Bill Text: NH HB1357 | 2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Relative to the duties of the department of cultural resources.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2016-05-31 - Signed by Governor Hassan 05/27/2016; Chapter 142; Eff. 7/27/2016 [HB1357 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2016-HB1357-Chaptered.html
CHAPTER 142
HB 1357 - FINAL VERSION
9Mar2016... 0288h
11May2016... 1976EBA
2016 SESSION
16-2514
05/08
HOUSE BILL 1357
AN ACT relative to the duties of the department of cultural resources.
SPONSORS: Rep. Danielson, Hills. 7; Rep. Shurtleff, Merr. 11; Rep. Gidge, Hills. 33
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill establishes the division of film and digital media in the department of cultural resources.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
9Mar2016... 0288h
11May2016... 1976EBA 16-2514
05/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT relative to the duties of the department of cultural resources.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
142:1 New Subparagraph; General Functions of the Department of Cultural Resources. Amend RSA 21-K:2, II by inserting after subparagraph (d) the following new subparagraph:
(e) Marketing and promotion of film and digital media for the purpose of strengthening the cultural, educational, and economic impact of media production in New Hampshire.
142:2 New Subdivision; Division of Film and Digital Media Established. Amend RSA 21-K by inserting after section 24 the following new subdivision:
Division of Film and Digital Media
21-K:25 Division of Film and Digital Media Established. There is hereby established within the department the division of film and digital media, which shall also be known as the state film office, under the supervision of an unclassified director of film and digital media, with the primary goal of marketing and promotion of film, video, and digital media production for the purpose of strengthening the cultural, educational, and economic impact of media production in New Hampshire.
142:3 Commissioner; Directors; Compensation. Amend RSA 21-K:3, II to read as follows:
II. The commissioner shall nominate each division director for appointment by the governor, with the consent of the council. Division directors shall serve for a term of 4 years. The directors of the divisions of arts, [and] historical resources, and film and digital media shall be qualified by reason of professional competence, education, and experience. The director of the division of libraries, who shall also be known as the state librarian, shall hold a master of library science degree from an accredited library school and shall have had at least 4 years' experience in a library in an administrative capacity. An accredited library school means an institution of higher education which is accredited by the American Library Association to grant a degree of master of library science.
142:4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: May 27, 2016
Effective Date: July 26, 2017
