CHAPTER 92
SB 395 – FINAL VERSION
03/22/06 1374s
2006 SESSION
08/09
SENATE BILL 395
AN ACT relative to the number of children in a licensed foster home.
SPONSORS: Sen. Barnes, Dist 17; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Sen. Martel, Dist 18
COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services
This bill allows licensed foster homes to exceed the maximum limit of 6 children if receiving one or more siblings.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/22/06 1374s
06-3019
08/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six
AN ACT relative to the number of children in a licensed foster home.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
92:1 New Subparagraph; Exception. Amend RSA 170-E:25, II(a) to read as follows:
(a)(1) “Foster family home” means child care in a residence in which family care and training are provided on a regular basis for no more than 6 unrelated children, unless all the children are of common parentage. The maximum of 6 children includes the children living in the home and children received for child care who are related to the residents.
(2) If the limit of 6 children under subparagraph (a)(1) is reached, the foster family is willing and able to take a sibling or a group of siblings of a child already in their care, and the department has concluded that the foster family is able to provide for the safety, permanency, and well-being of the child or children, the department may, notwithstanding the limitations of subparagraph (a)(1), place the sibling or group of siblings in the foster family home.
92:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: May 5, 2006
Effective: May 5, 2006