CHAPTER 110

SB 349 – FINAL VERSION

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2012 SESSION

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SENATE BILL 349

AN ACT relative to the administration of juvenile justice services.

SPONSORS: Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Lambert, Dist 13; Rep. Moran, Hills 18

COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill:

I. Repeals the requirement that the department of health and human services maintain a division or unit within the department for the administration of juvenile justice services.

II. Repeals a prohibition on including delinquent acts in a CHINS petition.

The bill is a request of the department of health and human services.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03/07/12 1027s

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05/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve

AN ACT relative to the administration of juvenile justice services.

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

110:1 Repeal. The following are repealed:

I. RSA 126-A:4, II-a and II-b, relative to the administration of juvenile justice services by the department of health and human services.

II. RSA 169-D:5, IV, relative to prohibiting delinquent acts in a child in need of services (CHINS) petition.

110:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved: May 29, 2012

Effective Date: May 29, 2012