New Hampshire HB 1614: requiring the recording and storing of digital video in all state-funded juvenile detention facilities.

Bill Text

HB 1614-FN - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES

12May2022... 1987EBA

2022 SESSION

 22-2553

 07/04

HOUSE BILL 1614-FN

AN ACT requiring the recording and storing of digital video in all state-funded juvenile detention facilities.

SPONSORS: Rep. Edwards, Rock. 4; Rep. Rice, Hills. 37

COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law

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ANALYSIS

 This bill mandates digital video recording of juvenile detention facilities paid for, in whole or in part, with general funds, as well as establishes the system requirements for such digital videos.

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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

12May2022... 1987EBA 22-2553

 07/04

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two

AN ACT requiring the recording and storing of digital video in all state-funded juvenile detention facilities.

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

 1 New Section; Delinquent Children; Facilities; Digital Video Recording. Amend RSA 169-B by inserting after section 169-B:15-b the following new section:

 169-B:15-c Facilities; Digital Video Recording. 

 I. Each facility paid for in whole or in part with general funds and used by law enforcement, county sheriffs, or state police to securely detain minors shall continuously record and store digital video of activity in all common areas. Areas requiring privacy pursuant to federal or state laws or regulations shall be exempt from the recording obligation. 

 II. The system of video recording, storage, and retrieval shall:

 (a) Record using sufficient imaging patterns and quality to visually assess the actions of one person and the interactions between two or more people. 

 (b) Retain data at a minimum length of time as justice may require. The provisions of RSA 169-B:34 through 169-B:38 shall also apply to this section.

 (c) Maintain an uptime of 98 percent or above. 

 (d) Be regularly subject to technological updates and maintenance to maintain the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of all components. 

 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.

 LBA

 22-2553

 12/17/21

HB 1614-FN- FISCAL NOTE

AS INTRODUCED

AN ACT requiring the recording and storing of digital video in all state-funded juvenile detention facilities.

FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None

Estimated Increase / (Decrease)

 STATE:

FY 2022

FY 2023

FY 2024

FY 2025

 Appropriation

$0

$0

$0

$0

 Revenue

$0

$0

$0

$0

 Expenditures

$0

$45,000

$3,000

$3,000

 Funding Source:

 [ X ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ ] Other 

 METHODOLOGY:

This bill requires any state-funded facility in which minors are detained to continuously record, maintain, and digitally store all security footage files in a sufficient quality to visually assess the actions of individuals in common areas. The Department of Health and Human Services assumes that with respect to the Sununu Youth Services Center (SYSC), the facility's recently-installed camera system is of sufficient quality to comply with the bill's technical requirements. There may, however, be a $42,000 upfront cost to increase digital record retention capacity to seven years, which the Department assumes will be necessary to comply with the bill. In addition, the Department anticipates an annual cost of $3,000 for maintenance to ensure a 98 percent uptime as required by subparagraph II(c). The Department anticipates that when the SYSC is closed in March of 2023 (as required by the FY22/23 budget trailer bill), its replacement facility will have an equivalent surveillance system with similar costs. 

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

Department of Health and Human Services