Bill Text: NH HB1384 | 2022 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Establishing a committee to study the need for childcare and ways to supplement and fund it in New Hampshire.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-16 - Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 02/16/2022 House Journal 3 [HB1384 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2022-HB1384-Introduced.html
HB 1384 - AS INTRODUCED
2022 SESSION
22-2539
07/11
HOUSE BILL 1384
SPONSORS: Rep. Fenton, Ches. 8; Rep. Gomarlo, Ches. 12; Rep. Abrami, Rock. 19; Rep. Crawford, Carr. 4
COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill establishes a committee to study the need, assess the funding, and explore ways to supplement child care within the state of New Hampshire.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22-2539
07/11
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study ways to fund, supplement, and assess the need for child care within the state of New Hampshire.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(b) Three members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
3 Duties. The committee shall review and analyze the need for child care within the state of New Hampshire, as well as identify ways to supplement and fund child care. The committee shall also identify any initiatives, policy recommendations, and rule-making opportunities on this topic.
4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2022.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
