Bill Text - HB1651 (2016)

(New Title) relative to the duties of the commission to review child abuse fatalities.


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CHAPTER 229

HB 1651 - FINAL VERSION

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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.  The bill also extends the report date and repeal date of the commission to June 30, 2017.

 

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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\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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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:

 

\t229:1  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.

\t229:2  Commission to Review Child Abuse Fatalities; Report Date Extended.  Amend RSA 169-C:39-k, V to read as follows:

\t\tV.  The commission shall submit an interim report of its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2015. The commission shall submit a final report of its findings and recommendations on or before June 30, [2016]2017.

\t229:3  Commission to Review Child Abuse Fatalities; Repeal Date Extended.  Amend 2015, 127:6, II to read as follows:

\t\tII.  Section 5 of this act shall take effect June 30, [2016] 2017.

\t229:4  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved: June 9, 2016

Effective Date: June 9, 2016