CHAPTER 367
HB 1202-FN - FINAL VERSION
22Feb2024... 0706h
11Apr2024... 0971h
05/15/2024 1845s
05/23/2024 2192s
13Jun2024... 2255CofC
13Jun2024... 2367EBA
2024 SESSION
24-2357
11/05
HOUSE BILL 1202-FN
SPONSORS: Rep. Alexander Jr., Hills. 29; Rep. Read, Rock. 10; Rep. Berry, Hills. 39; Rep. Sweeney, Rock. 25; Rep. Plett, Hills. 29; Rep. Yokela, Rock. 32; Rep. Seidel, Hills. 29; Rep. Damon, Sull. 8; Rep. Baroody, Hills. 39; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16
COMMITTEE: Public Works and Highways
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill:
I. Establishes certain deadlines for issuance of permits for the alteration of driveways exiting onto public ways.
II. Directs the department of health and human services to adopt rules relative to the definition of disability or special needs for purposes of the child care scholarship program and authorizes the department to suspend implementation for insufficient funding. The bill also makes an appropriation of available federal funds to the child care scholarship 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22Feb2024... 0706h
11Apr2024... 0971h
05/15/2024 1845s
05/23/2024 2192s
13Jun2024... 2255CofC
13Jun2024... 2367EBA 24-2357
11/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
367:1 Driveway Construction Permits. Amend RSA 236:13, IV-V to read as follows:
IV. No construction permit shall allow:
(a) A driveway, entrance, exit, or approach to be constructed more than 50 feet in width, except that a driveway, entrance, exit, or approach may be flared beyond a width of 50 feet at its junction with the highway to accommodate the turning radius of vehicles expected to use the particular driveway, entrance, exit or approach.
(b) More than 2 driveways, entrances, exits, or approaches from any one highway to any one parcel of land unless the frontage along that highway exceeds 500 feet.
IV-a. For any existing or proposed residential use of land, including multifamily development that is not classified as a major driveway under the department's policy relating to driveways and access to the state highway system, the department shall issue the permit described in paragraph II within 60 days of receiving a completed application.
V. The same powers concerning highways under their jurisdiction as are conferred upon the commissioner of transportation by paragraphs I, II, III, and IV shall be conferred upon the planning board or governing body in cities and towns in which the planning board or governing body has been granted the power to regulate the grading and improvement of streets within a subdivision as provided in RSA 674:35, and they shall adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. Such regulations may delegate administrative duties, including actual issuance of permits, to a highway agent, board of selectmen, or other qualified official or body. Such regulations, or any permit issued under them, may contain provisions governing the breach, removal, and reconstruction of stone walls or fences within, or at the boundary of, the public right of way, and any landowner or landowner's agent altering a boundary in accordance with such provisions shall be deemed to be acting under a mutual agreement with the city or town pursuant to RSA 472:6, II(a). The planning board or its delegate shall act on permits under this section within 65 days after notification of issuance.
367:2 New Subparagraph; New Hampshire Employment Program and Family Assistance Program; Rulemaking; Child Care Scholarship Program. Amend RSA 167:83, II by inserting after subparagraph (q) the following new subparagraph:
(r) The development and administration of the child care scholarship program as a component of the Child Care Development Block Grant. The department may suspend implementation of this subparagraph if the department lacks sufficient appropriation for implementation. Such rules shall:
(1) Identify a protected class for children at-risk of or diagnosed with a disability or special needs under the Child Care Development Block Grant.
(2) Consider in its definition delays across all domains of child development including but not limited to a child’s physical, cognitive, communication, social, emotional, and/or behavioral skills.
(A) The definition of "disability" or "special needs" under the child care scholarship program shall include any child who displays, or is at risk for, delayed social or emotional development.
(B) An eligible child shall not require a formal diagnosis or formal special education code, but rather shall qualify under this category so long as the child is screened and found to be delayed or at risk of delay through an approved early childhood developmental screening tool and the results verified by an approved child care provider and licensed treating clinician, or other approved licensed professional.
(3) Identify the standardized and/or approved early childhood developmental screening tools necessary to determine eligibility and establish the verification process by which a child’s child care provider, licensed treating clinician, or other licensed professional as reasonably identified by the department, shall verify, or otherwise certify the results of the tool.
