JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES

 

REGULAR MEETING

TENTATIVE AGENDA

 

 

MAY 16, 2008 - 9:00 a.m.

ROOMS 306/308 LEGISLATIVE OFFICE BUILDING

 

Senate Members of JLCAR

House Members of JLCAR

Martha Fuller Clark

Maurice L. Pilotte

Jacalyn L. Cilley

Peter B. Schmidt

Betsi DeVries

Betsey L. Patten

Robert J. Letourneau

James R. MacKay

Michael Downing

James F. Powers

Iris W. Estabrook (Alt.)

John DeJoie (Alt.)

Kathleen G. Sgambati (Alt.)

Kimberley S. Casey (Alt.)

Peter Hoe Burling (Alt.)

Sharon M. Carson (Alt.)

Joseph D. Kenney (Alt.)

Alida I. Millham (Alt.)

Peter E. Bragdon (Alt.)

Suzanne H. Gottling (Alt.)

 

 

 

The times and order specified for the agenda and items listed below are only tentative.  The Committee may change the order or may change the amount of time allotted for such items.

 

 

1.    9:00 am   Convene and Review Minutes

10.  10:15 am    FP's 2008-39 & 50 Agr

 

11.  10:30 am    OR 2007-218 Pari

Consent Agenda

12.  10:45 am    FP 2007-215 Puc

2.    9:05 am    Final Proposals

13.  11:45 am    FP 2007-198 Ed

3.    9:10 am    Objection Responses

14.    1:00 pm    LUNCH BREAK

4.    9:12 am    Preliminary Objections

15.    2:00 pm    FP's 2008-43 He-W, 2008-29 & 52 He-P

 

16.    3:30 pm    FP's 2008-4 & 5 Site

Regular Agenda

17.    4:00 pm    FP 2008-26 Saf-C

5.    9:13 am    Postpone Items

18.    4:30 pm    FP's 2008-54 & 55 We

6.    9:15 am    INT 2008-14 He-C, FP's 2008-33 He-C,

19.    5:00 pm    Disc. on JLCAR rule amendments

                      & 2008-25 He-P

 

7.    9:30 am    FP 2008-20 Env-Wq

Other Business

8.    9:45 am    INT's 2008-12 & 13 Pol

20.    5:30 pm    Other

9.  10:00 am    FP's 2008-13 & 14 Sw

 

 

 

FP - Final Proposal

OR - Preliminary Objection Response

ROR - Revised Objection Response

ER - Emergency Rule

INT - Interim Rule


1.   Convene and Review Minutes

 

JLCAR Deadlines Noted Below:

For OR's and ROR's:

Deadline is for sponsoring a joint resolution.

For FP's:

Deadline is for approval, conditional approval, or preliminary objection. Otherwise, rule is automatically approved.

For INT's:

Deadline is for approval or conditional approval.
Otherwise, agency cannot adopt the interim rule.

 

CONSENT AGENDA

 

2.   Committee Approval of Final Proposals:

 

 

 

(a)  FP 2008-12

Approval

N.H. LOTTERY COMMISSION

Rules for All Instant Lottery Games

(JLCAR Deadline June 2, 2008.)

 

 

 

 

(b)  FP 2008-27

Approval

FISH AND GAME DEPARTMENT

2008/2009 Wildlife Rules

(JLCAR Deadline June 13, 2008.)

 

 

 

 

(c)  FP 2008-28

Approval

FISH AND GAME DEPARTMENT

Wild Turkey Rules

(JLCAR Deadline June 13, 2008.)

 

 

 

 

(d)  FP 2008-34

Approval

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Commissioner

Certification for Payment Standards for Adoptive Report Writing Service Providers

(JLCAR Deadline June 16, 2008.)

 

 

 

 

(e)  FP 2008-35

Approval

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Commissioner

Certification for Payment Standards for Child In-Home Service Providers

(JLCAR Deadline June 16, 2008.)

 

 

 

 

(f)  FP 2008-41

Approval

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Former Division of Mental Health & Developmental Services

Autism Registry

(JLCAR Deadline June 16, 2008.)

 

 

 

 

(g)  FP 2008-49

Approval

BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY

Return to Active Practice; Continuing Education

(JLCAR Deadline June 16, 2008.)

 

 

 

 

(h)  FP 2008-53

Approval

WATER WELL BOARD

Water Well Board Organizational Rules

(JLCAR Deadline June 16, 2008.  Existing rules will expire June 13, 2008.)

 

 

 

 

3.   Committee Acceptance of Agency Responses to Objections:

 

 

 

(No items)

 

 

 

 

 

4.   Committee Issuance of Preliminary or Revised Objections to Final Proposals:

 

(No items)

 

 

 

NOTE:

 

The following proposals were conditionally approved by the Committee on the dates indicated.  Also noted are whether there are agency responses and subsequent confirmation by the Office of Legislative Services that the proposals have been amended as conditionally approved.  No further Committee action is required in that case.

 

Conditionally Approved April 18, 2008:

 

FP 2007-178

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Former Division of Human Services

Presumptive Eligibility for Home and Community-Based Care for the Elderly and Chronically Ill (HCBC-ECI)

(Response received 4-21-08 and confirmed 4-21-08.)

