April 13, 2000

No. 23

HB 312, (New Title) relative to the carrying of firearms in courthouses.

HB 723-FN, relative to standby and emergency guardianship proxies.

SB 203, authorizing electronic games of chance at racetracks.

SB 218-FN-L, regulating the land application of sewage sludge.

SB 329, relative to the display of tobacco products.

SB 337-FN, (New Title) requiring any person applying for or renewing a driver's license to be checked through the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) for outstanding warrants or court defaults, as a precondition to issuance, and authorizing interest penalties on unpaid violations.

SB 365-L, [New Title]relative to the adoption of bonds or notes in school districts and municipalities.

SB 380, (New Title) relative to the availability of matching funds for improvements to South Fruit Street at Industrial Drive in the city of Concord.

SB 429-FN, relative to claims before the state commission for human rights.

SB 433, relative to the age at which a minor may purchase or possess handguns and ammunition.

SB 457, relative to ownership of certified public accounting firms.

SB 459, relative to underinsured motorists.

SB 462-FN-A-L, establishing a reformed public school financing system for ensuring educational adequacy for all children, and establishing a state public education assistance system funded solely with state tax revenues, and making an appropriation therefor.

HB 553, (New Title) establishing a commission on the status of men.

Senate Conferees: Senators Cohen, Larsen, Brown

House Conferees: Representatives Sapareto, Zolla, Boyce, Burkush

FINANCE, Room 103, SH

11:00 a.m. HB 1504, relative to submission of biennial budget estimates by agencies.

JUDICIARY, Room 305-307, LOB

Rescheduled HB 1548-FN, abolishing the death penalty.

ENERGY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, Room 105A, SH

2:45 p.m. HB 1146-L, relative to tax increment financing.

3:00 p.m. HB 1349-L, (New Title) authorizing the department of environmental services to collect the costs of administering air pollution control from polluters at different rates for different pollutants, and relative to the mercury emissions reduction program and ash landfill study.

3:15 p.m. SJR 1, concerning the status of the White Mountain National Forest within the U.S. Forest Service's forest management plan.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION, Room 101, LOB

1:00 p.m. SB 467, relative to the exemption from regulation of certain elevating devices.

1:20 p.m. HB 1422-FN, relative to the composition of and procedures for the appellate board of the department of employment security.

1:40 p.m. HB 1382-FN, making it a felony for inmates to harass corrections personnel and others by propelling bodily fluids.

2:10 p.m. HB 1253, establishing a 4-year term for the commissioner of the department of corrections.

2:30 p.m. SB 471, relative to authorizing the town of Seabrook to establish a reserve fund for tax stabilization related to the decommissioning of the Seabrook nuclear plant and ratifying articles 12 of the 1999 Seabrook annual town meeting.

INSURANCE, Room 103, SH

9:00 a.m. SCR 6, urging the President and Congress to address the challenge of high prescription medication prices.

Cancelled HB 1189-FN, relative to benefit amounts, fees assessed and the application of the state unemployment compensation law.

9:15 a.m. HB 1240, (New Title) requiring insurers to make prompt payments.

9:30 a.m. HB 1465, extending the reporting date of the committee to study the non-group health insurance market.

9:45 a.m. HB 1560-FN, relative to the purchase of certain prior service by county corrections officers in the New Hampshire retirement system.

10:00 a.m. HB 1241, relative to third person liability under the workers' compensation law.

10:15 a.m. SB 469, relative to mutual insurance holding companies.

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

1:00 p.m. HB 1607, establishing a study committee to consider legislation reducing to zero the number of mentally retarded or developmentally disabled individuals in the state who are not receiving or have not received medicaid services.

2:00 p.m. HCR 24, relative to integration of people with disabilities.

TRANSPORTATION, Room 104, LOB

2:45 p.m. HB 1165-FN-L, reclassifying certain roads in the towns of Northfield, Tilton, and Waterville Valley. HEARING ON PROPOSED AMENDMENT

3:00 p.m. HB 1251, relative to driver education training reimbursement.

3:15 p.m. HB 1265-FN, (New Title) relative to registration of certain antique OHRVs.

