Bill Text: NH SB221 | 2024 | Regular Session | Amended

New Hampshire Senate Bill 221

Bill Title: Establishing a study committee to examine day care access and affordability.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-01-03 - Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 01/03/2024 House Journal 1 P. 67 [SB221 Detail]

Download: New_Hampshire-2024-SB221-Amended.html

SB 221 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

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SENATE BILL 221

AN ACT establishing a study committee to examine day care access and affordability.

SPONSORS: Sen. Prentiss, Dist 5; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21; Sen. Soucy, Dist 18; Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24; Sen. Whitley, Dist 15; Sen. Chandley, Dist 11; Rep. Ebel, Merr. 7; Rep. Morse, Graf. 9; Rep. Stavis, Graf. 13

COMMITTEE: Election Law and Municipal Affairs

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a study committee to examine day care access and affordability.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three

AN ACT establishing a study committee to examine day care access and affordability.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Committee Established. There is established a study committee to examine day care access and affordability.

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) One member 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 examine legislative options to expand the affordability and accessibility of child day care in New Hampshire, including:

I. State regulatory restrictions that limit access to local day care options.

II. State licensing restrictions that limit the child day care workforce.

III. The feasibility and cost of an optional municipal property tax exemption for child day care agencies.

IV. Other incentives that could increase access or reduce the cost of child day care.

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. Three 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, 2023.

6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.