HB1534 (2014) Detail

Establishing a commission to study fiscal disparities between public school districts.


HB 1534 – VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES

05/08/14 1605s

4Jun2014… 1991CofC

2014 SESSION

14-2483

04/06

HOUSE BILL 1534

AN ACT establishing a commission to study fiscal disparities between public school districts.

SPONSORS: Rep. G. Richardson, Merr 10; Rep. Ladd, Graf 4; Rep. Lovejoy, Rock 36; Sen. Stiles, Dist 24; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3

COMMITTEE: Education

ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a committee to study fiscal disparities between public school districts and to determine how funds should be distributed to provide each child the best opportunity for education.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

05/08/14 1605s

4Jun2014… 1991CofC

14-2483

04/06

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fourteen

AN ACT establishing a commission to study fiscal disparities between public school districts.

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

1 New Subdivision; Commission to Study Fiscal Disparities Between Public School Districts. Amend RSA 198 by inserting after section 61 the following new subdivision:

Commission to Study Fiscal Disparities Between Public School Districts

198:62 Commission to Study Fiscal Disparities Between Public School Districts.

I. There is established a commission to study fiscal disparities between public school districts and to determine how funds should be distributed to provide each child the best opportunity for education. The members of the commission shall be as follows:

(a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

(b) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

(c) The governor, or her designee.

(d) Three members who shall represent school districts and who shall have expertise in school funding matters, appointed by the governor.

II. Legislative members of the commission shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission.

III. The commission shall examine: (a) fiscal disparities between public school districts and (b) whether funds could be more effectively distributed in order to provide every child in the public schools the best opportunity for education. The commission shall solicit input from any person or organization with information relevant to the commission’s objective.

IV. The members of the study commission shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the commission shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the commission shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Five members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.

V. The commission shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2014.

2 Repeal. RSA 198:62 and the subdivision heading preceding RSA 198:62 relative to fiscal disparities between public school districts, is repealed.

3 Effective Date.

I. Section 2 of this act shall take effect November 2, 2014.

II. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.