HB 646-FN-LOCAL – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
04Jan2006… 0190h
2005 SESSION
04/09
HOUSE BILL 646-FN-LOCAL
AN ACT relative to teachers who are not deemed highly qualified pursuant to the No Child Left Behind Act.
SPONSORS: Rep. Asselin, Rock 7; Rep. Dokmo, Hills 6; Rep. DiFruscia, Rock 4; Rep. Wells, Rock 8; Rep. Dunn, Ches 3
This bill:
I. Provides that teachers and paraprofessionals who meet the highly qualified criteria required under the No Child Left Behind Act shall be deemed highly qualified in all New Hampshire school districts.
II. Provides that, through September 1, 2007, no teacher or paraprofessional shall be dismissed or nonrenewed solely for failure to meet the highly qualified criteria under the No Child Left Behind Act if such teacher or paraprofessional possesses a valid license or certification issued by the department of education.
III. Establishes a highly qualified teacher oversight commission which is repealed on September 1, 2007.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
04Jan2006… 0190h
05-0608
04/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Five
AN ACT relative to teachers who are not deemed highly qualified pursuant to the No Child Left Behind Act.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Highly Qualified Teachers. Amend RSA 189 by inserting after section 14-g the following new section:
189:14-h Highly Qualified Teachers.
I. Teachers and paraprofessionals who meet the highly qualified criteria required under the No Child Left Behind Act shall be deemed highly qualified in all New Hampshire school districts.
II. No teacher or paraprofessional shall be dismissed or nonrenewed solely for failure to meet the highly qualified criteria under the No Child Left Behind Act, provided such teacher or paraprofessional possesses a valid license or certification issued by the department of education.
III.(a) There is hereby established a highly qualified teacher oversight commission to monitor the progression for opportunities to attain the highly qualified teacher designation. The commission shall consist of the following members:
(1) Four members from the house education committee, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(2) Two members from the senate education committee, appointed by the president of the senate.
(3) The commissioner of the department of education, or designee.
(4) A representative from the New Hampshire School Boards Association, appointed by such association.
(5) A representative from the New Hampshire School Administrators Association, appointed by such association.
(6) A representative from the National Education Association-New Hampshire, appointed by such association.
(b) The commission shall monitor the progression for opportunities to attain the highly qualified teacher designation.
(c) The commission shall elect a chairperson from among its members. The first meeting of the commission shall be called by the first-named house member, and shall be held no later than 45 days from the effective date of this section. Six members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.
(d) Legislative members of the commission shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission.
(e) The commission shall meet at least 3 times a year. Progress reports from such meetings shall be made to the chairpersons of the house and senate education committees for distribution to the committee members. The commission shall submit a final report detailing its findings and any recommendations for legislative changes to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, and the state library no later than September 1, 2007.
2 Repeal; 2007. RSA 189:14-h, II-III, relative to dismissal or nonrenewal of certain teachers and relative to the highly qualified teacher oversight commission, are repealed.
3 Effective Date.
I. Section 2 of this act shall take effect September 1, 2007.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.
LBAO
05-0608
Amended 3/10/06
HB 646 FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to teachers who are not deemed highly qualified pursuant to the No Child Left Behind Act.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Department of Education states this bill, as amended by the House (Amendment #2006-0190h), will have no fiscal impact on state, county and local revenue or expenditures.
METHODOLOGY:
The Department indicated this bill creates a highly qualified teacher oversight commission which will not result in any additional costs.