relative to the financial responsibility for local assistance and enabling municipalities to request a hearing regarding the residency of an assisted person.

Summary

The bill requires any New Hampshire municipality that intends to move a homeless person or someone showing signs of addiction to another municipality for shelter, housing, or treatment to first have a written memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the receiving municipality. The MOU must detail the services to be provided, any financial contributions, limits on transfers, coordination protocols and reporting requirements. The Department of Health and Human Services will adopt rules to enforce the MOUs and may fine non‑compliant municipalities $5,000 each.

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