New Hampshire Revised Statutes 17-S:2 – Membership and Compensation
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I. The members of the commission shall be as follows:
(a) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate, with at least one member being from the minority caucus and one member from the majority caucus.
(b) Two members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, with at least one member from the minority caucus and one member from the majority caucus.
(c) The commissioner of the department of natural and cultural resources, or designee.
(d) The secretary of state, or designee.
(e) The chancellor of the university system of New Hampshire, or designee.
(f) The chancellor of the community college system of New Hampshire, or designee.
(g) The executive director of the New Hampshire historical society, or designee.
(h) The chair of the New Hampshire commission on Native American affairs, or designee.
(i) The governor, or designee.
(j) Three members of the public, appointed by the governor.
(k) The chair of the state veterans council as established in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 110-B:89, or designee.
II. Legislative members of the commission shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission.
(a) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate, with at least one member being from the minority caucus and one member from the majority caucus.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 17-S:2
- Caucus: From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of members of the legislature that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. There are regional, political or ideological, ethnic, and economic-based caucuses.
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
(b) Two members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, with at least one member from the minority caucus and one member from the majority caucus.
(c) The commissioner of the department of natural and cultural resources, or designee.
(d) The secretary of state, or designee.
(e) The chancellor of the university system of New Hampshire, or designee.
(f) The chancellor of the community college system of New Hampshire, or designee.
(g) The executive director of the New Hampshire historical society, or designee.
(h) The chair of the New Hampshire commission on Native American affairs, or designee.
(i) The governor, or designee.
(j) Three members of the public, appointed by the governor.
(k) The chair of the state veterans council as established in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 110-B:89, or designee.
II. Legislative members of the commission shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission.