New Hampshire § 125-Q-1 - Section 125-Q:1 Commission Established; Chairperson; Compensation.

§ 125-Q-1. Section 125-Q:1 Commission Established; Chairperson; Compensation.

I. A commission, to be known as the New Hampshire commission for the deaf and hard of hearing is hereby created and established. The commission shall consist of the following members: (a) Two members of the house of representatives, one of whom shall be from the health, human services and elderly affairs committee, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives. (b) Two members from the governor's commission on disability, one of whom shall be the executive director, or designee. (c) Three representatives of the department of health and human services, appointed by the commissioner. (d) One representative of the department of employment security, appointed by the commissioner. (e) Three representatives of the department of education, 2 of whom shall be from the bureau of vocational rehabilitation and one of whom shall be from the bureau of special education, appointed by the commissioner. (f) One representative of the administrative office of the courts, appointed by the director. (g) Two members of the New Hampshire Association of the Deaf, one of whom shall be the president of the association, or designee, and one of whom shall be appointed by the president of the association. (h) One representative of the New Hampshire Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, appointed by the president of the New Hampshire Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, or designee. (i) Two members of the public with the lived experience of hearing loss, representing those who are deaf and those who are hard of hearing, nominated by the commission and appointed by the governor. (j) Two members of the public representing parents of children who are deaf and children who are hard of hearing, nominated by the commission and appointed by the governor. (k) The attorney general, or designee. (l) The commissioner of the department of safety, or designee. (m) The commissioner of the department of corrections, or designee. (n) The commissioner of the department of transportation, or designee. (o) The executive director of Granite State Independent Living, or designee. (p) Two members of Northeast Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services, Inc., one of whom shall be the executive director, or designee, and one member appointed by the executive director. (q) The executive director of the Disability Rights Center, or designee. (r) One representative of the New Hampshire Academy of Audiology, appointed by the president of the academy. (s) A mental health care provider experienced in working with members of the deaf and hard of hearing community, appointed by the governor. (t) A representative from a private nursing facility appointed by the New Hampshire Health Care Association. (u) A representative from a county nursing facility appointed by the New Hampshire Association of Counties. (v) A representative from an assisted living facility appointed by the New Hampshire Association of Residential Care Homes (NHARCH). (w) A representative from a continuing care retirement community appointed by LeadingAge Maine & New Hampshire. II. The members of the commission shall elect a chairperson from among the members. Members of the commission shall serve without compensation except that legislative members of the commission shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission. III. Legislative members of the commission shall serve a term which is coterminous with their elected office. IV. The commission may solicit information from any person or entity the commission determines relevant to its duties.