Bill > SB645

This bill aims to expand eligibility for New Hampshire's child care scholarship program by allowing families with a gross monthly income up to 95 percent of the state median income (SMI) to qualify, whereas current eligibility is capped at 85 percent of SMI. To fund this expansion, the bill reallocates a portion of surplus revenues generated from sources including tobacco taxes, liquor sales, beer taxes, and video lottery terminals (VLTs), directing 50 percent of any surplus funds from these sources to the Department of Health and Human Services for the child care scholarship program. The bill also specifies that 2 percent of all revenues received by the lottery commission from various gaming activities will be distributed to the department for this purpose. Importantly, these changes will only take effect after the Commissioner of the Department of Revenue Administration certifies that the specified revenue sources have operated at a surplus for the past year, and not before July 1, 2027.

Health and Social Services

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