Revision: June 25, 2021, 2:10 p.m.
June 25, 2021
2021-2048-EBA
04/08
Enrolled Bill Amendment to HB 2-FN-A-LOCAL
The Committee on Enrolled Bills to which was referred HB 2-FN-A-LOCAL
AN ACT relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures.
Having considered the same, report the same with the following amendment, and the recommendation that the bill as amended ought to pass.
FOR THE COMMITTEE
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Explanation to Enrolled Bill Amendment to HB 2-FN-A-LOCAL
This enrolled bill amendment makes grammatical corrections, corrects cross-references, and makes contingencies for conflicting sections.
Enrolled Bill Amendment to HB 2-FN-A-LOCAL
Amend section 29 of the bill by replacing lines 1 and 2 with the following:
29 The New Hampshire Granite Advantage Health Care Trust Fund. Amend RSA 126-AA:3, I(e)-(f) to read as follows:
Amend the bill by replacing section 76 with the following:
76 Office of Professional Licensure and Certification; Renaming and Reorganizing of Divisions. Amend RSA 310-A:1-a to read as follows:
310-A:1-a Office of Professional Licensure and Certification; Division of [Technical Professions] Licensing and Board Administration and Division of [Health Professions] Enforcement Established. There shall be an office of professional licensure and certification that shall consist of the division of [technical professions] licensing and board administration and the division of [health professions] enforcement.
I. The [division of technical professions] office of professional licensure and certification shall consist of each of the boards, councils, and commissions of:
(a) Professional engineers under RSA 310-A:3.
(b) Architects under RSA 310-A:29.
(c) Land surveyors under RSA 310-A:55.
(d) Natural scientists under RSA 310-A:81.
(e) Foresters under RSA 310-A:100.
(f) Professional geologists under RSA 310-A:120.
(g) Landscape architects under RSA 310-A:142.
(h) Court reporters under RSA 310-A:163.
(i) Home inspectors under RSA 310-A:186.
(j) Accountants under RSA 309-B:4.
(k) Manufactured housing installers under RSA 205-D:2.
(l) Real estate appraisers under RSA 310-B:4.
(m) Electricians under RSA 319-C:4.
(n) Board of manufactured housing under RSA 205-A:25.
(o) Guardians ad litem under RSA 490-C:1.
(p) Family mediators under RSA 328-C:4.
(q) Real estate commission under RSA 331-A:5.
(r) Septic system evaluators under RSA 310-A:206.
[II. The division of health professions shall consist of each of the boards, councils, commissions, and practices of:
(a) Hearing care providers under RSA 137-F:3.
(b)] (s) Examiners of nursing home administrators under RSA 151-A:3.
[(c)] (t) Podiatry under RSA 315:1.
[(d)] (u) Chiropractic examiners under RSA 316-A:2.
[(e)] (v) Dental examiners under RSA 317-A:2.
[(f)] (w) Registration of funeral directors and embalmers under RSA 325:2.
[(g)] (x) Midwifery council under RSA 326-D:3.
[(h)] (y) Licensed dietitians under RSA 326-H:7.
[(i)] (z) Optometry under RSA 327:2.
[(j)] (aa) Naturopathic board of examiners under RSA 328-E:7.
[(k)] (bb) Licensed allied health professionals under RSA 328-F:3.
[(l)] (cc) Acupuncture licensing under RSA 328-G:3.
[(m)] (dd) Psychologists under RSA 329-B:3.
[(n)] (ee) Mental health practice under RSA 330-A:3.
[(o)] (ff) Licensing for alcohol and other drug use professionals under RSA 330-C:3.
[(p)] (gg) Electrologists under RSA 314:2-a.
[(q)] (hh) Body art practitioners under RSA 314-A.
[(r)] (ii) Ophthalmic dispensers under RSA 327-A:2.
[(s)] (jj) Reflexology, structural integrators, and Asian bodywork therapists under RSA 328-H:6.
[(t)] (kk) Massage therapists under RSA 328-B:5.
[(u)] (ll) Medicine under RSA 329:2.
[(v)] (mm) Nursing under RSA 326-B:3 and nursing assistant registry under RSA 326-B:26.
[(w)] (nn) Pharmacy under RSA 318:2.
[(x)] (oo) Barbering, cosmetology, and esthetics under RSA 313-A:2.
[(y)] (pp) Medical technicians under RSA 328-I:2.
[(z)] (qq) Medical imaging and radiation therapists under RSA 328-J:1.
(rr) Board of veterinary medicine under RSA 332-B.
(ss) Mechanical licensing board under RSA 153:27-a.
[III.] II. Administrative rules adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A governing the licensing boards, commissions, and councils set forth in [paragraphs I and II] paragraph I shall remain in effect until amended, expired, or repealed.
