Revision: Feb. 22, 2018, 4:35 p.m.
SB 479 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
02/22/2018 0661s
2018 SESSION
18-3007
05/06
SENATE BILL 479
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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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill:
I. Requires the office of the child advocate to submit its annual report to the oversight commission on children's services, clarifies the duties of the commission, and repeals the commission's reporting requirement.
II. Makes the commission to review child abuse fatalities permanent and establishes an annual 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02/22/2018 0661s 18-3007
05/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
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 Commission to Review Child Abuse Fatalities; Reporting Requirement. RSA 169-C:39-k, V is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
V. On or before November 1, 2018, and each November 1 thereafter, the commission shall submit an annual 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.
4 Repeal. The following are repealed:
I. RSA 170-G:19, V, relative to the reporting requirement of the commission on children's services.
II. 2015; 127:5, relative to the prospective repeal of the commission to review child abuse fatalities.
5 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.