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Committee puts Veterans Home transfer authority request on hold after members seek personnel transfer exemptions
Summary
The New Hampshire Veterans Home sought reinstatement of authority to move funds within its budget lines; committee members expressed concern about personnel line transfers and asked for language that would exempt personnel accounts from blanket transfer authority, placing the request on hold.
Kim McKay, representing the New Hampshire Veterans Home, asked the Senate Finance Committee to reinstate authority the home previously had to transfer funds across budget lines to maintain operations.
McKay said losing the transfer authority forced staff to submit additional Governor and Council requests and created administrative burden. Committee members expressed concern about allowing routine personnel‑account transfers without fiscal committee review. One senator proposed a committee amendment to exempt personnel lines from broad transfer authority; others asked for staff to draft precise language.
With a motion briefly on the floor, committee members agreed to withdraw the motion and place the item on the hold list so attorneys and fiscal staff can prepare an amendment that clarifies the scope of transfer authority and excludes or limits personnel line transfers.
The request will be revisited when staff can present language specifying limits on transfers and any necessary fiscal committee approvals.
