Bill Text: NH SB43 | 2023 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relative to a needs assessment for juvenile minors who are residents of New Hampshire.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: (Passed) 2023-06-02 - Signed by the Governor on 06/01/2023; Chapter 0056; Effective 06/01/2023 [SB43 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2023-SB43-Enrolled.html
SB 43 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
2023 SESSION
23-0853
06/04
SENATE BILL 43
AN ACT relative to a needs assessment for juvenile minors who are residents of New Hampshire.
SPONSORS: Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. Whitley, Dist 15; Rep. Alexander Jr., Hills. 29; Rep. Lynn, Rock. 17
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
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ANALYSIS
This bill clarifies that the juvenile justice voluntary needs assessments are for resident minors.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
23-0853
06/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT relative to a needs assessment for juvenile minors who are residents of New Hampshire.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Public Safety and Welfare; Delinquent Children; Juvenile Diversion. Amend introductory paragraph RSA 169-B:10, I-a to read as follows:
I-a. If the arresting agency contemplates the initiation of court proceedings involving a resident minor, prior to filing a delinquency petition with the court, the arresting agency or prosecutor shall refer the minor to the department of health and human services for a voluntary needs assessment within 2 business days of arrest, to be completed as follows:
2 Public Safety and Welfare; Delinquent Children; Juvenile Diversion. Amend RSA 169-B:10, I-a(k) to read as follows:
(k) If the petition is filed prior to the referral and assessment, and the resident minor has not had an assessment in the prior 6 months, the department shall make the assessment available to the minor after the petition is filed and the confidentiality and admissibility of the report and recommendations and related statements shall be treated the same as assessments completed prior to the petition.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
