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Committee considers replace‑all amendment to align residential treatment placement language with prior 2024 laws
Summary
Senate Bill 161, a replace‑all amendment tied to last year’s overhaul of oversight for residential treatment placements, was presented to the Senate Children and Family Law Committee to correct technical inconsistencies and align statutory language with implementation practices DCYF has put in place.
Senate Bill 161 returned to the Senate Children and Family Law Committee with a "replace all" amendment intended to resolve technical inconsistencies that emerged during enactment of Senate Bill 417 and House Bill 1573 in 2024.
Regina Bursell, state senator for District 19 and the bill's prime sponsor, said SB 161 is remedial legislation requested by the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services. Susan Larrabee, general counsel and legislative liaison for DCYF, told the committee that last…
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