There is hereby established a commission which shall serve in an advisory capacity to the governor and the general court regarding the importance of prevention as well as the delivery of effective and coordinated alcohol and other drug misuse programs of prevention, problem gambling prevention, treatment using a public health informed approach to address addiction, and recovery services throughout the state. The commission shall consist of the following members:
I.Seven public members, 2 of whom shall be professionals knowledgeable about alcohol and other drug misuse 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 other drug misuse treatment including red
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There is hereby established a commission which shall serve in an advisory capacity to the governor and the general court regarding the importance of prevention as well as the delivery of effective and coordinated alcohol and other drug misuse programs of prevention, problem gambling prevention, treatment using a public health informed approach to address addiction, and recovery services throughout the state. The commission shall consist of the following members:
I. Seven public members, 2 of whom shall be professionals knowledgeable about alcohol and other drug misuse 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 other drug misuse treatment including reduction of societal and individual harm, 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 misuse 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.
(8) The president of the New Hampshire Association of Chiefs of Police, or designee.
(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.
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. 2025, 41:1, eff. June 28, 2025; 141:299, eff. July 1, 2025.