Revision: Jan. 17, 2018, 8:44 a.m.
SB 578-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2018 SESSION
18-2962
05/01
SENATE BILL 578-FN
AN ACT relative to unclassified positions within the department of health and human services.
SPONSORS: Sen. Reagan, Dist 17; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Soucy, Dist 18; Rep. McGuire, Merr. 29; Rep. Byron, Hills. 20; Rep. Sytek, Rock. 8; Rep. P. Schmidt, Straf. 19
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill clarifies the terms of appointment and salary for the following positions in the department of health and human services: deputy commissioner, associate commissioner of human services and behavioral health, associate commissioner of operations, and associate commissioner for population health.
The bill is a request of the department of health and human services.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
18-2962
05/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to unclassified positions within the department of health and human services.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Department of Health and Human Services; Salaries of Certain Unclassified Positions; Associate Commissioner. Amend RSA 94:1-a, I(b), salary grade JJ, to read as follows:
JJ Department of health and human services associate commissioner of human services and behavioral health
2 Department of Health and Human Services; Salaries of Certain Unclassified Positions. Amend RSA 94:1-a, I(b) by inserting:
JJ Department of health and human services associate commissioner of operations
JJ Department of health and human services associate commissioner for population health
3 Department of Health and Human Services; Positions of Deputy Commissioner and Associate Commissioner. Amend RSA 126-A:9, I(a) to read as follows:
(a) Subject to the approval of the governor and council, the commissioner of health and human services shall appoint [an] a deputy commissioner and 3 associate [commissioner, who] commissioners, each of whom shall serve for a term of 4 years and shall perform such duties as may be assigned by the commissioner. Each appointee shall be qualified by reason of professional competence, education, and experience for his or her position. Any vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the 4-year term in the same manner as the original appointment. [The associate commissioner shall perform such duties as may be assigned by the commissioner, which] The duties of one of the associate commissioners shall include oversight of the division for children, youth and families and assigned responsibilities of the department under RSA 170-G. The annual salary of the [associate] deputy commissioner and associate commissioners shall be as prescribed in RSA 94:1-a.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
18-2962
1/12/18
SB 578-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to unclassified positions within the department of health and human services.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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STATE: | FY 2019 | FY 2020 | FY 2021 | FY 2022 |
Appropriation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Expenditures | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable |
Funding Source: | [ X ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ ] Other | |||
METHODOLOGY:
This bill adds the following two unclassified positions to the Department of Health and Human Services: Associate Commissioner of Operations, and Associate Commissioner for Population Health. Each position is to be established in RSA 94:1-a at salary grade JJ, which has a maximum annual salary of $121,487. With benefits, the Department estimates the two positions, in total, will cost a maximum of $370,413 per year given current salary scales. The Department states that the actual cost is indeterminable, as some of the costs could be offset by the deletion of existing, unspecified unclassified positions.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Health and Human Services