Revision: June 10, 2011, midnight
SB 151-FN – VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
03/16/11 0791s
4May2011… 1420h
1June2011… 2113h
2011 SESSION
01/09
SENATE BILL 151-FN
AN ACT relative to contracts of the department of health and human services.
SPONSORS: Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Barnes, Jr., Dist 17; Sen. Boutin, Dist 16; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. De Blois, Dist 18; Sen. Forrester, Dist 2; Sen. Forsythe, Dist 4; Sen. Gallus, Dist 1; Sen. Groen, Dist 6; Sen. Lambert, Dist 13; Sen. Luther, Dist 12; Sen. Sanborn, Dist 7; Sen. White, Dist 9; Rep. Kurk, Hills 7; Rep. Weyler, Rock 8; Rep. Tucker, Rock 17; Rep. Chandler, Carr 1; Rep. Bettencourt, Rock 4
COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services
This bill requires the commissioner of the department of health and human services to consolidate contracts of the department and provides parameters for such consolidation. The bill requires the commissioner of the department of health and human services to provide reports on a quarterly basis for the biennium ending June 30, 2013 to the oversight committee on health and human services.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/16/11 0791s
4May2011… 1420h
1June2011… 2113h
11-0459
01/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven
AN ACT relative to contracts of the department of health and human services.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Purpose. It is the objective of the general court to assure that appropriations for providing health and human services are expended directly in aid and assistance to the citizens of New Hampshire and that overhead and administrative costs are kept to a minimum. One method for reaching this objective is to consolidate the number of contracts entered into by the department for providing services to persons it serves. It is the intent of the general court that this consolidation be done within the biennium ending June 30, 2013.
2 Contract Consolidation; Department of Health and Human Services.
I. For contracts executed on or after July 1, 2011, the department of health and human services shall consolidate contracts of the department including, but not limited to, contracts for the acquisition of goods and services and for providing services to clients of the department, to the fewest number reasonably possible to:
(a) Realize general fund savings in the amount of $1,250,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $4,300,000 in fiscal year 2013 as required in the budget approved for the department;
(b) Reduce the administrative costs associated with the processing and approval of state contracts;
(c) Minimize expenditures in areas other than direct care and assistance to the persons in need served by the department;
(d) Utilize any savings in addition to those specified in subparagraph (a) to provide additional direct services to clients of the department;
(e) Create an efficient, effective, and stable community system of health and human services agencies for the future.
II. The consolidation shall be completed by June 30, 2013.
III. For the biennium ending June 30, 2013, the commissioner shall provide reports on a quarterly basis to the oversight committee on health and human services and the fiscal committee of the general court regarding contract consolidation efforts.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
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11-0459
Amended 05/10/11
SB 151 FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to contracts of the department of health and human services.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Departments of Health and Human Services, Administrative Services and Justice state this bill, as amended by the House (Amendment #2011-1420h), will have an indeterminable fiscal impact on state, county and local revenues and expenditures.
METHODOLOGY:
The Department of Health and Human Services states this bill requires the commissioner to develop a plan to consolidate the Department’s contracts and to submit the plan to the oversight committee on health and human services for review and comment. The Department indicated it is currently party to approximately 650 contracts. The Department assumed the costs associated with producing the plan and reporting to the oversight committee would be less than $10,000, but is not able to determine the fiscal impact of implementing the consolidation plan.
The Department of Administrative Services is not able to determine the fiscal impact of this bill. The Department stated the bill will have no impact on operations for the Bureau of Purchasing.
The Department of Justice states the bill will have some impact on the Civil Bureau which currently reviews all of the Department of Health and Human Service’s contracts. The Department of Justice is not able to estimate the number of contracts that will be consolidated and therefore cannot determine the fiscal impact.