Bill Text: NH HB1520 | 2020 | Regular Session | Amended

New Hampshire House Bill 1520 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Establishing the New Hampshire health professionals' program administration fund and making an appropriation therefor, and relative to state board of education rulemaking regarding criminal history records checks.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-07-22 - Signed by Governor Sununu 07/17/2020; Chapter 19; Eff: 09/15/2020 [HB1520 Detail]

Download: New_Hampshire-2020-HB1520-Amended.html

HB 1520 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

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HOUSE BILL 1520

AN ACT establishing the New Hampshire health professionals' program administration fund and making an appropriation therefor, and relative to state board of education rulemaking regarding criminal history records checks.

SPONSORS: Rep. Knirk, Carr. 3; Rep. Indruk, Hills. 34; Rep. Woods, Merr. 23; Rep. Fargo, Straf. 14; Rep. Weston, Graf. 8; Sen. Hennessey, Dist 5

COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill establishes the New Hampshire health professionals' program administration fund. The bill also requires the state board of education to adopt rules requiring criminal background checks for first-time applicants to certain educational personnel positions.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty

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

1 New Paragraph; Office of Professional Licensure and Certification; Fees; Fund Established. Amend RSA 310-A:1-e by inserting after paragraph I the following new paragraph:

I-a. There is hereby established a nonlapsing fund to be known as the New Hampshire health professionals' program administration fund for the administration of the professionals' health program, including the professionals' health program in RSA 329:13-b, the alternative recovery monitoring program in RSA 326-B:36-a, and the impaired pharmacist program set forth in RSA 318:29-a, with a fee charged to licensees per year at the time of licensure renewal for the board of medicine, board of dental examiners, pharmacy board, board of nursing, board of veterinary medicine, board of psychologists, board of chiropractic examiners, board of mental health practice, midwifery council, board of registration in optometry, board of podiatry, licensed dietitians, and board of licensing for alcohol and other drug use professionals, not to exceed 125 percent of the actual cost of providing the services. Other health and technical professions boards may be added to program at the same annual fee per licensee. The moneys in this fund shall be continually appropriated to the office.

2 New Subparagraph; Application of Receipts. Amend RSA 6:12, I(b) by inserting after subparagraph (358) the following new subparagraph:

(359) Moneys deposited in the New Hampshire health professionals' program administration fund established in RSA 310-A:1-e, I-a.

3 Department of Education; Rulemaking. Amend RSA 21-N:9, II(s) to read as follows:

(s) [Certification] License standards for educational personnel, to include the establishment and implementation of a secure system for conducting criminal background checks pursuant to RSA 189:13-a for all first-time applicants listed in this section, and educator certification fees for granting [credentials] licenses to educational personnel, including teachers, paraprofessionals, superintendents, assistant superintendents, special education administrators, business administrators, principals, vocational directors, coordinators of comprehensive health education and services, directors of pupil personnel services, guidance directors, guidance counselors, school psychologists, associate school psychologists, speech-language specialists, social workers, health educators, physical education teachers, consumer and family science teachers, elementary teachers, specialists in assessment of intellectual functioning, media supervisors, media generalists, and master teachers as authorized by RSA 186:8 and RSA 186:11, X, professional [credentials] licenses including beginning educator [credentials] licenses, experienced educator [credentials] licenses, and intern [licenses] authorizations, and other classifications of educators, administrators, specialists, and paraprofessionals necessary to address educational needs as determined by the state board upon the recommendation of the professional standards board pursuant to RSA 186:60.