Revision: Dec. 10, 2009, midnight
HB 1217 – AS INTRODUCED
2010 SESSION
05/10
HOUSE BILL 1217
AN ACT relative to liability issues associated with the juvenile diversion program.
SPONSORS: Rep. Arsenault, Belk 4
COMMITTEE: Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
This bill waives liability for employers who participate in the community service component of the juvenile diversion program. The waiver exempts the employers from certain employee benefits requirements and limits liability for damages to cases of gross negligence.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
10-2425
05/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten
AN ACT relative to liability issues associated with the juvenile diversion program.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Delinquency Statute; Juvenile Diversion; Liability Provision. Amend RSA 169-B:10 by inserting after paragraph V the following new paragraph:
VI. No person who performs public service as part of his or her participation in a court-approved diversion program under this chapter shall receive any benefits that such employer gives to its other employees, including, but not limited to, workers’ compensation and unemployment benefits and no such employer shall be liable for any damages sustained by a person while performing such public service or any damages caused by that person unless the employer is guilty of gross negligence.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.