HB 704 — making an appropriation to the retired senior volunteer program.

HB 704-FN-A - ASVERSION INTRODUCEDADOPTED SESSIONBY 25-0573BOTH 05/08BODIES HOUSE8Jan2026... BILL 704-FN-A AN ACT relative to caregiver respite and senior volunteer programs and making an appropriation therefor.

2963h SESSION 25-0573 05/08 HOUSE BILL 704-FN-A AN ACT making an appropriation to the retired senior volunteer program.

Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── AMENDED ANALYSIS This bill makes appropriationsa contingent appropriation to the department of health and human services for the purpose of funding the Alzheimer's disease and related disorder (ADRD) caregiver respite program, the foster grandparent program, the retired senior volunteer program, and the senior companions program.

HB 704-FN-A - ASVERSION INTRODUCEDADOPTED 25-0573BY 05/08BOTH STATEBODIES OF8Jan2026... NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five AN ACT relative to caregiver respite and senior volunteer programs and making an appropriation therefor.

2963h 25-0573 05/08 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five AN ACT making an appropriation to the retired senior volunteer program.

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CaregiverFor Respite.the purpose of funding the retired senior volunteer program (RSVP), the sum of $180,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, is appropriated to the department of health and human services.

For the purpose of funding the Alzheimer's disease and related disorders (ADRD) caregiver respite program, the sum of $552,508 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and the sum of $552,508 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, are appropriated to the department of health and human services.

The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sums out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.

These funds shall not lapse until June 30, 2027.

2 Appropriations;

Foster Grandparent Program, Retired Senior Volunteer Program, and Senior Companion Program.

I.

For the purpose of funding the foster grandparent program, the sum of $100,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and the sum of $100,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, are appropriated to the department of health and human services.

The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sums out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.

These funds shall not lapse until June 30, 2027.

II.

For the purpose of funding the retired senior volunteer program (RSVP), the sums of $180,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and the sum of $180,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, are appropriated to the department of health and human services.

The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sumssum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.

These2 fundsContingency. shall not lapse until June 30, 2027.

III.Section 1 of this act shall be contingent upon certification by the state comptroller to the director of the office of legislative services and the secretary of state that both unrestricted general fund revenues and the ending general fund balance for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026 were greater than budget forecasts.

For the purpose of funding the senior companion program, the sum of $30,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and the sum of $30,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, are appropriated to the department of health and human services.

The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sums out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.

These funds shall not lapse until June 30, 2027.

ThisI. act shall take effect July 1, 2025.

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The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.

LBA 25-0573 02/17/2026 HB 704-FN-A- FISCAL NOTE AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT #2025-2963h) AN ACT making an appropriation to the retired senior volunteer program.

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·This $552,508bill appropriates $180,000 in eachFY27 yearto the Department of Health and Human Services for the Alzheimer'spurpose diseaseof andfunding relatedthe disordersretired respitesenior program;volunteer program.

·The $100,000appropriation inis eachcontingent yearupon forcertification by the fosterstate grandparentcomptroller program;that both general fund revenues and the general fund balance for FY26 were greater than budget forecasts.

· $180,000 in each year for the senior volunteer grant program;

and · $30,000 in each year for the senior companion program.

All appropriations are from state general funds.