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1 Child Protect Act; Definition of Neglected Child; Sibling Violence Added. Amend RSA 169-C:3, XIX(b) to read as follows:
(b) Who is without proper parental care or control, subsistence, education as required by law, or other care or control necessary for the child's physical, mental, or emotional health , when it is established that the child's health has suffered or is likely to suffer serious impairment; and the deprivation is not due primarily to the lack of financial means of the parents, guardian, or custodian; or
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
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1 Child Protect Act; Definition of Neglected Child; Sibling Violence Added. Amend RSA 169-C:3, XIX(b) to read as follows:
(b) Who is without proper parental care or control, subsistence, education as required by law, or other care or control necessary for the child's physical, mental, or emotional health , including violence directed from one sibling to another , when it is established that the child's health has suffered or is likely to suffer serious impairment; and the deprivation is not due primarily to the lack of financial means of the parents, guardian, or custodian; or
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.