Revision: March 5, 2025, 3:55 p.m.
Senate Health and Human Services
March 5, 2025
2025-0787s
11/11
Amendment to SB 243-FN
Amend RSA 167:83, II(t)(5) as inserted by section 2 of the bill by replacing it with the following:
(5) The department may suspend this pilot program, with notice to providers and prospective applicants, if an active waitlist is maintained pursuant to N.H. Admin. Code section He-C 6910.11, and the department shall reinstate the pilot program if such a waitlist ends during the duration of the pilot program.
(6) On or before May 1, 2028, the department shall provide a detailed report of the presumptive eligibility pilot program to the house health and human services oversight committee and senate health and human services committee of the general court. The report shall include the following information:
(A) Information regarding family and provider interest and utilization of the program during the pilot period;
(B) Information regarding the costs and benefits of the program as implemented, and any suggestions for improvements;
(C) Funding levels necessary to sustain the program going forward; and
(D) Any other relevant information regarding the program.
Amend RSA 167:83, II(u) as inserted by section 2 of the bill by replacing it with the following:
(u) Child care scholarship application processes study. Such rules shall direct the department, by November 1, 2026, to evaluate information regarding challenges in the application process and make a plan for the implementation of improvements such as a fast-track application or other appropriate measures, to ensure that child care scholarship applicants do not face unnecessary burdens in the eligibility determination process and are not directed to submit information or documents that are not necessary for determination of child care scholarship program eligibility, except when an applicant has expressly opted to be considered for other assistance programs.