CHAPTER 86
SB 77-FN - FINAL VERSION
2025 SESSION
25-1048
11/08
SENATE BILL 77-FN
SPONSORS: Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. Prentiss, Dist 5; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Rep. Manos, Rock. 12; Rep. M. Pearson, Rock. 34
COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill delineates requirements for psychological evaluations of children placed for evaluation in delinquency and children in need of services proceedings.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-1048
11/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
86:1 New Section; Delinquent Children; Placement for Evaluation. Amend RSA 169-B by inserting after section 19-d the following new section:
169-B:19-e Placement for Evaluation. Any psychological evaluations, including measures of personality functioning, shall be conducted or supervised by a licensed psychologist with specialized training in the evidence-based treatment of childhood trauma.
86:2 New Section; Children in Need of Services; Placement for Evaluation. Amend RSA 169-D by inserting after section 9-d the following new section:
169-D:9-e Placement for Evaluation. Any psychological evaluations, including measures of personality functioning, shall be conducted or supervised by a licensed psychologist with specialized training in the evidence-based treatment of childhood trauma.
86:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 10, 2025
Effective Date: August 09, 2025