBURSEMENT BOARD (RSA 146-D:4) Room 305, LOB

9:30 a.m. Regular Meeting

DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY WAITLIST (RSA 171-A:1-b) Room 205, LOB

10:00 a.m. Regular Meeting

BOARD OF MANUFACTURED HOUSING (RSA 205-A:25,I) Room 201, LOB

1:00 p.m. Regular Meeting

THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Plymouth regional Senior Center, 8 Depot Street, Plymouth

7:00 p.m. Public Hearing Holderness-Plymouth, Bridge Replacement NH 175A Over Pemigewasett River)

OSTEOPOROSIS EDUCATION & ADVISORY COUNCIL (RSA 126-I:3) Room 205, LOB

9:00-12:00 Meeting

THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Exeter Office Building, Nowak Room, 10 Front Street, Exeter

7:00 p.m. Public Hearing (Exeter, Lincoln Street Railroad Platform & Parking Area)

FISCAL COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL COURT (RSA 14:30a,l) Room 210-211, LOB

9:00 a.m. Regular Business

9:30 a.m. Audit: State of New Hampshire, Department of Education, Special Education Catastrophic Aid Program, Performance Audit Report July 1999)

NATURAL, CULTURAL & HISTORIC RESOURCE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (SB 493, Chapter 161, 1998) Room 308, LOB

1:00-4:00 Regular Meeting

JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES (RSA 541-A:2) Room 306-308, LOB

9:00 a.m. Meeting

THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Exeter Office Building, Nowak Room, 10 Front Street, Exeter

7:00 p.m. Public Hearing (Exeter, Lincoln Street, Railroad Platform & Parking Area)

OSTEOPOROSIS EDUCATION & ADVISORY COUNCIL (RSA 126-I:3) Room 205, LOB

9:00-12:00 Meeting

JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES (RSA 541-A:2) Room 306-308, LOB

9:00 a.m. Meeting

NATURAL, CULTURAL & HISTORIC RESOURCE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (SB 493, Chapter 161, 1998) Room 308, LOB

1:00-4:00 Regular Meeting

OSTEOPOROSIS EDUCATION & ADVISORY COUNCIL (RSA 126-I:3) Room 205, LOB

9:00-12:00 Meeting

BOARD OF CLAIMS (RSA 541-B:3) Room 202, LOB

8:30-5:00 Regular Meeting

JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES (RSA 541-A:2) Room 306-308, LOB

9:00 a.m. Meeting

NATURAL, CULTURAL & HISTORIC RESOURCE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (SB 493, Chapter 161, 1998) Room 308, LOB

1:00-4:00 Regular Meeting

OSTEOPOROSIS EDUCATION & ADVISORY COUNCIL (RSA 126-I:3) Room 205, LOB

9:00-12:00 Meeting

JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES (RSA 541-A:2) Room 306-308, LOB

9:00 a.m. Meeting

OSTEOPOROSIS EDUCATION & ADVISORY COUNCIL (RSA 126-I:3) Room 205, LOB

9:00-12:00 Meeting

JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES (RSA 541-A:2) Room 306-308, LOB

9:00 a.m. Meeting

OSTEOPOROSIS EDUCATION & ADVISORY COUNCIL (RSA 126-I:3) Room 205, LOB

9:00-12:00 Meeting

JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES (RSA 541-A:2) Room 306-308, LOB

9:00 a.m. Meeting

The Office Of Legislative Services Has A Number Of Extra Copies Of Softbound Volumes Of 1997 Session Laws. They Will Be Available To House And Senate Members On A First Come, First Serve Basis, In Room 109 Of The State House.

Senator Clesson Blaisdell

All Legislators, Staff And Friends Are Invited To The NH Order Of Women Legislators' (OWLS) Installation Banquet On Wednesday, June 9, At The Holiday Inn, Concord. Social Hour Begins After Session Or At 5:00 p.m.; And Dinner Begins At 6:00 p.m. Proceeds From This Event Will Benefit Our Scholarship Program. Look For Invitations In The Mail. For Tickets And Information Please Contact Representative Janet Wall, Representative Betsy McKinney Or Senator Patricia Krueger.

Senator Patricia Krueger

Perinatal Alcohol, Tobacco And Other Drug Use Task Force Invites All Legislators To Attend A Special Informational Forum And Treatment Of Substance Use During Pregnancy. Presentations Will Include An Overview Of The Scope And Effects OF Alcohol, Tobacco And Other Drug (ATOD) Problems During Pregnancy And Approaches Necessary TO Assist Women Avoid, Reduce And Recover From Substance Dependence. Members Of The Task Force Will Lead A Discussion With Policy Makers Around New Hampshire's Current Perinatal Substance Use Problem. The Forum Will Take Place On Monday, June 21 At The Odyssey Family Center In Canterbury (a residential substance abuse treatment program for pregnant and parenting women and their children) From 10:00 a.m. To Noon. Refreshments Will Be Served, Followed By Tours Of The Odyssey Family Center. Come Learn About This Important Issue. For Further Information, Reservations And Directions, Please Call 1-800-852-3345, Extension 6108 Or 783-9104. Reservations Requested By Wednesday, June 16^th.

Senator Mary Brown

The Bill White Memorial 26^th Annual Legislative Golf Tournament Is Scheduled For Monday, June 21, 1999, At The White Mountain Country Club In Ashland, NH. The Entry Fee For This Annual Tourney Is $60.00 Per Person And Includes Greens Fee, Cart, Dinner And Prizes. A Shotgun Start Is Scheduled For 9:00 a.m. The Format Is "Captain And Crew." Sign-ups As A Foursome Or Sign-up By Yourself And Be Placed In A Foursome. A Maximum Of 120 Players Will Be Allowed. Please Return Your Entry And Payment No Later Than June 8^th To Sandy Wheeler At The LOB Lobby Desk. Please Make Checks Payable To Legislative Golf Tournament c/o David S. Saltmarsh.

Senator Clesson Blaisdell