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title: "RSA 17-C Committee on Legislator Orientation"
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# RSA 17-C Committee on Legislator Orientation

## 17-C:1 Establishment and Functions. {#sec_17-C-1}

There is hereby established the continuing committee on legislator orientation whose function it shall be:
I. To prepare, print and distribute a legislator's manual before the legislator's orientation program scheduled pursuant to paragraph II in the even numbered years which may consider the following: The house rules, the joint house and senate rules, suggested rules for procedure of legislative committees, a map of Concord, floor plans of state house, a department directory, parking, the procedure for filing a bill, the location of committee rooms, an explanation of the telephone system, a roster of members, food and lodging locations, rules on mileage, tax status of mileage, caucuses, election of certain officers, election of attaches, operation of the organizational session, events on the first day of the regular session, salary payments, state library facilities, legislative services, and a brief sketch of parliamentary procedures.
II. To prepare and run a legislator's orientation program primarily for new legislators which shall be held in Concord between the date of election and the date of the organizational session.
Source. 1969, 357:1. 1976, 45:7, 8, eff. July 31, 1976.

## 17-C:2 Membership. {#sec_17-C-2}

The committee is composed of 3 members of the house of representatives, including a member of the minority party appointed in consultation with the minority leader, appointed by the speaker of the house, 2 members of the senate, including a member of the minority party appointed in consultation with the minority leader, appointed by the president of the senate, the clerks of both houses, the president of the senate, the speaker of the house and the director of legislative services or his or her designee. A chairman shall be elected by the members of the committee.
Source. 1969, 357:1, eff. Aug. 30, 1969. 2013, 171:1, eff. Aug. 31, 2013.

## 17-C:3 Compensation. {#sec_17-C-3}

The members of said committee shall serve without compensation. All the legislative members of the committee, when engaged on business of the committee, shall receive legislative mileage.
Source. 1969, 357:1, eff. Aug. 30, 1969.