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Committee rejects recommendation on technical corrections to residential-treatment law after amendment debate
Summary
Senate Bill 161, a "replace-all" technical amendment aligning earlier 2024 changes to oversight and licensing of residential treatment placements, drew supportive testimony from DHHS and the Office of the Child Advocate but the committee ultimately voted not to recommend the bill as amended.
The Senate Children and Family Law Committee considered Senate Bill 161, a "replace-all" amendment intended to correct inconsistent language left after 2024 legislation that expanded oversight of residential treatment placements for children.
Senator Regina Birdsell, the bill's prime sponsor, said the measure was a remedial fix requested by the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services. Susan…
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