CHAPTER 190
HB 356-FN - FINAL VERSION
15Feb2017... 0315h
23Mar2017... 0846h
05/11/2017 1525s
2017 SESSION
17-0313
04/09
HOUSE BILL 356-FN
AN ACT establishing a committee to study education funding and the cost of an opportunity for an adequate education, establishing a committee to study the organizational structure of the department of education and the duties and responsibilities of the commissioner of the department of education, and relative to the duties of the commissioner of the department of education.
SPONSORS: Rep. Ladd, Graf. 4; Rep. Hinch, Hills. 21; Rep. T. Wolf, Hills. 7; Rep. Steven Smith, Sull. 11; Rep. Grenier, Sull. 7; Rep. Myler, Merr. 10; Rep. Shaw, Hills. 16
COMMITTEE: Education
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This bill establishes a committee to study education funding and the cost of an opportunity for an adequate education and establishes a committee to study the organizational structure of the department of education and the duties and responsibilities of the commissioner of the department of education. The bill also authorizes the commissioner of the department of education, with the advice of the state board of education and after consultation with the deputy director and affected division directors, to transfer or assign functions, programs, or services within or between any division.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
15Feb2017... 0315h
23Mar2017... 0846h
05/11/2017 1525s 17-0313
04/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
I. There is established a committee to study education funding and the cost of an opportunity for an adequate education. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Seven members of the house of representatives, 2 of whom shall be from the house finance committee, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(b) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
III. The committee shall:
(a) Evaluate the successes and shortcomings of the funding formula for kindergarten to grade 12 and propose changes to improve the funding formula.
(b) Review and recommend modification to the education funding formula and the cost for an opportunity for an adequate education.
(c) Identify the causes of increased per pupil education costs and develop proposals to help local school districts contain increasing costs.
(d) Identify trends and disparities across the state in student performance in kindergarten to grade 12 and develop policy and funding formula recommendations for improvement.
(e) Consider other policy issues as the committee may deem necessary.
IV. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Six members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
V. The committee 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, 2018.
I. There is established a committee to study the organizational structure of the department of education and the duties and responsibilities of the commissioner of the department of education. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(b) Four members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
III. The committee shall study the organizational structure of the department of education and the duties and responsibilities of the commissioner of the department of education.
IV. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named senate member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
V. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2017.
190:3 New Paragraph; Department of Education; Duties of the Commissioner. Amend RSA 21-N:4 by inserting after paragraph XII the following new paragraph:
XIII. With the advice of the state board of education, and in consultation with the deputy commissioner and the directors of the affected divisions, have the authority to transfer or assign functions, programs, or services within or between any division.
190:4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage
Approved: June 30, 2017
Effective Date: June 30, 2017
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Date | Body | Type |
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Jan. 24, 2017 | House | Hearing |
Feb. 7, 2017 | House | Exec Session |
Feb. 15, 2017 | House | Floor Vote |
March 13, 2017 | House | Exec Session |
March 23, 2017 | House | Floor Vote |
April 4, 2017 | Senate | Hearing |
April 25, 2017 | Senate | Hearing |
May 11, 2017 | Senate | Floor Vote |
June 30, 2017: Signed by Governor Sununu 06/30/2017; Chapter 190; Eff. 6/30/2017
June 8, 2017: Enrolled 06/08/2017 HJ 18 P. 9
June 8, 2017: Enrolled (In recess 06/08/2017); SJ 20
June 1, 2017: House Concurs with Senate Amendment 1525s (Reps. Ladd, Kurk): MA VV 06/01/2017 HJ 17 P. 2
May 11, 2017: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2017-1525s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/11/2017; SJ 16
May 11, 2017: Committee Amendment # 2017-1525s, AA, VV; 05/11/2017; SJ 16
May 11, 2017: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-1525s, 05/11/2017; SC 22
April 25, 2017: Hearing: 04/25/2017, Room 103, LOB, 10:00 am, on proposed amendments to HB 356-FN; SC 20
April 4, 2017: Hearing: 04/04/2017, Room 103, LOB, 10:20 am; SC 17
March 23, 2017: Introduced 03/23/2017 and Referred to Education; SJ 11
March 23, 2017: Ought to Pass with Amendment 0846h: MA VV 03/23/2017 HJ 11 P. 6
March 23, 2017: Amendment # 2017-0846h: AA VV 03/23/2017 HJ 11 P. 6
March 23, 2017: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-0846h for 03/23/2017 (Vote 26-0; CC) HC 16 P. 3
March 13, 2017: Executive Session: 03/13/2017 10:00 AM LOB 210-211
March 2, 2017: Division II Work Session: 03/02/2017 03:00 PM LOB 209
Feb. 28, 2017: Division II Work Session: 02/28/2017 02:00 PM LOB 209
Feb. 15, 2017: Referred to Finance 02/15/2017 HJ 7 P. 9
Feb. 15, 2017: Ought to Pass with Amendment 0315h: MA VV 02/15/2017 HJ 7 P. 8
Feb. 15, 2017: Amendment # 2017-0315h: AA VV 02/15/2017 HJ 7 P. 8
Feb. 15, 2017: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-0315h (NT) for 02/15/2017 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 11 P. 8
Feb. 7, 2017: Executive Session: 02/07/2017 01:00 PM LOB 207
Jan. 24, 2017: Public Hearing: 01/24/2017 10:30 AM LOB 207
Jan. 5, 2017: Introduced 01/05/2017 and referred to Education HJ 3 P. 10