Revision: Jan. 17, 2013, midnight
SB 27 – AS INTRODUCED
2013 SESSION
04/03
SENATE BILL 27
AN ACT relative to monitoring by the department of education of programs for children with disabilities.
SPONSORS: Sen. Stiles, Dist 24; Sen. Odell, Dist 8; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21; Rep. Rosenwald, Hills 30; Rep. DiMartino, Belk 2; Rep. Myler, Merr 10; Rep. Grenier, Sull 7; Rep. Shaw, Hills 16
COMMITTEE: Health, Education and Human Services
This bill requires the department of education to evaluate the effectiveness of the special education program approval and monitoring system in 2015.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
13-0748
04/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Thirteen
AN ACT relative to monitoring by the department of education of programs for children with disabilities.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Special Education; Program Monitoring. Amend RSA 186-C:5, IX to read as follows:
IX. The department, with input from the advisory committee on the education of children/students with disabilities, shall select and contract with an independent, nationally recognized organization in program evaluation and quality assurance to evaluate in 2010, 2015, and decennially thereafter, the effectiveness of the program approval and monitoring system, including whether it is carrying out activities in RSA 186-C:5 in an efficient manner. Such organization shall submit recommendations for any improvements to the commissioner, the state board of education, the governor, and the general court within 90 days of completing the program evaluation.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.