CHAPTER 257
HB 914-LOCAL – FINAL VERSION
27Mar2007… 0915h
05/24/07 1639s
2007 SESSION
04/10
HOUSE BILL 914-LOCAL
AN ACT establishing a committee to study issues related to cooperative school districts.
SPONSORS: Rep. Drisko, Hills 5; Rep. Hall, Hills 5; Rep. Gargasz, Hills 5; Rep. Levesque, Hills 5; Sen. Gottesman, Dist 12
This bill establishes a committee to study issues related to cooperative school districts.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
27Mar2007… 0915h
05/24/07 1639s
07-0306
04/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven
AN ACT establishing a committee to study issues related to cooperative school districts.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
257:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study issues related to cooperative school districts.
257:2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Three members of the house of representatives, one of whom shall serve on the house education committee, and one of whom shall represent a town in a cooperative school district, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(b) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
257:3 Duties.
I. The committee shall:
(a) Study the procedure for withdrawal from a cooperative school district including any needed changes to the procedure for withdrawal from a cooperative school district.
(b) Study the procedure for amending a cooperative school district’s articles of agreement, specifically to reflect demographic changes in the towns comprising the cooperative school district.
(c) Evaluate existing procedures for the division of assets, disposition of property and other equity interests of the withdrawing school district, and any other financial interest which a school district seeking withdrawal may have in the remaining cooperative school district, and recommend revisions to such procedures as necessary.
(d) Study the feasibility of permitting the formation of cooperative school districts which would expire within a specified period of time.
II. The committee may consult with department of education personnel or any other individual or organization with information or expertise relevant to the committee’s objectives.
257:4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
257:5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2007.
257:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: June 28, 2007
Effective: June 28, 2007