Revision: Dec. 20, 2017, 1:19 p.m.
SB 479 - AS INTRODUCED
2018 SESSION
18-3007
05/06
SENATE BILL 479
AN ACT relative to the oversight commission on children's services.
SPONSORS: Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Hennessey, Dist 5; Rep. M. MacKay, Hills. 30; Rep. Berrien, Rock. 18; Rep. Guthrie, Rock. 13
COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires the office of the child advocate to submit its annual report to the oversight commission on children's services. The bill also clarifies duties of the commission and deletes the commission's reporting requirement.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
18-3007
05/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to the oversight commission on children's services.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Office of the Child Advocate. Amend RSA 170-G:18, V to read as follows:
V. Beginning November 1, 2017, and each November 1 thereafter, the director of the office of the child advocate shall submit an annual report of its activity[,] and findings[,] and present their recommendations to the oversight commission on children's services established pursuant to RSA 170-G:19. The report shall also be provided to the commissioner of the department of health and human services, the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president, and the state library. The director shall make the annual report available to the public on a state Internet website.
2 Oversight Commission on Children's Services; Duties. Amend RSA 170-G:19, III(b) and (c) to read as follows:
(b) Provide oversight to the office of the child advocate in the office's efforts to support an effective, comprehensive, and coordinated system of services and programs for children, youth, and families.
(c) [Analyze] Review with the office of the child advocate the efficacy of selected programs and services of the department, including the characteristics of target populations, trends affecting program costs and participation, and alternative approaches to programmatic and administrative concerns.
3 Repeal. RSA 170-G:19, V, relative to the reporting requirement for the commission on children's services, is repealed.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.