Revision: Feb. 18, 2011, midnight
SB 67 – AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
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2011 SESSION
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SENATE BILL 67
AN ACT establishing a committee to study school vouchers and school choice.
SPONSORS: Sen. De Blois, Dist 18
This bill establishes a committee to study school vouchers and school choice.
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11-0962
04/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven
AN ACT establishing a committee to study school vouchers and school choice.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study school vouchers and school choice.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Three members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(b) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
3 Duties. The committee shall study the feasibility including the advantages, disadvantages, and legal issues of implementing a school voucher system to create greater school choice for parents of school-age children. The committee shall solicit testimony from any individual or group with information relevant to the committee’s study.
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 senate member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the senate president, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2011.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.