Bill Text: NH HB1474 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relative to the commission on Native American affairs.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: (Engrossed) 2024-04-18 - ==ROOM CHANGE== Hearing: 04/24/2024, Room 101, Legislative Office Building, 09:30 am; Senate Calendar 16 [HB1474 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2024-HB1474-Introduced.html
HB 1474 - AS INTRODUCED
2024 SESSION
24-2754
12/08
HOUSE BILL 1474
AN ACT relative to the commission on Native American affairs.
SPONSORS: Rep. P. Schmidt, Straf. 14; Rep. S. Gould, Merr. 8; Rep. Grote, Rock. 24; Rep. Toll, Ches. 15; Rep. Bordes, Belk. 5; Rep. Wheeler, Hills. 33
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill amends the procedures and duties of the commission on Native American affairs.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-2754
12/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to the commission on Native American affairs.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Commission of Native American Affairs; Member Composition. Amend RSA 12-A:14-a, II (e) to read as follows:
(e) The director or designee of the Native American and indigenous studies program from the university of New Hampshire.
[(e)] (f) [Eleven] Ten members from the public at large, who shall be representatives from the Native American community, appointed by the governor from recommendations prepared by the director of the division of historical resources. Only a single member of any indigenous group may serve as representative at one time. Indigenous group members shall represent any indigenous tribe, band, society, organization, family, or community, but not a social or political group open to members from diverse indigenous backgrounds organized for the purpose of promoting indigenous interests. All interested individuals shall submit a letter to the director of the division of historical resources stating why they wish to be considered along with their indigenous tribal affiliation or community affiliation and [their] any additional qualifications accompanied by 3 letters of recommendation.
2 Commission on Native American Affairs; Quorum, Voting and Duties. Amend RSA 12-A:14-a, IV-VII to read as follows:
IV. For voting purposes a quorum shall be [9 members.] 50 percent of the appointed members plus one additional member.
V. At the first meeting, which shall be called by the first named member of the commission within 45 days after the completion of the naming of the commission members, members of the commission shall elect a [chairman] chairperson [secretary, and treasurer]. Officers shall be elected for a one-year term but may be elected to serve an additional term. All officers of the commission shall be elected by a majority vote of the members.
VI. The commission shall:
(a) Review and study local, state, and federal issues common to Native Americans and persons of Native American descent who are residing in this state.
(b) Develop recommendations to assist state agencies with the preservation and protection of Native American artifacts and burial grounds [under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990, P.L. 101-601]
(c) [Assist Native American groups, organizations, and individuals in New Hampshire with: (1) Securing social services, education, employment opportunities, health care, housing, cultural opportunities, and census information as available at both the state and federal levels, including assistance in determining eligibility for the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, 25 U.S.C. section 1902 et seq.] Recognize the historic and contemporary contributions of indigenous peoples in New Hampshire and address needs in state programs, policies and actions.
(d) Assist, establish and or continue programs concerning Native American history, culture, and affairs, including those offered through the United States Department of Education Office on Indian Education pursuant to Title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act established in 1972.
[(2) Establishing and/or continuing programs concerning Native American history, culture, and affairs, including those offered through the United States Department of Education Office on Indian Education pursuant to Title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act established in 1972.
(3) Promoting and strengthening the creation, display, and sale of Native American arts and crafts, and providing educational information to artisans and marketing outlets promoting the legal labeling of such products as Indian or Native American produced, as provided in 18 U.S.C. section 1159(c)(3)(B) and 25 U.S.C. section 305e(d), as well as determining eligibility for the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990, P.L. 101-644, and receiving assistance and support from the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, as provided in 25 U.S.C. section 305 et seq.]
VII. The commission shall meet at least 4 times a year and at any other times at the request of the chairperson or by [7 members] majority of the commission. Meeting [Notice] notices [of all meetings] and minutes of such meetings shall be posted on the New Hampshire department of natural and cultural resources website.
VIII. Nothing in the purposes and duties of the commission shall be interpreted to provide any Native American with any other special rights or privileges that the state does not confer on or grant to other state residents. [The authority to grant state tribal status or recognition under section 104 of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990, 18 U.S.C. section 1159(c)(3)(B), is reserved solely to the New Hampshire general court.]
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