3:30 p.m. HB 1131-FN, relative to license revocations and suspensions.

3:45 p.m. HB 1620-FN, relative to driver record information.

BANKS, Room 103, LOB

8:30 a.m. HCR 27, (New Title) requesting Congress to propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to prevent federal courts from instructing states or political subdivisions of states to levy or increase taxes and urging the federal government to allow states to exercise greater control over state-specific banking interests.

EDUCATION, Room 105-A, SH

8:30 a.m. HB 1270-FN-L, relative to charter schools and open enrollment districts.

9:00 a.m. HB 1188-FN-L, relative to alternative kindergarten programs.

9:30 a.m. SB 470, relative to the administrative authority of the board of trustees for the regional community-technical colleges.

JUDICIARY, Room 103, SH

10:00 a.m. HB 1494-FN, (New Title) establishing penalties for attempts to purchase firearms illegally.

10:15 a.m. HB 1102, relative to accessibility of veterans' disability payments in divorce cases.

10:30 a.m. HB 1424, relative to reevaluation of a person's competency to stand trial.

10:45 a.m. HB 1492-FN, relative to clarifying the state's stalking statute.

11:00 a.m. HB 1562-FN, establishing criminal penalties for violations of orders of protection under the child protection act.

11:20 a.m. HB 1570-FN, requiring parolees and probationers from other states to comply with the Interstate Compact on Parole in order to be lawfully present in New Hampshire.

PUBLIC AFFAIRS, Room 104, LOB

1:00 p.m. SB 461, establishing a committee to study the creation of a flag to honor all police departments in the state.

1:15 p.m. SB 464, relative to the use of municipal and school district facilities for stunt biking and relative to the sale of bicycles at public auction.

1:30 p.m. HB 1163, relative to the date of decision for appeals of zoning matters.

1:45 p.m. HB1457, establishing a committee to study all aspects of the condominium act established under RSA 356-B.

WILDLIFE & RECREATION, Room 101, LOB

2:30 p.m. HB 1454, relative to deputy conservation officers in the fish and game department.

JUDICIARY, Room 305 - 307, LOB

10:00 a.m. HB 1548-FN, abolishing the death penalty.

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

1:00 p.m. HB 1244, (New Title) relative to the use of certain needle technology.

1:30 p.m. HB 1377, prohibiting managed care organizations from excluding certain physicians as providers and establishing a committee to study contracting methods.

2:00 p.m. HB 618-FN, (New Title) establishing a voucher program for smoking cessation.

2:30 p.m. HB 1195, making technical changes to the law regulating acupuncture.

ENERGY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, Room 105A, SH

2:45 p.m. HCR 34, urging Congress to investigate the rising prices of gasoline and diesel fuel and take appropriate action to decrease prices to consumers.

2:55 p.m. HB 1412, relative to electric customer-generators.

3:10 p.m. HB 1329, (New Title) relative to the termination of residential electric or gas utility service, the public utility commission's rulemaking authority, and the establishment of a gas utility restructuring oversight committee.

3:25 p.m. HB 1309, relative to wood-to-energy rate order buydowns.

ENVIRONMENT, Room 104, LOB

10:30 a.m. HB 1343-FN-A, appropriating available funds for fiscal year 2000 to provide funding to support research monitoring groundwater at reclamation sites that have had sludge applied.

10:45 a.m. HB 1344-FN, expanding the used oil program.

11:00 a.m. HJR 21, (New Title) calling for changes in the federal Clean Air Act regarding best available control technology and lowest achievable emission rate.

11:15 a.m. HJR 24, (New Title) urging the United States Environmental Protection Agency and Congress to work with the northeastern states and gasoline refiners to authorize the use of a regional gasoline containing less or no MTBE additive and to promptly eliminate Clean Air Act requirements for oxygenates in gasoline.

11:25 a.m. HCR 30, (New Title) urging the United States Environmental Protection Agency to adopt recently proposed new emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles, at least as stringent as originally proposed, and to adopt a second phase of emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles and reductions in the sulfur content of highway diesel fuel.

