NH Rev Stat § 12-J:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 12-J - Governor's Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery|Section 12-J:1 - Commission Established; Membership; Terms.

    12-J:1 Commission Established;  Membership;  Terms. –||There is hereby established a commission which shall serve in an advisory capacity to the governor and the general court regarding the delivery of effective and coordinated alcohol and drug abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery services throughout the state. The commission shall consist of the following members:|||[Paragraph I effective until the date provided by 2016, 330:8; see also paragraph I set out below.]||||I. Seven public members, appointed by the governor and council, 2 of whom shall be professionals knowledgeable about alcohol and drug abuse prevention; 2 of whom shall be professionals knowledgeable about alcohol and drug abuse treatment; 2 of whom shall be public members who are not professionals within the alcohol and drug addiction prevention and treatment system; and a member in long-term recovery. The members appointed pursuant to this paragraph shall serve 3-year terms; provided that initially 2 members shall serve for one year, 2 members shall serve for 2 years, and 2 members shall serve for 3 years.|||[Paragraph I effective as provided by 2016, 330:9; see also paragraph I set out above.]||||I. Seven public members, 2 of whom shall be professionals knowledgeable about alcohol and drug abuse prevention, one of whom shall be appointed by the governor and one of whom shall be appointed by the senate president; 2 of whom shall be professionals knowledgeable about alcohol and drug abuse treatment, one of whom shall be appointed by the governor and one of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; 2 of whom shall be public members who are not professionals within the alcohol and drug addiction prevention and treatment system, one of whom shall be appointed by the senate president and one of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; and one member in long-term recovery, appointed by the governor.||II. Two members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, and 2 members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate. The term of the legislative members of the commission shall be for the biennium and shall be coterminous with membership in the general court. Legislative members shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission.||III. (a)(1) The attorney general, or designee.||(2) The adjutant general, or designee.||(3) The administrative judge of the circuit court, or designee.||(4) The chairperson of the liquor commission, or designee.||(5) The commissioner of the department of health and human services, or designee.||(6) The director of juvenile justice services, department of health and human services, or designee.||(7) The commissioner of the department of education, or designee.||(8) The commissioner of the department of corrections, or designee.||(9) The commissioner of the department of safety, or designee.||(10) The director of the office of alcohol and drug policy, department of health and human services, or designee.||(11) The commissioner of the department of insurance, or designee.||(b) The members under this paragraph shall serve terms coterminous with their terms in office.||IV. (a)(1) A representative of the Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire, appointed by the association.||(2) A representative of the New Hampshire Medical Society, appointed by the society.||(3) The chancellor of the community college system of New Hampshire, or designee.||(4) The chairman of the New Hampshire Suicide Prevention Council.||(5) A representative of the New Hampshire Nurses' Association, appointed by the association.||(6) A representative of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, appointed by the foundation.||(7) A representative of the New Hampshire Hospital Association, appointed by the association.||(b) A representative of the state's faith-based community, who shall be a nonvoting member, appointed by the governor.||(c) The members under this paragraph shall serve 3-year terms.|||Source. 2000, 204:2. 2001, 286:2. 2005, 77:3, eff. July 1, 2005 at 12:01 a.m. 2013, 84:1, 2, eff. Aug. 18, 2013. 2014, 18:2, eff. July 22, 2014. 2016, 330:1, eff. June 24, 2016; 330:2, eff. as provided by 2016, 330:9. 2019, 346:88, eff. July 1, 2019.|