CHAPTER 156
HB 472 – FINAL VERSION
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HOUSE BILL 472
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This bill defines recreational programs for purposes of the department of health and human services child day care licensing exemption.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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 Five
AN ACT relative to the definition of recreational program.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
156:1 New Paragraph; Child Day Care Licensing; Definition of Recreational Program Added. Amend RSA 170-E:2 by inserting after paragraph XI the following new paragraph:
XI-a. “Recreational program” means any before and/or after school, vacation, or summer youth program for children 6 years of age or older offered by a school or religious group, the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, Girls, Incorporated, the YMCA, or the YWCA, provided that the program:
(a) Does not operate in a private home;
(b) Notifies parents or guardians that the program is not subject to licensure under RSA 170-E:4;
(c) Has policies and procedures to address the filing of grievances by parents and guardians; and
(d) Is a member in good standing and in compliance with the national organization’s minimum standards and procedures.
156:2 Recreational Programs Exempt from Definition of Child Day Care Agency. Amend RSA 170-E:3, I(g) to read as follows:
(g) [Any recreation program offered by the Boys and Girls Club; Girls, Inc.; YMCA; YWCA; and any school or church group] Any recreational program as defined in RSA 170-E:2, XI-a.
156:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
(Approved: June 21, 2005)
(Effective Date: August 20, 2005)