Hannah MeiselmanSupportManchester, NHfor MyselfFeb 3, 2026
Honoring cultural background supports stability, identity, and long-term outcomes for children in foster care.
HB1779
House · 2026 sessionBipartisanInterim studyCultural background in foster placements
AIRequires the department of health and human services to consider a child's cultural background when making foster care placements and to develop resources supporting foster children's cultural heritage.
supporting the cultural background of children placed in foster care.
ChildrenWelfare/Medicare/Medicaid
Status
Referred to interim study (House) · March 5, 2026- ✓Introduced
- ✕House
- Senate
- Governor
- Law
Division of testimony
16 submissionsSupport 14Oppose 1Neutral 1
Daniel RichardsonNeutralNashua, NHfor MyselfFeb 3, 2026
Dont you just love making foster parenting as punishing as possible by laying multiple burdens on volunteers? Get ready for large exodus of minority children foster parents.
Michaela JanowskiSupportEpping, NHfor MyselfFeb 3, 2026
This is so important!
Charlene AmarelloSupportMerrimack, NHfor MyselfFeb 3, 2026
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Stephanie VazzanoSupportConcord, NHfor MyselfFeb 3, 2026
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John DeJoieSupportConcord, NHfor National Association of Social Workers - NH ChapterFeb 3, 2026
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Karen Burnett-KurieSupportWolfeboro, NHfor MyselfFeb 3, 2026
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Suzanna DerynioskiSupportLaconia, NHfor MyselfFeb 3, 2026
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Katie McLaughlinSupportWeare, NHfor MyselfFeb 3, 2026
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Amber KehoeSupportNorthfield, NHfor MyselfFeb 3, 2026
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Jessica ThagardSupportExeter, NHfor MyselfFeb 3, 2026
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Julie SmithOpposeEpsom, NHfor MyselfFeb 3, 2026
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Margaret KonzeSupportPembroke, NHfor MyselfFeb 3, 2026
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Sarah McCarthySupportManchester, NHfor MyselfFeb 3, 2026
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Heather FryeSupportBow, NHfor MyselfFeb 3, 2026
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Sam HawkinsSupportConcord, NHfor NAMI New HampshireFeb 3, 2026
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