367:3 Appropriation. The sum of $375,000 for the biennium ending June 30, 2025 is appropriated to the department of health and human services for the purpose of adopting rules and administering the child care scholarship program in accordance with the criteria specified in section 2 of this act. Of this amount, the governor shall determine if any remaining discretionary funds appropriated in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Public Law 117-2, or any other federal funds can be used for this purpose and any remainder, not to exceed $1, shall be general funds. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for the general fund share of said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
I. Sections 2-3 shall take effect January 1, 2025.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: August 23, 2024
Effective Date:
I. Sections 2-3 effective January 1, 2025
II. Remainder effective October 22, 2024
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Feb. 14, 2024 | 2024-0706h |
| April 2, 2024 | 2024-0971h |
| May 8, 2024 | 2024-1845s |
| May 23, 2024 | 2024-2192s |
| June 5, 2024 | 2024-2255CofC |
| July 18, 2024 | 2024-2367EBA |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 7, 2024 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 7, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 14, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 14, 2024 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 2, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| April 2, 2024 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 30, 2024 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 16, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| May 23, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| May 22, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| May 23, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| May 23, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| June 13, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| June 13, 2024 | House | Floor Vote |
| June 13, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| June 13, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| June 13, 2024 | House | Floor Vote |
Aug. 27, 2024: Signed by Governor Sununu 08/23/2024; Chapter 367; Eff: I. Sec 2-3 eff 1/1/25 II. Rem eff 10/22/24 HJ 16
July 29, 2024: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 56
July 29, 2024: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16
July 29, 2024: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/13/2024); SJ 18
July 23, 2024: Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2024-2367e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 54
July 18, 2024: Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2024-2367e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/13/2024); SJ 18
June 13, 2024: Conference Committee Report 2024-2255c: Adopted, VV 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 17
June 12, 2024: Conference Committee Report # 2024-2255c, Adopted, VV; 06/13/2024; SJ 17
June 12, 2024: Conference Committee Report # 2024-2255c, Adopted, VV; 06/13/2024; SJ 17
June 13, 2024: Conference Committee Report 2024-2255c: Adopted, VV 06/13/2024 HJ 16
June 6, 2024: Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2024-2255c; 06/13/2024
June 4, 2024: Conferee Change: Rep. S. Smith Replaces Rep. Edwards 06/04/2024 HJ 15 P. 35
May 31, 2024: Conferee Change: Rep. Wallner Replaces Rep. Milz 05/31/2024 HJ 15 P. 34
June 4, 2024: Conference Committee Meeting: 06/04/2024 12:30 pm LOB 201
May 30, 2024: President Appoints: Senators Ricciardi, Gendreau, Watters; 05/30/2024; SJ 16
May 30, 2024: Sen. Ricciardi Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; 05/30/2024; SJ 16
May 29, 2024: House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2024-2192s and Requests CofC (Reps. McConkey, Milz, Cloutier, Edwards): MA VV 05/29/2024 HJ 14 P. 179
May 23, 2024: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-2192s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/23/2024; SJ 15
May 23, 2024: Sen. Ricciardi Floor Amendment # 2024-2192s, AA, VV; 05/23/2024; SJ 15
May 23, 2024: Special Order to after Judiciary, Without Objection, MA; 05/23/2024; SJ 15
May 23, 2024: Special Order to the end of the Committee on Finance, Without Objection, MA; 05/23/2024; SJ 14
May 22, 2024: Special Order to 05/23/2024, Without Objection, MA; 05/22/2024 SJ 14
May 21, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/22/2024, Vote 7-0; SC 20A
May 9, 2024: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-1845s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 05/15/2024; SJ 12
May 9, 2024: Committee Amendment # 2024-1845s, AA, VV; 05/15/2024; SJ 12
May 8, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2024-1845s, 05/16/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 19
April 24, 2024: Hearing: 04/30/2024, Room 101, LOB, 01:10 pm; SC 17
April 16, 2024: Introduced 04/11/2024 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 10
April 11, 2024: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-0971h: MA VV 04/11/2024 HJ 11 P. 29
April 11, 2024: Amendment # 2024-0971h: AA VV 04/11/2024 HJ 11 P. 29
April 2, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-0971h 04/02/2024 (Vote 23-2; RC) HC 14 P. 9
March 28, 2024: Executive Session: 04/02/2024 11:30 am LOB 210-211
Feb. 28, 2024: Division Work Session: 03/05/2024 11:45 am LOB 209
Feb. 22, 2024: Referred to Finance 02/22/2024 HJ 6 P. 15
Feb. 22, 2024: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-0706h: MA VV 02/22/2024 HJ 6 P. 15
Feb. 22, 2024: Amendment # 2024-0706h: AA VV 02/22/2024 HJ 6 P. 15
Feb. 14, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-0706h 02/14/2024 (Vote 18-0; CC)
Feb. 8, 2024: ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 02/14/2024 09:30 am LOB 201
Jan. 29, 2024: ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 02/07/2024 02:40 pm LOB 201
Jan. 29, 2024: Public Hearing: 02/07/2024 10:45 am LOB 201
Dec. 1, 2023: Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Public Works and Highways