SB 191-FN - AS INTRODUCED

2001 SESSION

01-0697

05/10

SENATE BILL 191-FN

AN ACT extending the Eric L. settlement agreement.

SPONSORS: Sen. Wheeler, Dist 21

COMMITTEE: Public Institutions, Health and Human Services

ANALYSIS

This bill extends the terms of the Eric L. settlement agreement 5 years beyond the current expiration date of September 1, 2002.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

01-0697

05/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One

AN ACT extending the Eric L. settlement agreement.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Paragraph; Services for Children, Youth and Families; Powers and Duties of the Department of Health and Human Services; Obligations Under Eric L. Settlement Agreement Added. Amend RSA 170-G:4 by inserting after paragraph XIX the following new paragraph:

XX. Comply with the department's obligations under the terms of the settlement agreement in Eric L., et al. v. Terry Morton, Commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, No. 1:91-CV-376-M (D.N.H. July 16, 1997).

2 Repeal. RSA 170-G:4, XX, relative to the Eric L. settlement agreement, is repealed.

3 Effective Date.

I. Section 1 of this act shall take effect January 1, 2002.

II. Section 2 of this act shall take effect September 2, 2007.

LBAO

01-0697

3/5/01

SB 191-FN - FISCAL NOTE

AN ACT extending the Eric L. settlement agreement.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant is unable to complete a fiscal note for this bill as it is awaiting information from an agency.