Revision: March 26, 2009, midnight
HB 319 – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
24Mar2009… 0824h
2009 SESSION
04/10
HOUSE BILL 319
AN ACT authorizing the Concord school district to amend its charter without prior legislative approval.
SPONSORS: Rep. Osborne, Merr 12; Rep. Bouchard, Merr 11; Rep. Watrous, Merr 12; Rep. Gile, Merr 10; Rep. Stetson, Merr 10
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
Subject to approval by the Concord school district voters, this bill provides that any revisions or amendments to the Concord school district charter, or the adoption of a new school district charter, shall be made without prior legislative approval and shall comply with the procedures in RSA 49-B for revising, amending, or adopting a municipal charter.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24Mar2009… 0824h
09-0556
04/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine
AN ACT authorizing the Concord school district to amend its charter without prior legislative approval.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Concord Union School District Charter; Amendments to Charter. Amend 1961, 355, as amended by 1967, 560; 1971, 262; 1977, 47; and 1983, 123 by inserting after section 20 the following new section:
355:21 Revisions, Amendments, or New Charter. Any revisions or amendments to this charter or the adoption of a new charter shall comply with the provisions of RSA 49-B.
2 Referendum; Concord School District Charter; Amendments to Charter. Section 1 of this act shall not take effect unless it is adopted by a majority vote of those present and voting at the regular school board election in November 2009 as hereinafter provided. The clerk of the Concord school district shall cause to be printed at the bottom of the ballot prepared for the election of members of the board of education the following question “Shall the provisions of an act entitled ‘An act authorizing the Concord school district to amend its charter without prior legislative approval’ passed at the 2009 session of the legislature, be adopted?” Beneath this question shall be printed the word “Yes” and the word “No” with a square immediately opposite each word, in which the voter may indicate his or her choice. If a majority of those voting on this question at said election vote in the affirmative on this question, this act shall be declared to have been adopted and section 1 of this act shall become effective January 1, 2010. The school district clerk shall within 10 days of said election certify to the secretary of state the result of the vote on the above question.
2 Effective Date.
I. Section 1 of this act shall take effect as provided in section 2 of this act.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.