Bill Text - HB1389 (2012)

Relative to the pre-engineering technology curriculum and pre-engineering technology advisory council.


Revision: Dec. 14, 2011, midnight

HB 1389 – AS INTRODUCED

2012 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL 1389

AN ACT relative to the pre-engineering technology curriculum and pre-engineering technology advisory council.

SPONSORS: Rep. Major, Rock 8

COMMITTEE: Education

ANALYSIS

This bill makes various changes to the pre-engineering technology curriculum and the pre-engineering technology advisory council.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

12-2499

04/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve

AN ACT relative to the pre-engineering technology curriculum and pre-engineering technology advisory council.

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

1 Pre-Engineering Technology Curriculum and Advisory Council; Subdivision Heading Amended. Amend the subdivision heading preceding RSA 188-E:14 to read as follows:

Pre-Engineering Technology Curriculum and

Pre-Engineering Technology Advisory Council

2 Pre-Engineering Technology Curriculum. Amend RSA 188-E:14, I to read as follows:

I. The department of education shall facilitate the development and implementation of a pre-engineering technology curriculum in the public schools for students in [grades 6] kindergarten through grade 12 who are interested in careers in engineering, or allied engineering fields.

3 Pre-Engineering Technology Curriculum. Amend RSA 188-E:14, IV to read as follows:

IV. The department of education, in coordination with the regional vocational education centers and school principals, shall include in its biennial capital budget request, funding for the planning, construction, and renovation of equipment necessary for the operation of pre-engineering technology curriculum in the public schools for students in [grades 6] kindergarten through grade 12.

4 Pre-Engineering Technology Advisory Council. Amend RSA 188-E:15 to read as follows:

188-E:15 Pre-Engineering Technology Advisory Council. There is established a pre-engineering technology advisory council to advise the department of education in the implementation, evaluation, and expansion of the pre-engineering technology curriculum, to assist the department of education in pursuing public and private funds in order to ensure statewide access to pre-engineering technology curriculum coursework for public school students in [grades 6] kindergarten through grade 12.

5 Pre-Engineering Technology Advisory Council; Duties. Amend the introductory paragraph in RSA 188-E:17 to read as follows:

188-E:17 Duties. The advisory council shall advise the department of education in the following areas relative to the implementation of [the] approved pre-engineering technology [curriculum] curricula:

6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.