HB1267: relative to court-ordered drug and alcohol testing under the Child Protection Act.

HB 1267 - AS INTRODUCED

2018 SESSION

18-2418

05/01

HOUSE BILL 1267

AN ACT relative to court-ordered drug and alcohol testing under the Child Protection Act.

SPONSORS: Rep. Morrison, Rock. 9

COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law

ANALYSIS

This bill requires the court to order drug and alcohol testing if substance abuse is an issue in a child protection case.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

18-2418

05/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen

AN ACT relative to court-ordered drug and alcohol testing under the Child Protection Act.

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

1 Child Protection Act; Drug and Alcohol Testing. Amend RSA 169-C:12-d to read as follows:

169-C:12-d Court-Ordered Alcohol and Drug Testing. The court [may] shall order alcohol or drug testing at any stage of the proceeding where substance abuse is an ongoing issue in the case, where alcohol or drug use is a disputed issue of fact, or where there is reason to believe that alcohol or drug use may be substantially interfering with a parent's ability to adhere to the case plan. Unless otherwise ordered by the court, the frequency and type of such testing shall be at the discretion of the department.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.