Revision: June 19, 2017, 10:43 a.m.
CHAPTER 134
HB 349-FN - FINAL VERSION
8Mar2017... 0658h
05/11/2017 1618s
2017 SESSION
17-0096
05/09
HOUSE BILL 349-FN
AN ACT relative to out-of-home placements under the child protection act.
SPONSORS: Rep. Itse, Rock. 10; Rep. Hoell, Merr. 23
COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law
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This bill requires a court order for an out-of-home placement under the child protection act to include written findings regarding the need for the placement.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
8Mar2017... 0658h
05/11/2017 1618s 17-0096
05/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT relative to out-of-home placements under the child protection act.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
134:1 New Paragraphs; Child's Welfare and Findings Regarding Removal. Amend RSA 169-C:6-b by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraphs:
III. If the court orders that a child be removed from his or her home at the preliminary hearing under RSA 169-C:15, the adjudicatory hearing under RSA 169-C:18, the dispositional hearing under RSA 169-C:19, or the final hearing under RSA 169-C:21, the court order for removal shall include specific written findings regarding the need for the out-of-home placement. The order shall briefly state the facts the court found to exist that justify ordering the placement.
IV. If the order does not comply with the requirements of paragraph III, the judge shall make a written finding to justify the out-of-home placement. Providing a copy of the order, redacted to protect the identity of the parties and children, to the members of the house committee having jurisdiction over child and family issues shall not be considered a violation of RSA 169-C:25.
134:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2018.
Approved: June 16, 2017
Effective Date: January 01, 2018