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SB 596-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE 04/05/2024 1408s 04/11/2024 1468s SESSION 24-3153 05/08 SENATE BILL 596-FN AN ACT relative to the definition of disability or special needs under the child care scholarship program.
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Edwards, Rock.
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31 May 14, 2024 2024-1933h 05/08 Amendment to SB 596-FN Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:
Ricciardi, Dist 9;
3 AN ACT establishing a committee to study the definition of disability or special needs under the child care scholarship program.
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6 Amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following:
Gannon, Dist 23;
8 1 Committee Established.
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There is established a committee to study the definition of disability or special needs under the child care scholarship program.
Soucy, Dist 18;
2 Membership and Compensation.
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Carson, Dist 14;
The members of the committee shall be as follows:
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(a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
Innis, Dist 7;
(b) Two members of the senate, one from the majority and one from the minority, appointed by the president of the senate.
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Altschiller, Dist 24;
Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
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3 Duties.
Whitley, Dist 15;
The committee shall:
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Fenton, Dist 10 COMMITTEE:
Study the definition of disability or special needs under the child care scholarship program.
Education ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── AMENDED ANALYSIS This bill directs the department of health and human services to adopt rules relative to the definition of disability or special needs for purposes of the child care scholarship program and authorizes the department to suspend implementation for insufficient funding.
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The bill also makes an appropriation of available federal funds to the child care scholarship program.
Study the standardized and/or approved early childhood developmental screening tools necessary to determine eligibility.
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Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Study the verification process for the results of the screening tools used to determine eligibility.
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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SB 596-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE 04/05/2024 1408s 04/11/2024 1468s 24-3153 05/08 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four AN ACT relative to the definition of disability or special needs under the child care scholarship program.
Determine the size of the population served by the program, identify how incremental changes to the program, including changes to the definition of disability or special needs, may affect its scope, and project associated costs and state and federal funding sources.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
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1 New Subparagraph;
Study any other issues identified through legislative hearings on SB 596 (2024), including but not necessarily limited to:
New Hampshire Employment Program and Family Assistance Program;
(a) Minimal performance standards and metrics to be achieved in exchange for receipt of additional funds made available by this program.
Rulemaking;
Amendment to SB 596-FN - Page 2 - (b) Issues associated with integrating this program with Medicaid or public-school service transitions.
Child Care Scholarship Program.
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Amend RSA 167:83, II by inserting after subparagraph (q) the following new subparagraph:
The committee may solicit information from any person or entity the committee deems relevant to its study, including, but not limited to:
(r) The development and administration of the child care scholarship program as a component of the Child Care Development Block Grant.
(a) The commissioner of the department of health and human services, or designee.
The department may suspend implementation of this subparagraph if the department lacks sufficient appropriation for implementation.
(b) The commissioner of the department of education, or designee.
Such rules shall:
(c) A child care provider as appointed by the child care advisory council.
(1) Identify a protected class for children at-risk of or diagnosed with a disability or special needs under the Child Care Development Block Grant.
(d) A representative of a community mental health center that works with young children.
(2) Consider in its definition delays across all domains of child development including but not limited to a child’s physical, cognitive, communication, social, emotional, and/or behavioral skills.
(e) A representative from an early supports and services program, as appointed by Community Support Network Inc.
(A) The definition of "disability" or "special needs" under the child care scholarship program shall include any child who displays, or is at risk for, delayed social or emotional development.
(f) A representative from a public school preschool program.
(B) An eligible child shall not require a formal diagnosis or formal special education code, but rather shall qualify under this category so long as the child is screened and found to be delayed or at risk of delay through an approved early childhood developmental screening tool and the results verified by an approved by a child care provider and licensed treating clinician, or other approved licensed professional.
(g) A representative from head start.
(3) Identify the standardized and/or approved early childhood developmental screening tools necessary to determine eligibility and establish the verification process by which a child’s child care provider, licensed treating clinician, or other licensed professional as reasonably identified by the department, shall verify, or otherwise certify the results of the tool.
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2 Appropriation.
Propose any legislation the committee deems appropriate as a result of its study.
The sum of $375,000 for the biennium ending June 30, 2025 is appropriated to the department of health and human services for the purpose of adopting rules and administering the child care scholarship program in accordance with the criteria specified in section 1 of this act.
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Of this amount, the governor shall determine if any remaining discretionary funds appropriated in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Public Law 117-2, or any other federal funds can be used for SB 596-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE - Page 2 - this purpose and any remainder, not to exceed $1, shall be general funds.
Quorum.
The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for the general fund share of said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members.
3 Effective Date.
The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member.
This act shall take effect January 1, 2025.
The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section.
LBA 24-3153 Amended 5/6/24 SB 596-FN- FISCAL NOTE AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE (AMENDMENT #2024-1468s) AN ACT relative to the definition of disability or special needs under the child care scholarship program.
Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
FISCAL IMPACT:
5 Report.
[ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None Estimated State Impact - Increase / (Decrease) FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0 Revenue Fund(s) None Expenditures $0 $0 - $372,000 $744,000 $744,000 Funding Source(s) Federal funds;
The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2024.
up to $1 of general funds Appropriations $0 $375,000 $0 $0 Funding Source(s) Federal funds;
6 Effective Date.
$1 of general funds • Does this bill provide sufficient funding to cover estimated expendit[X] See Below • Does this bill authorize new positions to implement this bill? [X] No METHODOLOGY:
This act shall take effect upon its passage.
This bill modifies the definition of “disability” or “special needs” to include any child who displays, or is at risk for, delayed social or emotional development.
Amendment to SB 596-FN - Page 3 - 2024-1933h AMENDED ANALYSIS This bill establishes a committee to study the definition of disability or special needs under the child care scholarship program.
The Department of Health and Human Services states that its Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) program conducts developmental monitoring of young children.
For calendar year 2023, the WIC program conducted 19,067 appointments that included developmental monitoring, and referred 1,195 parents to additional services for concerns their children might be at risk of or experiencing a delay.
The Department assumes that the 6.3% of children referred by WIC for additional services is reflective of the percentage of childcare scholarship recipients experiencing or at risk of a delay that are awaiting formal diagnosis.
There were an average of 2,268 scholarship recipients from February 2023 to January 2024;
therefore, the Department expects 143 children to be eligible for additional supplemental payments.
The amount of a supplemental payment varies based on level of service:
$100 per week for full time, $75 per week for half time, and $50 per week for part time.
Since the Department assumes children experiencing or at risk of developmental delay will be more likely to need full time childcare, it assumes the $100 supplemental payment will be used.
The Department therefore expects the bill will cost approximately $743,600 per year.
This figure is an estimate only, and could be lower if the smaller supplemental payments are used, or higher if rate increases are implemented in subsequent years.
Since the bill is effective January 1, 2025, it is assumed that the fiscal impact will be half of the full year cost identified above, or approximately $372,000, in FY25.
For this reason, the bill contains a $375,000 appropriation in FY25, to be funded by federal funds if available.
If such funds are not available, the bill allows the Department to suspend implementation.
It is therefore unknown whether the changes will be effectuated in FY25.
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Department of Health and Human Services