NH SB 0349 Media-Juvenile Justice/Chins and DCYF Merge

http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/BillStatus_Media.aspx?lsr=2899&sy=2012&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2012&txtbillnumber=SB349&q=1

Listen to this crock of bull by DCYF Director Maggie Bishop

Bill Title: relative to the administration of juvenile justice services.

LSR#: 2899 Body: S Local Govt: N Chapter#: none Gen Status: HOUSE

Available Media: Date Media Recorded: January 19, 2012

http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2012/SB0349.html

SB 349 – AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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

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 The following are repealed: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.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.