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Statutes > New-hampshire > TITLELV > CHAPTER541-A > 541-A-5
I. The agency shall provide the legislative budget assistant with adequate details of the intended action and supporting data to enable the legislative budget assistant to prepare a fiscal impact statement.
II. The legislative budget assistant shall develop a form which shall specify the details and supporting data necessary to assess the fiscal impact of the proposed rule.
III. The legislative budget assistant shall establish a schedule of deadlines for submission of the fiscal impact form, and the agency shall file the completed form with the legislative budget assistant in accordance with such deadlines.
IV. The fiscal impact statement issued by the legislative budget assistant shall not be limited to dollar amounts, but shall include a discussion of the methodology used to reach any stated amounts. In addition, the fiscal impact statement shall consist of:
(a) A narrative stating the costs and benefits to the citizens of the state and to the political subdivisions of the intended action.
(b) A conclusion as to the cost or benefit to the state general fund or any state special fund of taking the intended action.
(c) An explanation of, and citation to, the federal mandate for the proposed rule, if there is such a mandate, and how that mandate affects state funds.
(d) A comparison of the cost of the proposed rule with the cost of the existing rule, if there is an existing rule.
(e) An analysis of the general impact of the proposed rule upon any independently owned businesses, including a description of the specific reporting and recordkeeping requirements upon small businesses which employ fewer than 10 employees.
V. All agencies are directed to cooperate with the legislative budget assistant in the preparation of fiscal impact statements.
VI. Agencies shall also obtain an amended fiscal impact statement from the legislative budget assistant only if as a result of notice and hearing a change has been made which affects the original fiscal impact statement. Agencies shall file the amended fiscal impact statement as part of the final proposal pursuant to RSA 541-A:12, II.
Source. 1994, 412:1. 2000, 288:5, 6. 2001, 110:1, eff. Aug. 25, 2001.