11:45 a.m. HB 1569-FN, (New Title) requiring the department of environmental services to propose a voluntary testing program of public water supplies for methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE), and to study the amount of MTBE in gasoline in the state.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION, Room 101, LOB

1:00 p.m. HB 1404, (New Title) creating a study committee to address mechanisms for the preservation or disposal of state records.

1:15 p.m. HB 1406, relative to transition service.

1:30 p.m. HB 1483, (New Title) establishing a committee to study the application of non-conventional veterinary procedures for domestic animals.

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

1:00 p.m. HB 310, (New Title) providing that the department of agriculture, markets, and food shall not conduct meat inspections unless and until such time as the United States Department of Agriculture withdraws its meat inspection program from the state.

1:30 p.m. HCR 20, urging Congress to stop the collection of certain kinds of information from patients in a home health care setting.

2:00 p.m. HB 1464, relative to the licensing process for new health care facility construction.

TRANSPORTATION, Room 104, LOB

3:15 p.m. HB 1563-FN-L, establishing the Wolfeboro Airport Authority.

EDUCATION, Room 105-A, SH

8:30 a.m. HB 1619-FN, relative to school employee and volunteer background investigations.

9:00 a.m. HB 1224, relative to the process for nonrenewal of teacher contracts.

INTERSTATE COOPERATION, Room 103, LOB

2:45 p.m. HB 1338, increasing the membership of the American and Canadian French cultural exchange commission.

PUBLIC AFFAIRS, Room 104, LOB

1:00 p.m. SB 466, relative to lot rent increases at manufactured housing parks.

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

10:00 a.m. HB 1541-L, relative to the cremation of deceased persons.

10:20 a.m. HB 1571-FN, relative to claims arising from clinical services provided to the department of corrections.

11:30 a.m. HB 1335, requiring hospitals to disclose certain information to the attorney general.

ENERGY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, Room 105A, SH

2:45 p.m. HB 1209, (New Title) relative to the construction and reconstruction of class B and class C dams.

3:00 p.m. HB 1259-FN, establishing a coordinated and comprehensive effort by state agencies for economic growth, resource protection, and planning policy to encourage smart growth.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION, Room 101, LOB

1:00 p.m. HB 1107, (New Title) relative to the duties of the oversight committee on telecommunications concerning telephone utility line use congestion.

1:15 p.m. HB 1145, (New Title) limiting the liability of state certified fire instructors.

1:30 p.m. HB 1203-L, (New Title) relative to the adoption of rules by the commissioner of cultural resources regarding public libraries.

1:45 p.m. HB 1281, relative to disqualification of public utility commissioners.

2:05 p.m. HB 1552-FN-A, establishing a telecommunications development initiative in New Hampshire and making an appropriation therefor.

2:20 p.m. HB 1606-FN, establishing the governor's commission on alcohol and drug abuse prevention, intervention, and treatment.

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

10:00 a.m. HB 1506, extending the reporting date of the committee studying ambulatory surgical facilities and relative to the threshold limit for certain new health facilities under RSA 151-C.

10:30 a.m. HB 1525, establishing a legislative oversight committee to review the procedures of the health services planning and review board.

1:00 p.m. HB 1579-FN, (New Title) establishing certain penalties for violations of the youth tobacco laws and clarifying a definition under the indoor smoking act.

2:00 p.m. HB 1602-FN, establishing the New Hampshire task force on deafness and hearing loss.

PUBLIC AFFAIRS, Room 104, LOB

1:00 p.m. HB 1216, relative to petitions for warrant articles.

1:15 p.m. HB 1294-L, relative to regional planning commissions.

1:30 p.m. HB 1308, relative to nomination paper requirements.

1:45 p.m. HB 1622-L, (New Title) eliminating the requirement that a deputy town clerk have his or her domicile within the town.

2:00 p.m. HB 1210-L, relative to capital reserve funds.

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

10:00 a.m. HB 1250, (New Title) allowing an advanced registered nurse practitioner to declare a personal safety emergency and to transfer an inmate for a psychiatric inpatient emergency.

10:30 a.m. HB 1438-FN, relative to transportation of children for involuntary emergency admissions.

