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HB1127: relative to obligation of religious leaders to report child abuse.
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Sponsors
- Mary Gile House · Merr 10
- Donald Brueggemann House · Merr 12
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HB 1127 – AS INTRODUCED
2006 SESSION
06-2982
05/10
HOUSE BILL 1127
AN ACT relative to the obligation of religious leaders to report child abuse.
ANALYSIS
This bill clarifies that religious leaders are not exempt from child abuse reporting requirements.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
06-2982
05/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six
AN ACT relative to the obligation of religious leaders to report child abuse.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Religious Leaders; Obligation to Report Child Abuse. Amend RSA 516:35 to read as follows:
516:35 Religious Leaders. A priest, rabbi or ordained or licensed minister of any church or a duly accredited Christian Science practitioner shall not be required to disclose a confession or confidence made to him in his professional character as spiritual adviser, unless the person confessing or confiding waives the privilege. Nothing in this section shall exempt a religious leader from RSA 169-C:29.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.