Amend the bill by replacing section 106 with the following:
106 Business Enterprise Tax; Returns. Amend RSA 77-E:5, I to read as follows:
I. Every business enterprise having gross business receipts in excess of [$200,000] $250,000 as defined by RSA 77-E:1, X, during the taxable period or the enterprise value tax base of which is greater than [$100,000] $250,000 shall, on or before the fifteenth day of the third month in the case of enterprises required to file a United States partnership tax return, the fifteenth day of the fifth month in the case of enterprises required to file a United States exempt organization return, and the fifteenth day of the fourth month in the case of all other business enterprises, following expiration of its taxable period, make a return to the commissioner. For tax years beginning January 1, 2015, the commissioner shall biennially adjust these threshold amounts rounding to the nearest $1,000 based on the 2-year (24-month) percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, Northeast Region as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States Department of Labor using the amount published for the month of June in the year prior to the start of the tax year. All returns shall be signed by the business enterprise or by its authorized representative, subject to the pains and penalties of perjury and the penalties provided in RSA 21-J:39.
Amend RSA 195-H:13, I(a) as inserted by section 163 of the bill by replacing line 3 with the following:
preparatory high school, or a high school-level home education program as defined in RSA 193-A; have
Amend the bill by replacing section 185 with the following:
185 Repeal. RSA 137-F, relative to hearing care providers, is repealed.
Amend 12-O:58, III as inserted by section 195 of the bill by replacing line 2 with the following:
commission, office of planning and development, and state data collection and storage sources. The
Amend section 320 of the bill by replacing line 1 with the following:
320 Appropriation; Department of Education.
Amend section 321 of the bill by replacing line 1 with the following:
321 Effective Date. Section 320 of this act shall take effect June 30, 2021.
Amend section 431 of the bill by replacing lines 1-5 with the following:
431 New Chapter; Education Freedom Accounts. Amend RSA by inserting after chapter 194-E
the following new chapter:
CHAPTER 194-F
EDUCATION FREEDOM ACCOUNTS
194-F:1 Definitions. In this chapter:
Amend RSA 194-E:2 as inserted by section 431 of the bill by replacing line 1 with the following:
194-F:2 Program.
Amend RSA 194-E:3 as inserted by section 431 of the bill by replacing line 1 with the following:
194-F:3 Application for an Education Freedom Account.
Amend RSA 194-E:4 as inserted by section 431 of the bill by replacing line 1 with the following:
194-F:4 Authority and Responsibilities of the Scholarship Organization. The scholarship
Amend RSA 194-E:4, VI(a) as inserted by section 431 of the bill by replacing line 5 with the following:
expenses pursuant to RSA 194-F:2, II, but shall not disperse funds to parents without receipt that
Amend RSA 194-E:5 as inserted by section 431 of the bill by replacing line 1 with the following:
194-F:5 Parent and Education Service Provider Advisory Commission.
Amend RSA 194-E:5, III as inserted by section 431 of the bill by replacing line 2 with the following:
virtually, to review appeals of education service provider denials pursuant to RSA 194-F:4, XI and to
Amend RSA 194-E:6 as inserted by section 431 of the bill by replacing line 1 with the following:
194-F:6 Requirements for Education Service Providers.
Amend RSA 194-E:7 as inserted by section 431 of the bill by replacing line 1 with the following:
194-F:7 Independence of Education Service Providers.
Amend RSA 194-E:8 as inserted by section 431 of the bill by replacing line 1 with the following:
194-F:8 Responsibilities of Public Schools and School Districts. A public school, or school
Amend RSA 194-E:9 as inserted by section 431 of the bill by replacing line 1 with the following:
194-F:9 Legal Proceedings.
Amend RSA 194-E:10 as inserted by section 431 of the bill by replacing lines 1-3 with the following:
194-F:10 Phase-Out Grants.
I. For each school district, the commissioner shall calculate the amount of the reduction in adequate education grants pursuant to RSA 194-F:2, I for each student receiving an EFA under this
Amend RSA 194-E:11 as inserted by section 431 of the bill by replacing line 1 with the following:
194-F:11 Appropriation From Education Trust Fund. The amount necessary to fund any grants
Amend RSA 194-E:12 as inserted by section 431 of the bill by replacing line 1 with the following:
194-F:12 Legislative Oversight Committee Established. There is established an education
Amend RSA 194-E:12, III as inserted by section 431 of the bill by replacing line 1 with the following:
III. The committee shall monitor the implementation of RSA 194-F, including the impact of
Amend RSA 193:1, I(i) as inserted by section 432 of the bill by replacing line 2 with the following:
RSA 194-F and is therefore exempt from this requirement.
Amend the bill by inserting after section 469 the following new section and renumbering the original section 470 to read as 471:
470 Contingent Renumbering. If SB 77-FN of the 2021 general legislative session becomes law, RSA 104:31, XII as inserted by section 2 of SB 77 shall be renumbered as RSA 104:31, XIII.