Bill Text: NH SB310 | 2018 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Establishing a committee to study the feasibility of establishing community-based services pilot programs.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: (Passed) 2018-05-31 - Signed by the Governor on 05/25/2018; Chapter 0097; Effective 05/25/2018 [SB310 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2018-SB310-Amended.html
SB 310-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
02/15/2018 0504s
2018 SESSION
18-2990
05/03
SENATE BILL 310-FN
SPONSORS: Sen. Morse, Dist 22; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Gray, Dist 6; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21; Sen. Carson, Dist 14
COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill establishes a committee to study the feasibility of establishing community-based services pilot programs.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02/15/2018 0504s 18-2990
05/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the feasibility of establishing community-based services pilot programs.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(b) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
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 determine if community-based services pilot programs would be effective in preventing children from entering the foster care system by addressing potential issues before they rise to a crisis level that result in children being removed from the home. The committee may solicit information and testimony from any individual or entity the committee deems relevant to its study.
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 senate 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 president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2018.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
18-2990
1/2/18
SB 310-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT establishing a pilot program for community-based diversion services.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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STATE: | FY 2019 | FY 2020 | FY 2021 | FY 2022 |
Appropriation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Expenditures | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | $0 |
Funding Source: | [ X ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ ] Other | |||
METHODOLOGY:
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a pilot program for community-based diversion services and to contract with local nonprofit and governmental entities to provide these services. The Department states that the cost of the program is currently indeterminable, as it will depend on responses to the request for proposals as well as the Department's ability to negotiate with providers.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Health and Human Services
