HB 218-FN – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
6Jan2016... 2441h
2015 SESSION
\t15-0163
\t04/05
HOUSE BILL\t\t218-FN
AN ACT\trelative to third grade proficiency in mathematics.
SPONSORS:\tRep. Ladd, Graf 4; Rep. Myler, Merr 10; Rep. Grenier, Sull 7
COMMITTEE:\tEducation
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
\tThis bill provides that additional adequacy aid shall be available for each third grade pupil not testing at the proficient level or above on the reading component or the mathematics component of the statewide assessment.
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Explanation:\tMatter added to current law appears in bold italics.
\t\tMatter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
6Jan2016... 2441h\t15-0163
\t04/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen
AN ACT\trelative to third grade proficiency in mathematics.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
\t1 Cost of an Opportunity for an Adequate Education. Amend RSA 198:40-a, II-a to read as follows:
\t\tII-a. An additional $675 for each third grade pupil in the public school’s ADMA in the determination year who has not tested at the proficient level or above in the reading component or the mathematics component of the state assessment and who is not eligible to receive special education, English as a second language, or free or reduced-price meal program funds in the determination year.
\t2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2017.
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t15-0163
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAmended 1/25/16
HB 218-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT\t(New Title) relative to third grade proficiency in mathematics.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Department of Education states this bill, as amended by the House (Amendment #2015-2441h), will increase state education trust fund expenditures and local revenues by an indeterminable amount in FY 2018 and each year thereafter. There will be no impact on state and county revenue or county and local expenditures.
METHODOLOGY:
The Department of Education states this bill would amend RSA 198:40-a, II-a, relative to the cost of an adequate education, applying the differentiated aid of $675 (estimated to be consumer price index adjusted to $710.71 in FY 2018) per year for third grade pupil who has not tested at the proficient level or above in reading, to mathematics at well. Impact on specific towns will vary depending on their specific number of pupils eligible for differentiated aid and this bill’s calculable impact is indeterminable as data is not yet available. However, the Department has provided, for informational purposes only, the following based on FY 2017 preliminary data:
FY 2018 POTENTIAL IMPACT (Based on FY 2017 Preliminary Data) | |||
| Current | Proposed | Increase |
Adequate Education Grants | $574,951,822 | $575,261,293 | $309,471 |
Statewide Education Property Tax | $363,431,566 | $363,431,566 | $0 |
Total Cost | $938,383,388 | $938,692,859 | $309,471 |
The table above represents potential impact to traditional public schools. However, public charter schools are also eligible for differentiated aid and therefore this bill may result in an indeterminable increase in payments to charter public schools.