Amendment to HB 1675
Rep. Layon, Rock. 13 March 2, 2026 2026-0946h 09/07
1 Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:
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3 AN ACT relative to the administration of grant programs to support certain victims of crime.
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5 Amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following:
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7 1 Protection of Persons from Domestic Violence; Grant Program Established. Amend RSA 173-
8 B:16 to read as follows:
9 173-B:16 Grant Program Established. A grant program is established within the department
10 for the allocation of grant money to New Hampshire programs which provide aid and assistance to
11 victims of domestic violence. The grant program shall be funded by the fund established under RSA
12 173-B:15. The grant program coordinator, direct service grantees, and their
13 subcontractors, in the furtherance of the domestic violence grant program, shall be subject
14 to the requirements and exemptions of RSA 91-A as a public body established in 2000
15 pursuant to this chapter.
16 2 New Paragraph; Protection of Persons from Domestic Violence; Duties of the Commissioner.
17 Amend RSA 173-B:17 by inserting after paragraph IV the following new paragraph:
18 V. Provide an annual report of all programs pursuant to this fund to the chairmen and
19 ranking minority members of the house and senate executive departments and administration
20 committees, the executive council, the speaker of the house, the senate president, and the governor.
21 The report shall include:
22 (a) Terms and conditions of state grants and federal awards, and how these were met or
23 unmet.
24 (b) Oversight, monitoring, subrecipient management, and performance evaluation of
25 subcontractors and service providers receiving pass-through funds.
26 (c) Procedures and controls for disbursing funds to subcontractors and service providers,
27 including verification of allowable costs and activities.
28 (d) Identification, recovery, and reporting of ineligible, improper, or misused
29 expenditures of state or federal funds.
30 (e) Public reporting of grant activities, expenditures, outcomes, and use of funds.
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1 (f) Demographics of individuals served, service outcomes, effectiveness in achieving
2 program goals related to domestic and sexual violence prevention, intervention, and support
3 services, and any performance metrics required by granting agencies.
4 3 New Paragraph; Department of Justice; Administration of Fund. Amend RSA 21-M:8-i by
5 inserting after paragraph V the following new paragraph:
6 VI. The attorney general shall provide an annual report of all programs pursuant to this
7 fund to the chairmen and ranking minority members of the house and senate executive departments
8 and administration committees, the executive council, the speaker of the house, the senate
9 president, and the governor. The report shall include:
10 (a) Terms and conditions of state grants and federal awards, and how these were met or
11 unmet.
12 (b) Oversight, monitoring, subrecipient management, and performance evaluation of
13 subcontractors and service providers receiving pass-through funds.
14 (c) Procedures and controls for disbursing funds to subcontractors and service providers,
15 including verification of allowable costs and activities.
16 (d) Identification, recovery, and reporting of ineligible, improper, or misused
17 expenditures of state or federal funds.
18 (e) Public reporting of grant activities, expenditures, outcomes, and use of funds.
19 (f) Demographics of individuals served, service outcomes, effectiveness in achieving
20 program goals related to domestic and sexual violence prevention, intervention, and support
21 services, and any performance metrics required by granting agencies.
22 4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 30 days after its passage.
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill:
I. Subjects certain entities that participate in a domestic violence grant program to RSA 91-A.
II. Requires annual reports on the victims' assistance fund program.