11:00 a.m. HB 1463, making technical corrections related to the mental health system and guardianship hearings.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION, Room 101, LOB

1:00 p.m. HB 1467-FN, (New Title) relative to the registration of mail-order pharmacies.

1:20 p.m. HB 1468-FN, relative to the registration of pharmacy technicians.

1:35 p.m. HJR 22, relative to the unintended consequences of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.

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

1:00 p.m. HJR 20, urging the United States Congress to fully fund the Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief Fund Act for HIV victims.

1:30 p.m. HB 1139, establishing a committee to study involuntary emergency admission hearings.

2:00 p.m. HB 1319, extending the reporting date of the committee studying negotiated risk agreements and requiring the department of health and human services to conduct a study.

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

Cancelled HB 1506, extending the reporting date of the committee studying ambulatory surgical facilities and relative to the threshold limit for certain new health facilities under RSA 151-C.

Cancelled HB 1525, establishing a legislative oversight committee to review the procedures of the health services planning and review board.

Cancelled HB 1195, making technical changes to the law regulating acupuncture.

Cancelled HB 1335, requiring hospitals to disclose certain information to the attorney general.

ADEQUATE EDUCATION & EDUCATION FINANCING (RSA 198:49,I) Room 210-211, LOB

Cancelled Regular Meeting

DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY WAITLIST FUND ALLOCATION OVERSIGHT (RSA 171- A: 1-B) Room 206, LOB

9:30 a.m. Regular Meeting

WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE STUDY (HB 214, Chapter 42, Laws of 1999) Room 302, LOB

10:00 a.m. Regular Meeting

REDUCING VIOLENT INCIDENTS INVOLVING CHILDREN & GUNS COMMISSION (SB 163, Chapter 322 Laws of 1999) Room 202-204, LOB

1:30 p.m. Regular Meeting

TAX EQUITY AND EFFICIENCY COMMISSION (HB 117, Chapter 17:55, Laws of 1999) Rooms 210-211, LOB

1:30 p.m. Regular Meeting

LAND USE MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION OF FARMLAND, RURAL CHARACTER AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND SPRAWL STUDY (HB 288 Chapter 23:3, Laws of 1999) Room 302, LOB

2:00 p.m. Regular Meeting

NH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Candia Town Hall 74 High Street Candia, NH - Candia 13310 NH 43/NH 27 intersection improvements

7:00 p.m. Selectmen's Meeting

NH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PDA Portsmouth, NH - Route 16

7:00 p.m. Corridor Advisory Committee

SENATE FISCAL TASK FORCE COMMITTEE Room 103, SH

3:00 p.m. Regular Meeting

NH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Dover City Hall Auditorium 288 Central Avenue Dover, NH - Dover- Rollinsford, 13063 Oak Street intersection with Broadway and Rollins Road in the City of Dover and Town of Rollinsford

7:00 p.m. Public Hearing

NH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Cabot Motor Inn 200 Portland St. Lancaster, NH - Route 2

6:00 p.m. Study Advisory Committee Meeting

JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES, Rooms 306-308, LOB

9:00 a.m. Regular Meeting

ADEQUATE EDUCATION & EDUCATION FINANCING (RSA 198:49,I) Room 210-211, LOB

9:30 a.m. Regular Meeting

JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES, Rooms 306-308, LOB

9:00 a.m. Continuation Meeting From Friday, April 21, 2000

SENATE FISCAL TASK FORCE COMMITTEE Room 103, SH

3:00 p.m. Regular Meeting

NH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Stratford Town Hall Route 3 Stratford, NH - Stratford 13005A U.S. Route 3 near Hollow Road

7:00 p.m. Public Hearing

ADEQUATE EDUCATION & EDUCATION FINANCING (RSA 198:49,I) Room 210-211, LOB

9:30 a.m. Regular Meeting

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

9:00 a.m. Investment Subcommittee Meeting

10:00 a.m. Regular Meeting

JOINT HEALTH COUNCIL (RSA 326-B:12) NH Board of Nursing, Room 17, 78 Regional Dr. Bldg. 2, Concord, NH

