Bill Text: NH SB114 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced

New Hampshire Senate Bill 114 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Establishing a committee to study state oversight and regulation of life coaches.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-05-02 - Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 05/02/2019 House Journal 14 P. 5 [SB114 Detail]

Download: New_Hampshire-2019-SB114-Introduced.html

SB 114 - AS INTRODUCED

2019 SESSION

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SENATE BILL 114

AN ACT establishing a committee to study state oversight and regulation of life coaches.

SPONSORS: Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21; Rep. Grote, Rock. 24; Rep. J. Schmidt, Hills. 28

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

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ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a committee to study state oversight and regulation of life coaches.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen

AN ACT establishing a committee to study state oversight and regulation of life coaches.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study state oversight and regulation of life coaches.

2 Membership and Compensation.

I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:

(a) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

(b) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

II. The committee shall solicit advice and testimony from the following organizations, entities, and individuals and any other individual or organization with information relevant to the committee's study:

(a) The office of public licensure and certification.

(b) The attorney general.

(d) The New Hampshire Board of Mental Health Practice.

(e) A faculty or teaching representative from an accredited program in any of the following: clinical social work, pastoral psychotherapy, clinical mental health, or marriage and family therapy.

III. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.

3 Duties. The committee shall investigate, evaluate, and provide recommendations on registration requirements for life coaches.

4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named senate member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2019.

6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.