Section 17-N:1 - Performance Audit and Oversight Committee EstablishedI. There is hereby established a joint legislative performance audit and oversight committee of the general court.II. The committee shall consist of 10 members, 5 of whom shall be members of the house of representatives, 3 appointed by the speaker of the house and 2 appointed by the house minority leader, and 5 of whom shall be senators, 3 appointed by the president of the senate, and 2 appointed by the senate minority leader. Members shall be appointed for their term of office. All members shall be eligible for reappointment so long as they are qualified under this section. Members shall be appointed no later than December 30 of the year of their election to the general court, except that vacancies shall be filled for an unexpired term within 30 days of the creation of such vacancy, and the initial appointments under this section shall be made within 30 days of the effective date of this section. The members shall choose from their number a chairman, provided that the chairmanship shall rotate biennially between the house and senate members. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.III. The committee shall, while the general court is in session and during the interim, consider the need to review state departments, boards, institutions, commissions, and agencies and shall make recommendations to the fiscal committee for such reviews as provided in RSA 14:30-a, III.Amended by 2016, 319:14, eff. 6/24/2016.1987, 416:12, eff. July 1, 1987. 2016, 319:14, eff. June 24, 2016.