Bill Text - SB140 (2021)

Adopting omnibus legislation making appropriations to the department of health and human services.


Revision: Feb. 5, 2021, 10:10 a.m.

SB 140-FN-A - AS INTRODUCED

 

 

2021 SESSION

21-0961

05/08

 

SENATE BILL 140-FN-A

 

AN ACT adopting omnibus legislation making appropriations to the department of health and human services.

 

SPONSORS: Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13

 

COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill:

 

I.  Makes an appropriation to the department of health and human services to increase homeless shelter case management services.

 

II.  Makes an appropriation to the department of health and human services for primary prevention services for families.

 

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

21-0961

05/08

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One

 

AN ACT adopting omnibus legislation making appropriations to the department of health and human services.

 

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

 

1  Sponsorship.  This act consists of the following proposed legislation:

PART I:  LSR 21-0961, making an appropriation to the department of health and human services to increase homeless shelter case management services, sponsored by: Sen. Rosenwald, Prime/Dist 13; Sen. Soucy, Dist 18; Sen. Prentiss, Dist 5; Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Whitley, Dist 15; Sen. Cavanaugh, Dist 16; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Sen. Kahn, Dist 10; Sen. Sherman, Dist 24; Rep. Vail, Hills 12; Rep. Amanda Bouldin, Hills. 12; Rep. Andrew Bouldin, Hills. 12; Rep. Espitia, Hills. 31; Rep. Moran, Hills. 34.

PART II:  LSR 21-1046, making an appropriation to the department of health and human services for primary prevention services for families, sponsored by: Sen. Rosenwald, Prime/Dist 13; Sen. Whitley, Dist 15; Sen. Kahn, Dist 10; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Prentiss, Dist 5; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Hennessey, Dist 1; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Sen. Sherman, Dist 24; Sen. Cavanaugh, Dist 16; Sen. Soucy, Dist 18; Rep. Long, Hills. 10; Rep. Nordgren, Graf. 12; Rep. Rogers, Merr. 28.

2  Legislation Enacted.  The general court hereby enacts the following legislation:

PART I

Making an appropriation to the department of health and human services

to increase homeless shelter case management services.

1  Appropriation; Department of Health and Human Services; Homeless Services.  

I.  The sum of $18,000,000 for the biennium ending June 30, 2023, is hereby appropriated to the department of health and human services for the purpose of homeless shelter case management services in the state.  Homeless shelter case management services shall include housing navigation, medical and behavioral health access, mainstream benefit application, employment support services, and any additional case management services required to move residents into permanent housing and decrease the homeless population.

II.  The appropriation made in this section shall be in addition to any other funds appropriated to the department.  The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.  Notwithstanding RSA 14:30-a, VI, the department is authorized, without prior approval of the fiscal committee of the general court, to accept and expend any matching federal funds available for services.

2  Effective Date.  Part I of this act shall take effect July 1, 2021.

PART II

Making an appropriation to the department of health and human services

 for primary prevention services for families.

1  Findings.  Primary prevention services for families have been shown to be successful in reducing child maltreatment, improving the health of mothers and children, improving child development and school readiness, and increasing family economic self-sufficiency.  Primary prevention services are available for a range of families in need, including those at-risk for substance use disorder and child maltreatment.  The need for such services has been exacerbated during the pandemic.  

2  Appropriation; Primary Prevention Services for Families.  The sum of $500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022 and the sum of $500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023 are appropriated to the department of health and human services for primary prevention services for families.  The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sums out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.

3  Effective Date.  Part II of this act shall take effect July 1, 2021.

 

LBA

21-0961

2/4/21

 

SB 140-FN-A- FISCAL NOTE

AS INTRODUCED

 

AN ACT adopting omnibus legislation making appropriations to the department of health and human services.

 

PART I: Making an appropriation to the department of health and human services to increase homeless shelter case management services.

 

 

Estimated Increase / (Decrease)

STATE:

FY 2021

FY 2022

FY 2023

FY 2024

   Appropriation

$0

$18,000,000

$0

$0

   Revenue

$0

$0

$0

$0

   Expenditures

$0

$9,000,000

$9,000,000

$0

Funding Source:

  [ X ] General            [    ] Education            [    ] Highway           [    ] Other

 

METHODOLOGY:

Part I of the bill appropriates $18 million of General Funds over the FY 2022/23 biennium for the purpose of funding homeless shelter case management services in the state.  The Department assumes these services will include the following:

 

• Assisting individuals and families with accessing emergency shelter;

• Assisting individuals and families with applying for and accessing permanent housing;

• Assisting individuals and families with applying for mainstream benefits; and

• Assisting individuals and families with accessing community providers and supports for, including, but not limited to, mental health services, substance use treatment, medical care, employment, veterans benefits, financial and food assistance, and education supports.

 

The Department assumes it will expend the funds evenly throughout the biennium, with $9 million spent per year.

 

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

Department of Health and Human Services

 

PART II:  Making an appropriation to the department of health and human services for primary prevention services for families.

 

 

Estimated Increase / (Decrease)

STATE:

FY 2021

FY 2022

FY 2023

FY 2024

   Appropriation

$0

$500,000

$500,000

$0

   Revenue

$0

$0

$0

$0

   Expenditures

$0

$500,000

$500,000

$0

Funding Source:

  [ X ] General            [    ] Education            [    ] Highway           [    ] Other

 

METHODOLOGY:

Part II of the bill appropriates $500,000 in each of FY 2022 and FY 2023 for the purpose of funding primary prevention services for families.  The Department anticipates using these funds to support a project known as Community Collaborations to Strengthen and Preserve Families (CCSPF), which establishes an "integrated continuum of family support with community-based services such as mental health, substance misuse treatment, economic supports, and educational programs...."  The project currently has three locations through the state, and the Department expects the funding in this bill would be used to expand to additional locations.

 

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

Department of Health and Human Services