Bill Text - SB570 (2018)

Relative to the work requirement for the child care scholarship program.


Revision: June 27, 2018, 9:18 a.m.

CHAPTER 334

SB 570-FN - FINAL VERSION

 

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2018 SESSION

18-2949

05/06

 

SENATE BILL 570-FN

 

AN ACT relative to the work requirement for the child care scholarship program.

 

SPONSORS: Sen. Feltes, Dist 15

 

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill directs the department of health and human services to adopt rules modifying the work requirement for the child care scholarship program to include participation in a mental health or substance abuse treatment program.

 

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

2May2018... 1461h

05/23/2018   2081EBA 18-2949

05/06

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen

 

AN ACT relative to the work requirement for the child care scholarship program.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

334:1  New Subparagraph; New Hampshire Employment Program and Family Assistance Program; Rulemaking.  Amend RSA 167:83, II by inserting after subparagraph (p) the following new subparagraph:

(q)  Modification of the work requirement for the child care scholarship program to include participation in an approved mental health or substance use disorder or substance misuse treatment program verified by a licensed physician, an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN), a licensed behavioral health professional, a licensed physician assistant, a licensed alcohol and drug counselor (LADC), a certified recovery support worker (CRSW), or a board-certified psychologist.

334:2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect June 30, 2019.

 

Approved: June 25, 2018

Effective Date: June 30, 2019