 

 

 

 

FP 2007-214

DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY

Transportation of High-level Radioactive Waste Rules

(Response received 4-24-08 and confirmed 4-28-08.)

 

 

 

 

Conditionally Approved May 2, 2008:

 

 

 

FP 2007-187

BOARD OF EDUCATION

Medication During School Day; Manifest Educational Hardship

(Response not yet received.)

 

 

 

 

REGULAR AGENDA

 

5.   Consider postponing action on certain items to another meeting.

 

 

6.   DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

 

 

 

(a)  INT 2008-14

Approval

Commissioner

New Hampshire Child Care Program Licensing Rules

(JLCAR Deadline August 7, 2008. Existing rules expire May 26, 2008.)

 

 

 

 

(b)  FP 2008-33

Conditional Approval

Commissioner

Certification for Payment Standards for Community Based In-Home Service Providers

(JLCAR Deadline June 16, 2008.)

 

 

 

 

(c)  FP 2008-25

Conditional Approval

Former Division of Public Health Services

Communicable Diseases

(JLCAR Deadline June 16, 2008.)

 

 

 

 

7.   FP 2008-20

Approval

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

Water Quality and Quantity Programs

Surface Water Quality Standards

(JLCAR Deadline May 26, 2008.  Existing interim rules expire May 20, 2008.)

 

 

 

 

8.   POLICE STANDARDS AND TRAINING COUNCIL

 

 

 

(a)  INT 2008-12

Approval

Rules of Practice and Procedure

(JLCAR Deadline July 31, 2008.  Existing rules expire June 8, 2008.)

 

 

 

 

(b)  INT 2008-13

Approval

Application and Qualifications, Continued Status, Ethical Standards and Training Approval

(JLCAR Deadline July 31, 2008.  Most of the existing rules will expire June 8, 2008.)

 

 

 

 

9.   NH LOTTERY COMMISSION

 

 

 

(a)  FP 2008-13

Approval with Recommendation

Rules of N.H. Hot Lotto

(JLCAR Deadline June 2, 2008.)

 

 

 

 

(b)  FP 2008-14

Approval

Rules of Second Chance Drawings

(JLCAR Deadline June 2, 2008.)

 

 

 

 

10. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, MARKETS, AND FOOD

 

 

 

(a)  FP 2008-39

Conditional Approval

Equine Quarantine From CEM Countries

(JLCAR Deadline June 2, 2008.)

 

 

 

 

(b)  FP 2008-50

Conditional Approval

Testing of Domestic Animals

(JLCAR Deadline June 13, 2008.)

 

 

 

 

11. OR 2007-218

Approval

PARI-MUTUEL COMMISSION

Track Licensing

(JLCAR Deadline July 8, 2008.)

 

 

 

 

12. FP 2007-215

Conditional Approval

PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

Electric Renewable Portfolio Standard

(JLCAR Deadline June 9, 2008.  Existing interim rules expire May 25, 2008.)

 

 

 

 

13. FP 2007-198

Conditional Approval

BOARD OF EDUCATION

Standards for the Education of Students with a Disability

(JLCAR Deadline June 9, 2008.)

 

 

 

 

14.    LUNCH BREAK

 

 

 

15. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

 

 

 

(a)  FP 2008-43

Postponed to 6/6/08 Continued Meeting

Former Division of Human Services

Rules Related to Resources for Cash and Medical Assistance Eligibility, and Certification Periods and Verification Requirements in the Food Stamp Program

(JLCAR Deadline June 16, 2008.)

 

 

 

 

(b)  FP 2008-29

Postponed to 6/6/08 Continued Meeting

Former Division of Public Health Services

Financial Assistance to Partially Fund Towns or Cities for Mosquito Control

(JLCAR Deadline June 16, 2008.)

 

 

 

 

(c)  FP 2008-52

Postponed to 6/6/08 Continued Meeting

Former Division of Public Health Services

Educational Health Centers

(JLCAR Deadline June 16, 2008.)

 

 

 

 

16. SITE EVALUATION COMMITTEE

 

 

 

(a)  FP 2008-4

Postponed to 6/6/08 Continued Meeting

Organizational Rules

(JLCAR Deadline June 16, 2008.)

 

 

 

 

(b)  FP 2008-5

Postponed to 6/6/08 Continued Meeting

Procedural Rules and Rules Governing Applications

(JLCAR Deadline June 16, 2008.)

 

 

 

 

17. FP 2008-26

Postponed to 6/6/08 Continued Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY

Various Official Motor Vehicle Inspection Requirements Rules

(JLCAR Deadline June 16, 2008.)

 

 

 

 

18. WATER WELL BOARD

 

 

 

(a)  FP 2008-54

Postponed to 6/6/08 Continued Meeting

Water Well Board Procedural Rules

(JLCAR Deadline June 16, 2008.  Existing rules will expire June 13, 2008.)

 

 

 

 

(b)  FP 2008-55

Postponed to 6/6/08 Continued Meeting

Water Well Board Rules

(JLCAR Deadline June 16, 2008.  Existing rules will expire June 13, 2008.)

 

 

 

 

19. Discussion on amendments to Committee rules regarding reconsideration.

      (Formerly item #11 on 5-2-08 agenda.)

Postponed to 6/6/08 Continued Meeting

 

 

 

OTHER BUSINESS

 

 

20. Other