HB 293 - AS INTRODUCED
2017 SESSION
17-0219
04/03
HOUSE BILL 293
AN ACT relative to the requirements for filing a chartered public school application.
SPONSORS: Rep. Horrigan, Straf. 6; Rep. Gile, Merr. 27; Rep. Porter, Hills. 1; Rep. Myler, Merr. 10
COMMITTEE: Education
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This bill makes changes to the educational mission requirement of a chartered public school application.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
17-0219
04/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT relative to the requirements for filing a chartered public school application.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Chartered Public Schools; Application. Amend RSA 194-B:3, II(a) to read as follows:
(a) Educational mission statement, which provides the foundation for all other elements in the application and which shall include details of the specific purpose and goals of the school. The educational mission statement shall count for not less than 25 percent in the criteria for evaluating a chartered public school application. The mission statement shall make a clear and documented case that the proposed school will meet a need not currently being met in the school district in which it will be located by broadening learning opportunities for an underserved student population, offering an alternative curriculum, employing an alternative and innovative methodology, or some combination of the same. The application shall demonstrate that the school’s academic program will vary from those of the other schools in the district serving the same grade levels as follows:
(1) If innovation is cited in the educational mission statement as a justification for applying for a charter, there shall be a clear and specific description of the innovations to be used and evidence that such innovations do not duplicate those already in use in the other public schools in the district.
(2) If specialization in a certain disciplinary area, such as science, technology, engineering, and mathematics subjects, or the arts, is cited in the educational mission statement as a justification for applying for a charter, there shall be a clear and specific description of the academic program for each area of specialization and evidence that the program will differ from those in the other public schools in the district.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 18, 2017 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 21, 2017 | House | Exec Session |
| March 8, 2017 | House | Floor Vote |
March 8, 2017: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/08/2017 HJ 9 P. 70
: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
March 8, 2017: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate for 03/08/2017 (Vote 12-5; RC)
Feb. 21, 2017: ==RESCHEDULED== Executive Session: 02/21/2017 11:00 AM LOB 207
Feb. 15, 2017: ==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 02/15/2017 10:00 AM LOB 207
Jan. 18, 2017: ==RESCHEDULED== Public Hearing: 01/18/2017 09:30 AM LOB 207
Jan. 11, 2017: ==CANCELLED== Public Hearing: 01/11/2017 09:30 AM LOB 207
Jan. 5, 2017: Introduced 01/05/2017 and referred to Education HJ 3 P. 7