Bill Text: NH HB583 | 2025 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relative to state participation in the Medicaid direct certification program for free and reduced price school meals.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2025-03-06 - Lay HB583 on Table (Rep. Osborne): Motion Adopted Regular Calendar 196-174 03/06/2025 House Journal 7 P. 32 [HB583 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2025-HB583-Introduced.html
HB 583-FN-LOCAL - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0022
07/02
HOUSE BILL 583-FN-LOCAL
SPONSORS: Rep. Telerski, Hills. 11; Rep. M. Murray, Hills. 37; Rep. Mandelbaum, Rock. 21; Rep. N. Murphy, Hills. 12; Rep. Long, Hills. 26; Sen. Long, Dist 20
COMMITTEE: Education Funding
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires the department of education to seek participation in the Medicaid direct certification methodology for school meals program for free and reduced price meals for students in public kindergarten, elementary, and secondary schools.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0022
07/02
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Department of Education; Application for Medicaid Direct Certification Program; Public Kindergarten, Elementary, and Secondary Schools. The department of education shall seek participation in the Demonstration Projects to Evaluate Direct Certification with Medicaid administered by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The department of health and human services shall assist the department of education as needed in pursuing and implementing this new direct certification methodology.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
25-0022
1/4/25
HB 583-FN-LOCAL- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to state participation in the Medicaid direct certification program for free and reduced price school meals.
FISCAL IMPACT: This bill does not provide funding.
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Estimated State Impact | ||||||
| FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | FY 2028 | ||
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Revenue Fund(s) | None | |||||
Expenditures* | $0 | State Education Aid - Indeterminable
DHHS System Changes - $25K in FY 2026 | ||||
Funding Source(s) | General Fund and Education Trust Fund | |||||
Appropriations* | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Funding Source(s) | None | |||||
*Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill | ||||||
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Estimated Political Subdivision Impact | ||||||
| FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | FY 2028 | ||
Local Revenue | $0 | Indeterminable | ||||
Local Expenditures | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant is unable to provide a complete fiscal note for this bill, as introduced, as it is awaiting information from the Department of Education. The Department was originally contacted on 10/09/24 for a fiscal note worksheet. When completed, a revised fiscal note will be forwarded to the House Clerk's Office.
METHODOLOGY:
This bill requires the Department of Education to seek participation in the Medicaid direct certification methodology for school meals program for free and reduced-price meals for students in public kindergarten, elementary, and secondary schools. It is expected if the state were to enter this program, there would be a significant impact on state aid to local school districts.
The Department of Health and Human Services states it anticipates that this bill may require system and process changes to New HEIGHTS, its eligibility maintenance system. The Department estimates this would be an estimated one-time general fund cost of $25,000 in FY 2026.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Education and Department of Health and Human Services
