HB 741 – AS INTRODUCED
2007 SESSION
05/01
HOUSE BILL 741
AN ACT relative to the zoning requirement for child day care providers.
SPONSORS: Rep. Grassie, Straf 1; Rep. Hilliard, Straf 2; Rep. W. Chase, Ches 1
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
This bill exempts family day care homes and family group day care homes from local ordinances that limit the number of occupants of a single dwelling unit.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
07-1065
05/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven
AN ACT relative to the zoning requirement for child day care providers.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Applications; Compliance with Local Codes Required; Zoning Exemption. Amend RSA 170-E:6 to read as follows:
170-E:6 Applications; Compliance With Local Codes Required. Any person who intends to operate a child day care agency as defined in RSA 170-E:2, IV, shall apply for a license to operate one or more types of child day care agencies. Application for a license to operate a child day care agency shall be made to the department in the manner and on forms prescribed by rules adopted by the commissioner pursuant to RSA 541-A. Such forms shall provide for the names, birth names, birth dates, and addresses of all persons having responsibility for care of or regular contact with children at the agency. The applicant shall obtain approvals in accordance with state and local requirements pertaining to health, safety and zoning, as applicable, except that local ordinances limiting the number of occupants in a single family dwelling shall not apply to family day care homes or family group day care homes. School age programs located in currently operating public or private schools shall be exempt from the requirement to provide documentation of approval pertaining to fire, health, and zoning.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.