Bill > SB401

This bill removes two administrative reporting requirements. First, it eliminates the annual requirement for municipal overseers of public welfare to submit a report to the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) detailing the number of people they have assisted and the associated support costs. The bill strikes the language mandating this annual return, which previously required municipalities to submit this information by July 1 each year using forms provided by DHHS. Second, the bill repeals a statute (RSA 9:9-e) that previously required DHHS to provide 10-year demographic cost projections, and modifies another statute to remove references to this reporting requirement. The only substantive change beyond removing the reporting requirements is a minor edit to gender-neutralize language about overseer designations, changing "his" to "his or her" when referring to the DHHS commissioner. The bill was requested by DHHS itself and is considered administrative in nature, with the fiscal note indicating a minimal fiscal impact of less than $10,000 annually. The bill will take effect immediately upon passage.

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