SB283: relative to membership of the council on autism spectrum disorders and the developmental services quality council.

CHAPTER 158

SB 283 - FINAL VERSION

02/03/2022 0176s

2022 SESSION

22-2881

05/11

SENATE BILL 283

AN ACT relative to membership of the council on autism spectrum disorders and the developmental services quality council.

SPONSORS: Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Soucy, Dist 18; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Prentiss, Dist 5; Rep. Edwards, Rock. 4

COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services

ANALYSIS

This bill revises the membership of the council on autism spectrum disorders and the developmental services quality council.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

02/03/2022 0176s 22-2881

05/11

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two

AN ACT relative to membership of the council on autism spectrum disorders and the developmental services quality council.

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

158:1 New Hampshire Council on Autism Spectrum Disorders; Membership. Amend RSA 171-A:32, I to read as follows:

I. There is established a council on autism spectrum disorders to provide leadership in promoting comprehensive and quality education, health care, and services for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families. The members of the council shall be as follows:

(a) The governor, or designee.

(b) The commissioner of the department of education, or designee.

(c) The commissioner of the department of health and human services, or designee.

(d) The director of the division of public health services, department of health and human services, or designee.

(e) The bureau chief of the bureau of developmental services, department of health and human services, or designee.

(f) The bureau chief of the bureau of behavioral health, department of health and human services, or designee.

(g) The director of the division of learner support, department of education, or designee.

(h) The director of the division of workforce innovation, department of education, or designee.

(i)] The director of the Institute on Disability, University of New Hampshire, or designee.

[(j)] (h) A special education director, appointed by the New Hampshire Association of Special Education Administrators, Inc.

[(k)] (i) The president of the New Hampshire Medical Society, or designee.

[(l)] (j) A representative of the New Hampshire Developmental Disabilities Council, appointed by the council.

[(m) A representative of the New Hampshire chapter of the national Autism Society, appointed by the chapter.]

[(n)] (k) An individual who has an autism spectrum disorder, appointed by the governor.

[(o)] (l) A family member of a person who has an autism spectrum disorder, appointed by the governor.

[(p)] (m) A representative of the Community Support Network, Inc., appointed by such organization.

[(q)] (n) A representative of the New Hampshire Psychological Association, appointed by the association.

[(r)] (o) The director of the office of Medicaid business and policy, department of health and human services, or designee.

[(s) A representative of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network who is a New Hampshire stakeholder, appointed by the network.]

[(t) One additional member, appointed by the council] (p) Up to 5 additional members, nominated by the council and appointed by the governor.

[(u)] (q) A person who has an autism spectrum disorder, appointed by the council.

[(v)] (r) A representative of the New Hampshire Nurses' Association, appointed by the association.

[(w)] (s) A licensed speech-language pathologist, appointed by the New Hampshire Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Inc.

158:2 New Paragraph; New Hampshire Council on Autism Spectrum Disorders; Quorum. Amend RSA 171-A:32 by inserting after paragraph I the following new paragraph:

I-a. A quorum of the council shall be a majority plus one member of the appointed members of the council.

158:3 New Subparagraph; Developmental Services Quality Council; Member Added. Amend RSA 171-A:33, I by inserting after subparagraph (m) the following new subparagraph:

(n) Up to 5 additional members, nominated by the council and appointed by the governor.

158:4 Developmental Services Quality Council; Quorum. Amend RSA 171-A:33, V to read as follows:

V. The meetings shall be convened by the commissioner of the department of health and human services, or designee, and shall meet regularly as determined by the council. The meetings shall be open to the public and subject to the provisions of RSA 91-A, the right-to-know law. The council may establish bylaws for governing its meetings, decisions, and other operations. A quorum of the council shall be a majority plus one member of the appointed members of the council.

158:5 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: June 07, 2022

Effective Date: August 06, 2022