New Hampshire Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Commission

A commission the General Court lists among its statutory committees.

Class: Statutory Committeefiled under the House
Set Up: 2007by HB 140
Members: 2 legislatorsand 27 other seats
Meetings: 7 on recordthe latest Sep 14, 2026

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What It Does

Set up by HB 140 of 2007, chapter 294:1 of the Laws of 2007, in effect from September 11, 2007.

The statute it sits in: RSA 125-Q, New Hampshire Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

Changed since by HB 2 (2009), HB 1689 (2010), HB 450 (2017), HB 75 (2021).

First Meeting: The commission shall be convened by the first-named member of the house of representatives, and shall hold its first meeting no later than 30 days after the effective date of this chapter.
Quorum: 15 members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.

Report

The commission shall make an annual report commencing on November 1, 2008, together with any recommendations, to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, and the governor. Annual Report Filed: 11/14/2008, 11/2/2009, 11/16/2010, 11/10/2011, 11/7/2014, 11/2/2015, 11/1/2016, 11/1/2017.

Filed: A report is on file, dated November 1, 2018.

Members

Representatives 2

Other Members 27

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.3 seats on record · NH DOE, Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation, NH DOE, Bureau of Special Education
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.1 seat on record · Executive Director, Northeast Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
One representative of the department of employment security, appointed by the commissioner.1 seat on record · NHES
The executive director of the Disability Rights Center, or designee.1 seat on record · NH Disability Rights Center (designee)
One representative of the New Hampshire Academy of Audiology, appointed by the president of the academy.1 seat on record · NH Academy of Audiology
Three representatives of the department of health and human services, appointed by the commissioner.3 seats on record · NH DHHS, DHHS
The executive director of Granite State Independent Living, or designee.1 seat on record · NH GSIL (designee)
The commissioner of the department of transportation, or designee.1 seat on record · NH DOT (designee)
The commissioner of the department of safety, or designee1 seat on record · NH DOS
Two members from the governor's commission on disability, one of whom shall be the executive director, or designee.1 seat on record · Governor's Commission on Disability (executive director)
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.2 seats on record · President, NH Association of the Deaf, Member at Large, NH Association of the Deaf
One representative of the administrative office of the courts, appointed by the director.1 seat on record · NH Administrative Office of the Courts
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.2 seats on record · Member representing the public who are deaf, appointed by the Governor, Member representing the public who are hard of hearing, appointed by the Governor
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.2 seats on record · Member representing parents of children who are deaf, appointed by the Governor, Member representing parents of children who are hard of hearing, appointed by the Governor
The commissioner of the department of corrections, or designee.1 seat on record · Department of Corrections (designee)
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.1 seat on record · NHRID
A representative from an assisted living facility appointed by the New Hampshire Association of Residential Care Homes (NHARCH).1 seat on record
A representative from a continuing care retirement community appointed by LeadingAge Maine & New Hampshire.1 seat on record · LeadingAge ME & NH
The attorney general, or designee.1 seat on record · AG Designee
A representative from a county nursing facility appointed by the New Hampshire Association of Counties.1 seat on record · NHAC- Nursing Home Admin.

The General Court’s database names the legislators who sit on it; the other members’ names are on its own page for the committee, and are not here yet.

Meetings

7 meetings on record, newest first.

Monday, November 9, 20261:00 PMRegular meeting

Still to come.

This meeting on the Calendar

Monday, September 14, 20261:00 PMPublic Hearing Room A (103) Commission of Public Utilities, 21 S Fruit Street (Walker Building), Concord, NH 03301 · Regular meeting