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Fiscal Committee adopts consent calendar, approves DHHS newborn‑screening item and several funding transfers
Summary
At its Jan. 30, 2025 meeting the Fiscal Committee approved its consent calendar and a series of items from state agencies, including a DHHS newborn‑screening item (statute allows opt‑out), a community‑health‑worker grant, a winter‑maintenance funding transfer and extension of the CAFR release date to March 31.
The Fiscal Committee met Jan. 30, 2025, adopted its consent calendar and approved several agency funding items and rules changes, including a Department of Health and Human Services newborn‑screening item that the department said operates as a mandatory program with a parental opt‑out under state statute.
The committee chair opened the meeting, the committee elected officers and adopted housekeeping rules for the biennium. The committee then approved a consent calendar of agency items after Senators and Representatives removed a few bills for separate consideration.
On a roll call voice vote the committee adopted item 25‑0‑0‑4 from the Department of Health and Human Services, a newborn‑screening item. DHHS staff cited RSA 132:10‑a and RSA 132:10‑c and described the newborn‑screening program as designed with an opt‑out provision; the department reported a less than 1 percent opt‑out rate in 2023. Senator Edwards moved to accept item 25‑0‑0‑4; Senator Gray seconded; the motion carried with the…
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