5:30 p.m. Regular Meeting

NH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Wolfeboro Public Library PO Box 710 259 S. Main Street Wolfeboro, NH - Wolfeboro 12358 NH Route 28/ NH Route 109 (Center St.) Bridge #112/110 over Smith River

7:00 p.m. Public Hearing

FISCAL COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL COURT Room 210-211, LOB

9:00 a.m. Regular Business

9:30 a.m. Audit: State of the New Hampshire State Treasury Audit Report For the Year Ended June 30, 1999

WORKERS' COMPENSATION ADVISORY BOARD (RSA 281- A:62) Room 306, LOB

9:00-10:00 a.m. Regular Meeting

PERINATAL ALCOHOL TOBACCO AND OTHER DRUG USE TASK FORCE (RSA 132:19) Room 101, LOB

9:00 a.m. Regular Meeting

NH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NHDOT, 1 Hazen Dr. Room 103, Concord, NH - Plaistow 100005 Kinston Rd Bridge over B&M RR

11:00 a.m. Commission Meeting

NH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NHDOT, 1 Hazen Dr. Room 103, Concord, NH - Plaistow - Atkinson 12359 NH Route 121 Bridge over B&M RR and Little River

12:00 p.m. Commission Meeting

UPDATING NH LAWS RELATED TO FENCES STUDY (HB 1154, Chapter 62, Laws of 1998) Room 301, LOB

1:00 p.m. Regular Meeting

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

9:00-11:00 a.m. Regular Meeting

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

1:00 p.m. Regular Meeting

WELLNESS PREVENTION COUNCIL (RSA 126-M:3) Room 205, LOB

3:00-4:00p.m. Regular Meeting

JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES, Rooms 306-308, LOB

9:00 a.m. Regular Meeting

NH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Center of NH Manchester, NH - Second Annual Bike/Ped Conference

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Regular Meeting

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

9:00-11:00 a.m. Regular Meeting

PERINATAL ALCOHOL TOBACCO AND OTHER DRUG USE TASK FORCE (RSA 132:19) Room 101, LOB

9:00 a.m. Regular Meeting

UPDATING NH LAWS RELATED TO FENCES STUDY (HB 1154, Chapter 62, Laws of 1998) Room 301, LOB

1:00 p.m. Regular Meeting

JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES, Rooms 306-308, LOB

9:00 a.m. Regular Meeting

PERINATAL ALCOHOL TOBACCO AND OTHER DRUG USE TASK FORCE (RSA 132:19) Room 101, LOB

9:00 a.m. Regular Meeting

JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES, Rooms 306-308, LOB

9:00 a.m. Regular Meeting

PERINATAL ALCOHOL TOBACCO AND OTHER DRUG USE TASK FORCE (RSA 132:19) Room 101, LOB

9:00 a.m. Regular Meeting

JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES, Rooms 306-308, LOB

9:00 a.m. Regular Meeting

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

9:00 a.m. Investment Subcommittee Meeting

10:00 a.m. Regular Meeting

PERINATAL ALCOHOL TOBACCO AND OTHER DRUG USE TASK FORCE (RSA 132:19) Room 101, LOB

9:00 a.m. Regular Meeting

JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES, Rooms 306-308, LOB

9:00 a.m. Regular Meeting

PERINATAL ALCOHOL TOBACCO AND OTHER DRUG USE TASK FORCE (RSA 132:19) Room 101, LOB

9:00 a.m. Regular Meeting

JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES, Rooms 306-308, LOB

9:00 a.m. Regular Meeting

PERINATAL ALCOHOL TOBACCO AND OTHER DRUG USE TASK FORCE (RSA 132:19) Room 101, LOB

9:00 a.m. Regular Meeting

JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES, Rooms 306-308, LOB

9:00 a.m. Regular Meeting

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

9:00 a.m. Investment Subcommittee Meeting

10:00 a.m. Regular Meeting

PERINATAL ALCOHOL TOBACCO AND OTHER DRUG USE TASK FORCE (RSA 132:19) Room 101, LOB

9:00 a.m. Regular Meeting

JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES, Rooms 306-308, LOB

9:00 a.m. Regular Meeting

Applications are available for the New Hampshire Order of Women Legislators Scholarship. Your constituents may pick them up in their college's financial aid office or you may get them from the House Secretarial Services Office on the 4^th floor of the LOB. New Hampshire residents who are obtaining transitional education in their field endeavor toward a field of public service are eligible. All pertinent information is included in the scholarship application.

