Bill > HB780

This bill updates the language in New Hampshire state law regarding the director of the division of archives and records management to remove gendered pronouns and make the text gender-neutral. Specifically, the bill modifies three sections of the Revised Statutes Annotated (RSA) by replacing instances of "he" and "him" with gender-neutral language such as "the director" and adding "or she" in appropriate contexts. The changes apply to provisions describing the director's responsibilities, including collecting and arranging state and provincial records, managing the records center, establishing retention standards for state records, and conducting surveys. These modifications ensure that the law's language is inclusive and does not assume the director's gender. The bill will take effect immediately upon passage, and its primary purpose is to update the statutory language to reflect more modern, gender-inclusive terminology without changing the substantive responsibilities of the director.

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