Revision: April 24, 2024, 12:49 p.m.
SB 456-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
03/07/2024 0826s
2024 SESSION
24-3007
05/10
SENATE BILL 456-FN
SPONSORS: Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Lang, Dist 2; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Ricciardi, Dist 9; Sen. Ward, Dist 8; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Rep. M. Pearson, Rock. 34; Rep. L. Walsh, Rock. 15
COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill makes an appropriation to the department of health and human services, state office of rural health, for the state loan repayment program to qualified nursing professionals, and directs the department of health and human services to provide a report to the legislature on a budget proposal for a student loan forgiveness program that would cover nurses who do not qualify for the state loan repayment 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/07/2024 0826s 24-3007
05/10
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:
1 Appropriation. For the biennium ending June 30, 2025, the sum of $300,000 is hereby appropriated to the department of health and human services, state office of rural health, established under RSA 126-A:5, XVIII, for deposit into the state loan repayment program, established pursuant to RSA 6:12, I(b)(330). These dedicated, non-lapsing funds shall be limited to qualified nursing professionals licensed under RSA 326-B, the nurse practice act. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
2 Reporting. The department of health and human services shall provide a report to the president of the senate the speaker of the house of representatives, the chairpersons of the senate and house committees with jurisdiction over health and human services, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library. This report shall contain a budget proposal for a student loan forgiveness program that would cover nurses who do not qualify for the state loan repayment program, and shall be submitted on or before November 1, 2024.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
24-3007
Amended 4/9/24
SB 456-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE (AMENDMENT #2024-0826s)
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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Estimated State Impact - Increase / (Decrease) | ||||||
| FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | ||
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Revenue Fund(s) | None | |||||
Expenditures | $300,000 | $0 | $0 | |||
$0Funding Source(s) | General Fund | |||||
Appropriations | $300,000 | $0 | $0 | |||
Funding Source(s) | General Fund | |||||
• Does this bill provide sufficient funding to cover estimated expenditures? [X] Yes • Does this bill authorize new positions to implement this bill? [X] No | ||||||
METHODOLOGY:
This bill appropriates $300,000 for the FY 24/25 biennium to the Department of Health and Human Services for the purpose of extending the state loan repayment program (SLRP) to qualified nursing professionals. In addition, the bill requires the Department to develop a budget proposal for a student loan forgiveness program that would cover nurses who do not qualify for the SLRP.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
None