Bill Text: NH HB261 | 2013 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Relative to the assistance program for 2-parent families with dependent children and making a technical correction.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-07-03 - II. Remainder Effective 08/31/2013 [HB261 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2013-HB261-Chaptered.html
CHAPTER 175
HB 261-FN – FINAL VERSION
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05/30/13 1959s
2013 SESSION
05/10
HOUSE BILL 261-FN
AN ACT relative to the assistance program for 2-parent families with dependent children and making a technical correction.
SPONSORS: Rep. Donovan, Sull 4; Rep. Porter, Hills 1; Rep. J. Schmidt, Hills 28; Rep. Gale, Hills 28; Rep. Hackel, Hills 29; Rep. Jack, Hills 36; Rep. Harriott-Gathright, Hills 36; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21
COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
This bill permits the department of health and human services to establish an assistance program for 2-parent families with dependent children, subject to available funding.
This bill also makes a technical correction to HB 505 of the 2013 regular legislative session.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
6Feb2013… 0119h
05/30/13 1959s
13-0755
05/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Thirteen
AN ACT relative to the assistance program for 2-parent families with dependent children and making a technical correction.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
175:1 Assistance Program for 2-Parent Families with Dependent Children. Amend RSA 167:77-e to read as follows:
167:77-e Assistance Program for 2-Parent Families with Dependent Children.
I. Subject to available public and/or private funds, the department may establish a non-TANF[, state-funded] financial assistance program for 2-parent needy families with dependent children in which one parent is underemployed or unemployed. With the exception of parental underemployment or unemployment, client eligibility and program requirements and administration shall be in accordance with this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter.
II. There is hereby established the non-TANF financial assistance program fund. The fund shall contain all private funds received by the department to be used to carry out the provisions of this section. The fund shall be nonlapsing and shall be continually appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes of this section.
175:2 New Subparagraph; State Treasurer Accounts; Non-TANF Financial Assistance Program Fund. Amend RSA 6:12, I(b) by inserting after subparagraph (310) the following new subparagraph:
(311) Moneys deposited in the non-TANF financial assistance program fund under RSA 167:77-e, II.
175:3 New Paragraph; Economic Development Advisory Council. Amend RSA 12-A:22-a by inserting after paragraph IV the following new paragraph:
V. The director of economic development may request changes in council membership, and the original appointing authority may replace a member for lack of participation.
175:4 Contingency. If HB 505 of the 2013 regular legislative session becomes law, section 3 of this act shall take effect at 12:01 am on the effective date of HB 505. If HB 505 does not become law, then section 3 of this act shall not take effect.
175:5 Effective Date.
I. Section 3 of this act shall take effect as provided in section 4 of this act.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: July 2, 2013
Effective Date: I. Section 3 shall take effect as provided in section 4.
II. Remainder shall take effect August 31, 2013.
