CHAPTER 100
HB 226 - FINAL VERSION
8Mar2017... 0012h
04/20/2017 1362s
2017 SESSION
17-0334
04/06
HOUSE BILL 226
AN ACT relative to documenting the improvement of non-proficient readers.
SPONSORS: Rep. Ladd, Graf. 4; Rep. Weyler, Rock. 13; Rep. Hinch, Hills. 21; Rep. Cordelli, Carr. 4
COMMITTEE: Education
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This bill amends the statewide assessment program goals for third grade pupils, and requires a school district to submit documentation to the department of education showing that the district has implemented a reading instructional program for third grade pupils who tested as "not proficient" on the reading component of either the statewide or locally-administered assessment.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
8Mar2017... 0012h
04/20/2017 1362s 17-0334
04/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT relative to documenting the improvement of non-proficient readers.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
100:1 Statewide Education Improvement and Assessment; Program Goals. Amend RSA 193-C:3, IV(i) to read as follows:
(i) At the end of grade 3, to determine if pupils are at grade level in reading and mathematics on a standardized test to be developed by the department or an authorized, locally-administered assessment developed in consultation with the department, as part of a statewide assessment program, and to provide differentiated aid to schools pursuant to RSA 198:40-a for pupils not proficient on the reading component of the statewide or locally-administered assessment.
100:2 Cost of an Opportunity for an Adequate Education. Amend RSA 198:40-a, II(e) to read as follows:
(e) An additional $697.77 for each third grade pupil in the ADMA with a [test] score below the proficient level on the reading component of the state assessment administered pursuant to RSA 193-C:6 or the authorized, locally-administered assessment as provided in RSA 193-C:3, IV(i), provided the pupil is not eligible to receive differentiated aid pursuant to subparagraphs (b)-(d). A school district receiving aid under this subparagraph shall annually provide to the department of education documentation demonstrating that the district has implemented an instructional program to improve non-proficient pupil reading.
100:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 08, 2017
Effective Date: August 07, 2017
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 11, 2017 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 31, 2017 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 14, 2017 | House | Exec Session |
| March 8, 2017 | House | Floor Vote |
| March 21, 2017 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 20, 2017 | Senate | Floor Vote |
June 8, 2017: Signed by Governor Sununu 06/08/2017; Chapter 100; Eff. 8/7/2017
June 1, 2017: Enrolled 06/01/2017 HJ 17 P. 127
May 31, 2017: Enrolled (In recess 05/31/2017); SJ 19
May 18, 2017: House Concurs with Senate Amendment 1362s (Rep. Ladd): MA VV 05/18/2017 HJ 16 P. 7
April 20, 2017: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2017-1362s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/20/2017; SJ 14
April 20, 2017: Committee Amendment # 2017-1362s, AA, VV; 04/20/2017; SJ 14
April 20, 2017: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-1362s, 04/20/2017; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 19
March 21, 2017: Hearing: 03/21/2017, Room 103, LOB, 10:00 am; SC 15
March 9, 2017: Introduced 03/09/2017 and Referred to Education; SJ 9
March 8, 2017: Ought to Pass with Amendment 0012h: MA VV 03/08/2017 HJ 9 P. 19
March 8, 2017: Amendment # 2017-0012h: AA VV 03/08/2017 HJ 9 P. 19
March 8, 2017: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-0012h for 03/08/2017 (Vote 17-1; CC) HC 14 P. 10
Feb. 14, 2017: ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 02/14/2017 10:30 AM LOB 207
Jan. 31, 2017: ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 01/31/2017 02:00 PM LOB 207
Jan. 11, 2017: Public Hearing: 01/11/2017 01:00 PM LOB 207
Jan. 4, 2017: Introduced 01/04/2017 and referred to Education HJ 2 P. 21