Senator Beverly Hollingworth

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The Legislative Tourism Caucus will hold a meeting at the Eagles Nest Restaurant (directly across from State House) from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Wine and cheese will be served courtesy of the New Hampshire International Speedway, the New Hampshire Travel Council and the New Hampshire Lodging and Restaurant Association.

"Transportation and Tourism"

Speakers: J. Brian O’Neill, Assistant Airport Director, Manchester Airport; Carl Lindblade, Executive Director, Flying Yankee Restoration Group, Inc.

We hope that you will mark your calendar and join us as we explore issues of importance to the state’s tourism industry as well as provide an opportunity to network with tourism representatives. These events are designed to be educational, yet informal. Each presentation will be followed by a question /answer period and open discussion of current tourism issues is strongly encouraged. Hope to see you there!

Senate President, Beverly Hollingworth

Senate Republican Leader, Carl Johnson

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Senator Beverly Hollingworth

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An exhibit, "This is woman's hour..." -- The Life of Mary Baker Eddy, will also be on display in the museum April-June, 2000. The exhibit tells the story of a woman who rose above personal battles with illness and 19th-century society's strictures on womanhood to become a well-recognized author, healer, teacher, and publisher, founding The Christian Science monitor at age eighty-seven.

Please RSVP reception attendance to Carol at 226-3189, ext. 221.

Senator Sylvia B. Larsen

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Senator Beverly Hollingworth

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Senator Arthur Klemm

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Senators Debora Pignatelli

Senators James Squires

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Senator Beverly Hollingworth

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Whereas, there is presently pending in the Senate, SB 365-LOCAL, "An Act relative to the adoption of bonds or notes in certain school districts and municipalities"; and

Whereas, there has been proposed to SB 365-LOCAL an amendment (document number 2000-3618s) which would generally reduce the voting majority required to authorize the issuance of bonds or notes in cities, towns, school districts, and village districts from 2/3 to 3/5; and

Whereas, SB 365-LOCAL with the proposed amendment does not provide for a local referendum accepting or declining the reduction in the voting majority; and

Whereas, questions have arisen concerning the constitutionality of SB 365-LOCAL with the proposed amendment; and

Whereas, it is important that the questions of the constitutionality of SB 365-LOCAL with the proposed amendment should be settled in the near future, and in any event before final passage by the Senate; now therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate:

That the Justices of the Supreme Court be respectfully requested to give their opinion upon the following questions of law:

1. If SB 365-LOCAL with the proposed amendment is enacted, would it in any way violate the provisions of the first sentence of Part I, Article 39 of the New Hampshire Constitution, specifying that no law changing the charter or form of government of a particular city or town shall be enacted by the legislature except to become effective upon the approval of the voters in a local referendum provided for in the law?
2. If SB 365-LOCAL with the proposed amendment is enacted, would it in any way violate the provisions of the second sentence of Part I, Article 39 of the New Hampshire Constitution, specifying that general laws authorizing cities and towns to adopt or amend their charters or forms of government shall become effective only upon the approval of the voters in a local referendum?
3. If under SB 365-LOCAL with the proposed amendment the majority voting requirements would differ between local political subdivisions with and without the optional voting procedures under RSA 40:13, will this result in the infringement of any person's rights under the equal protection, voting, or due process protections of the state or federal constitutions?
4. Do any other aspects of SB 365-LOCAL with the proposed amendment violate or conflict with any provisions of the state constitution?

That the Clerk of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution and copies of SB 365-LOCAL, as amended by document number 2000-3618s, to the justices of the New Hampshire Supreme Court.

Typewritten memoranda on the questions presented by the request may be furnished by any legislator, attorney, organization, interested party, or member of the public on or before April 17, 2000. An original and twelve copies of any memorandum must be filed with the Clerk's office.

Date: March 17, 2000 Attest: HOWARD J. ZIBEL, CLERK

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