Section 12-H:1 New Hampshire Council on Applied Technology and Innovation Established.
I. There is established a council to gather and disseminate information relative to the application of technology-based innovations, inventions, adaptations, and other uses in or by the private and public sectors in New Hampshire. Specifically, the council shall study all relevant information in applied technology including, but not limited to:
(a) Promoting efficiencies in the workplace.
(b) Providing tools to improve education techniques.
(c) Exploring ways by which technology may reduce the costs of state and local government operations.
(d) Identifying the means by which New Hampshire may become more attractive to technology-based business.
(e) Providing a forum for the sharing of information technology and its application in the private sector and this state's government.
(f) Identification of in-state resources for the use of state government and its development of information management systems.
(g) Development of a statewide information network linking all schools, libraries, and state and local government.
(h) How to optimize the benefits of information technology for the state, its political subdivisions, and its citizens.
II. The council shall consist of the following members:
(a) Three house members appointed by the speaker, who are to be one member from the house science and technology committee, one member from the house commerce committee, and one member from the house education committee.
(b) Three senators appointed by the senate president, who are to be one member from the senate energy and economic development committee, one member from the senate education committee, and one member from the senate public affairs committee.
(c) The governor or designee, the commissioner of the department of education or designee, the commissioner of the department of administrative services or designee, the state librarian or designee, a representative from municipal government appointed by the New Hampshire Municipal Association, and a representative from county government appointed by the New Hampshire Association of Counties.
(d) Additional members as the council may deem appropriate, without restriction as to number. In order that its pool of information and resources is as broad as possible, the council is encouraged to recruit additional members, additional participants, and guest speakers, who may represent state or local government entities, private businesses, business or trade groups, or educational groups or institutions.
III. The legislative members shall receive mileage at the legislative rate for attending to the duties of the council. The legislative members shall serve a term which is coterminous with their elected office and the members under subparagraph II(c) shall serve a term which is coterminous with their appointed office. The other members of the council shall serve 3-year terms.
IV. To fund the on-going expenses and activities of the council, the council shall be permitted to solicit contributions from any appropriate source other than from state revenues and to maintain such contributions in a nonlapsing account in the state treasurer's office. At no time shall the total amount of funds in the nonlapsing account be greater than $20,000.
V. The council shall meet as often as is deemed appropriate by its membership, providing that the council meets no less than once each quarter of the year.
Source. 1996, 144:1. 2000, 320:3-5, eff. Aug. 20, 2000.