Bill Text - HB629 (2013)

(New Title) relative to the criteria for approving and calculating school building aid grants.


Revision: April 19, 2013, midnight

HB 629-FN – VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES

13Mar2013… 0701h

2013 SESSION

13-0187

04/01

HOUSE BILL 629-FN

AN ACT relative to the criteria for approving and calculating school building aid grants.

SPONSORS: Rep. Ladd, Graf 4; Rep. Gile, Merr 27

COMMITTEE: Education

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill provides that funds received from charitable trusts, bequests, gifts, insurance policies, federal grants, or grants from other state programs shall not be considered in computing school building aid grants. The bill also adds an additional criterion based on school security for the approval of school building plans.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

13Mar2013… 0701h

13-0187

04/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Thirteen

AN ACT relative to the criteria for approving and calculating school building aid grants.

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

1 New Subparagraph; School Building Aid; Amount of Grant. Amend RSA 198:15-b, I(a)(2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph:

(E) Funds received from charitable trusts, bequests, gifts, insurance policies, federal grants, or grants from other state programs shall not be considered in computing grants under this paragraph.

2 School Building Aid; Approval of Plans. Amend RSA 198:15-c, II(b)(7) to read as follows:

(7) School security design and integration of security systems.

(8) Any other criteria that the state board of education may determine are necessary.

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

LBAO

13-0187

Amended 03/18/13

HB 629 FISCAL NOTE

AN ACT relative to the criteria for approving and calculating school building aid grants.

FISCAL IMPACT:

    The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant is unable to complete a fiscal note for this bill, as amended by the House (Amendment #2013-0701h), as it is awaiting information from the Department of Education. When completed, the fiscal note will be forwarded to the House Clerk's Office.