Bill Text: NH SB93 | 2025 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relative to licensed nurse assistant (LNA) licensure application materials.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2025-05-27 - Enrolled (in recess of) 05/08/2025 House Journal 14 P. 39 [SB93 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2025-SB93-Amended.html
SB 93-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
03/06/2025 0403s
2025 SESSION
25-0270
07/11
SENATE BILL 93-FN
AN ACT relative to licensed nurse assistant (LNA) licensure application materials.
SPONSORS: Sen. Innis, Dist 7
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill adds an additional option for material that can be submitted for LNA licensure.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/06/2025 0403s 25-0270
07/11
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT relative to licensed nurse assistant (LNA) licensure application materials.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Submission of Documentation. Amend RSA 326-B:19, I to read as follows:
I. Submit documentation of successful completion and certification from a board approved nursing assistant education program or submit documentation of successful completion of fundamentals of nursing curriculum or its equivalent from a board-approved nursing education program.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
25-0270
12/19/24
SB 93-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to establishing an office of regulatory efficiency and oversight.
FISCAL IMPACT: This bill provides an appropriation in Section 2 and establishes four positions within the office.
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Estimated State Impact | ||||||
| FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | FY 2028 | ||
Revenue | $0 | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | ||
Revenue Fund(s) | General Fund and Various Agency Funds | |||||
Expenditures* | $0 | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | ||
Funding Source(s) | General Fund and Various Agency Funds | |||||
Appropriations* | $0 | $1,500,000 | $0 | $0 | ||
Funding Source(s) | General Fund | |||||
*Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill | ||||||
METHODOLOGY:
This bill creates the Office of Regulatory Efficiency and Oversight, an independent agency linked administratively to the Department of Business and Economic Affairs. This new office shall have the power and duty to petition for, initiate and intervene in any regulatory rulemaking processes across boards, commissions, agencies, or regulatory bodies that affect the interests of private industries in New Hampshire. Additionally, its responsibilities include collaborating with executive agencies and the Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC) to enhance operational efficiencies. Additionally, this bill appropriates $1,500,000 in General Funds for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, to the Department of Business and Economic Affairs (DBEA) for the establishment of the new office. This appropriation is non-lapsing.
The DBEA states this bill allocates $1,500,000 as initial funding for the new office, which does not lapse. However, it lacks provisions to cover essential business office expenses like human resources, invoicing, budget management, and software needs. The DBEA states they lack the budget to absorb these costs, potentially delaying or hindering their work.
Four positions are authorized with this bill: an executive director, advisors for regulatory oversight and state government efficiency, and an attorney. Their salaries are based on previous job classifications, which might change due to updated wage schedules and classification systems. It's uncertain whether this staffing level is adequate or if additional software, hardware, or training will be needed for their work.
While the Department deems the $1,500,000 sufficient for startup and operational needs, exact expenses remain unclear. The Department plans to submit detailed expenditure requests during the FY28-29 budget process. Despite potential savings from improved efficiencies, these are currently indeterminable.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Business and Economic Affairs
[As this bill is identical to SB 483, 2024 Session, we used the same information the agency provided at that time to prepare the above fiscal note]
