SB 441 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
2May2018... 1557h
2018 SESSION
18-2803
06/04
SENATE BILL 441
AN ACT relative to grading policies in schools.
SPONSORS: Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Kahn, Dist 10; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17; Rep. Ladd, Graf. 4; Rep. Grenier, Sull. 7
COMMITTEE: Education
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill provides that the state board of education shall require school districts to adopt a grading policy.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
2May2018... 1557h 18-2803
06/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to grading policies in schools.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; State Board of Education; Duties. Amend RSA 186:11 by inserting after paragraph XXXVII the following new paragraph:
XXXVIII. Grades. Require each school district to adopt a grading policy providing for the assignment of student grades for class subjects or courses of study. Such policy:
(a) Shall require the teacher to assign a grade that reflects the student's mastery of the subject or course content.
(b) May allow a student a reasonable opportunity to retake or redo a final assessment or assignment for which the student received a failing grade in a subject or course.
(c) Shall require that an assignment, assessment, subject, or course grade issued by a teacher is final and may not be changed unless the grade is found to be erroneous, arbitrary, or inconsistent with the district approved grading policy, and after the principal or teacher's immediate supervisor consults with the teacher.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 6, 2018 | Senate | Hearing |
| Feb. 15, 2018 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| March 20, 2018 | House | Hearing |
| April 17, 2018 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| May 2, 2018 | House | Floor Vote |
May 10, 2018: Sen. Bradley Moved to Reconsider the following action taken by this Body: Reconsider Third Reading and Final Passage, Rescind Order to Third Reading, and Reconsider the Vote on Ought to Pass with Amendment, MA, VV; 05/10/2018; SJ 17
May 10, 2018: Sen. Reagan Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/10/2018; SJ 17
May 2, 2018: Ought to Pass with Amendment 1557h: MA VV 05/02/2018
May 2, 2018: Amendment # 2018-1557h: AA VV 05/02/2018
: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-1557h (NT) (Vote 15-5; RC)
May 2, 2018: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-1557h (NT) for 05/02/2018 (Vote 15-5; RC) HC 17 P. 14
April 17, 2018: Executive Session: 04/17/2018 09:30 AM LOB 207
March 20, 2018: Public Hearing: 03/20/2018 09:30 AM LOB 207
March 7, 2018: Introduced 03/07/2018 and referred to Education HJ 7 P. 51
Feb. 15, 2018: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/15/2018; SJ 4
Feb. 15, 2018: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 02/15/2018; Vote 5-0; CC SC 7
Feb. 6, 2018: Hearing: 02/06/2018, Room 103, LOB, 09:45 am; SC 2
Jan. 3, 2018: To Be Introduced 01/03/2018 and Referred to Education; SJ 1