Changes effective 1 Nov 2010 by session law 2005, 3. Prior version was effective 26 Aug 1967 by session law 1967, 251.
[There is established an oversight commission to study and oversee the
right-to-know law in light of the supreme court's decision in Hawkins v.
N.H. Department of Health and Human Services and increasing use of
electronic communications in the transaction of governmental business.]
[I. The members of the oversight commission shall be as follows:]
[(a) Four members of the house of representatives, one from the science,
technology and energy committee, one from the municipal and county
government committee, one from the judiciary committee, and one other
member, appointed by the speaker of the house.]
[(b) Three members of the senate, appointed by the president of the
senate.]
[(c) Three municipal officials, appointed by the New Hampshire Municipal
Association.]
[(d) One school board member, appointed by the New Hampshire School
Boards Association.]
[(e) One school administrator, appointed by the New Hampshire School
Administrators Association.]
[(f) Two county officials, appointed by the New Hampshire Association of
Counties.]
[(g) Four members of the public, one of whom shall be an attorney who has
knowledge of and experience with the right-to-know law, one of whom
shall be an information technology professional, and one of whom shall
be a telecommunications professional, all appointed by the governor with
the consent of the council.]
[(h) The attorney general, or designee.]
[II. Legislative members of the commission shall receive mileage at the
legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission.]
[The commission shall study:]
[I. The need for disclosure requirements or guidelines for email and
other electronic communication occurring between and among state,
county, and local government appointed and elected officials and
employees of governmental entities.]
[II. The need for disclosure requirements or guidelines for electronic
communications with constituents of state, county, and local government
appointed and elected officials and employees of governmental entities.]
[III. Archival requirements for electronic documents.]
[IV. The status of proprietary data within the definitions of the
right-to-know law.]
[V. The ability to recover costs relative to the retrieval of electronic
files and communications.]
[VI. Issues relative to public records posted to web sites of
governmental entities.]
[VII. Whether a member of a body subject to the right-to-know law may
participate in a meeting by teleconference or other electronic means.]
[VIII. The extent to which the public will be provided access to stored
computer data under the right-to-know law.]
[IX. Any other matter deemed relevant by the commission.]
[The members of the commission shall elect a chairperson from among the
members.
Nine members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.]
[The commission shall make an annual report beginning on November 1,
2005, together with its findings and any recommendations for proposed
legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate
president, and the governor.]