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Committee recommends ITL on DCYF-reporting bill after debate over redundancy and need for oversight
Summary
The House Children and Family Law Committee recommended ITL on HB518, a bill proposing additional reporting or audit authority over the Division for Children, Youth and Families (DCYF). Members split between those who called DCYF "a mess" and those who said existing oversight and advisory boards already receive reports.
The New Hampshire House Children and Family Law Committee voted to recommend inexpedient to legislate (ITL) on HB518, a bill that would have required additional reporting or oversight related to the Division for Children, Youth and Families (DCYF).
Vice Chair Seidel moved the ITL motion and argued the bill was redundant because DCYF already reports to the Department of Health and Human Services and the legislature. "It just feels like it is a redundant bill," Seidel said.
Representative Love strongly opposed ITL and urged the committee to retain the bill as a tool to investigate alleged failings at DCYF. "DCYF is a…
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