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Senate committee hears support for $3 million biennial appropriation for child advocacy centers
Summary
Supporters and public safety officials told the Senate Finance Committee that Senate Bill 64 would preserve current biennial funding of $3,000,000 to the Attorney General's Office to support New Hampshire Child Advocacy Centers (CACs); the committee later moved the bill forward by voice vote.
Senate Bill 64 would appropriate $3,000,000 over the biennium to the New Hampshire Department of Justice to fund the state's network of child advocacy centers, witnesses told the Senate Finance Committee. Grant Bossie, deputy chief of staff for the New Hampshire Senate, introduced the bill on behalf of Sen. Tim Lang and said the measure is intended to preserve level funding and place the Senate on record supporting continued CAC funding in the coming budget cycle.
The bill draws widespread support from providers and law-enforcement officials who said the centers are a best-practice model for conducting forensic interviews and coordinating…
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