Revision: March 8, 2016, midnight
\t \t\tHB 1651 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
4Feb2016... 0097h
2016 SESSION
\t16-2252
\t05/06
HOUSE BILL\t1651
AN ACT\trelative to the duties of the commission to review child abuse fatalities.
SPONSORS:\tRep. Berrien, Rock. 18; Rep. Balcom, Hills. 21; Rep. LeBrun, Hills. 32; Rep. Sherman, Rock. 24; Rep. K. Rice, Hills. 37; Rep. Fothergill, Coos 1; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21
COMMITTEE:\tChildren and Family Law
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
\tThis bill directs the commission to review child abuse fatalities to identify all potential sources of child abuse and neglect data and recommend a comprehensive system for coordinated reporting to a central source.
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Explanation:\tMatter added to current law appears in bold italics.
\t\tMatter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
4Feb2016... 0097h\t16-2252
\t05/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT\trelative to the duties of the commission to review child abuse fatalities.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
\t1 New Subparagraph; Duties of the Commission to Review Child Abuse Fatalities; Identification of Sources of Child Abuse Data. Amend RSA 169-C:39-k, III by inserting after subparagraph (d) the following new subparagraph:
\t\t\t(e) Identify all potential sources of child abuse and neglect data and recommend a comprehensive system for coordinated reporting to a central source. The commission shall solicit information and testimony from individuals and entities with experience and expertise relevant to the study, including the division of public health services, the department of safety, the Crimes Against Children Research Center at the university of New Hampshire, the Granite State Children's Alliance, the New Hampshire Association of Chiefs of Police, the New Hampshire Hospital Association, and a circuit court judge of the family division.
\t2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.