SB 464 – AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
02/14/08 0484s
2008 SESSION
05/04
SENATE BILL 464
AN ACT relative to the number of children in a licensed foster home.
SPONSORS: Sen. Roberge, Dist 9; Sen. Kenney, Dist 3; Sen. Barnes, Dist 17; Sen. Letourneau, Dist 19; Sen. Gatsas, Dist 16; Sen. Clegg, Dist 14; Rep. Itse, Rock 9; Rep. Mooney, Hills 19; Rep. N. Elliott, Hills 19; Rep. Ulery, Hills 27
COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services
This bill permits a licensed foster family home with 6 children to take an additional child or to take a sibling or group of siblings of a child already in their care.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02/14/08 0484s
08-2669
05/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight
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:
1 Foster Family Home. Amend RSA 170-E:25, II(a)(2) to read as follows:
(2) If the limit of 6 children under subparagraph (a)(1) is reached, the foster family is willing and able to take another child or 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), provide a waiver to place the child, sibling, or group of siblings in the foster family home.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.