Section 201-A:27 ""Webster'' Advisory Board Established.
I. There is hereby established a board to advise the state librarian and chief information officer and to study the future direction of ""Webster,'' the state of New Hampshire's automated information system Internet site.
II. The members of the board shall be as follows:
(a) One house member, appointed by the speaker of the house.
(b) One senator, appointed by the senate president.
(c) One member representing the judicial branch, appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court.
(d) The state librarian, or designee.
(e) The chief information officer, or designee.
(f) The state archivist, or designee.
(g) One member representing the governor's office, appointed by the governor.
(h) One public member, appointed by the governor, who shall be an end user of the information available on Webster.
(i) One representative of municipal government, recommended by the New Hampshire Municipal Association and appointed by the governor.
III. The terms of the members appointed pursuant to subparagraphs II(c), (g), (h), and (i) shall be 3 years; the terms of all other members shall be coterminous with their terms in office. In the event of a vacancy, a new member shall be appointed for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment.
IV. Members of the board shall serve without compensation. Members of the legislature shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission.
V. The board shall advise the state librarian and the chief information officer on matters under their jurisdiction. The state librarian shall be responsible for matters pertaining to public access to state government information and resources and the coordination of Internet information content activities on an interagency basis. The chief information officer shall be responsible for the functioning and maintenance of the state Internet site, including the purchase and use of equipment and establishing standards for electronic publications and other electronic information dissemination issues. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the legislature shall oversee the content, functioning, and maintenance of all legislative websites and the judicial branch shall oversee the content, functioning, and maintenance of all judicial branch websites.
VI. The members of the board shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the board shall be called by the first-named house member and shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. The board shall meet quarterly or as needed and shall make an annual report on or before November 1 of each year which shall be submitted to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the governor, and the state librarian.
Source. 1999, 238:1. 2003, 223:21, eff. July 1, 2003.