Revision: April 2, 2019, 11:02 a.m.
HB 730-FN-A - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
19Mar2019... 0602h
2019 SESSION
19-0569
01/03
HOUSE BILL 730-FN-A
AN ACT relative to funding for the CART program.
SPONSORS: Rep. Porter, Hills. 1
COMMITTEE: Finance
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill reestablishes the CART provider and sign language interpreter net tuition repayment fund, and provides that the department of education, division of workforce innovation shall be responsible for administering the program.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
19Mar2019... 0602h 19-0569
01/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT relative to funding for the CART program.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; CART Provider and Sign Language Interpreter Net Tuition Repayment Program; Fund Reestablished. Amend RSA 200-M by inserting after section 4 the following new section:
200-M:4-a CART Provider and Sign Language Interpreter Net Tuition Repayment Fund. There is hereby established a fund to be known as the CART provider and sign language interpreter net tuition repayment fund. The fund shall include any sums appropriated for such purpose. In addition, the department of education, division of workforce innovation may accept public sector and private sector grants, gifts, or donations of any kind for the purpose of funding the provisions of this chapter. The moneys in this fund shall be nonlapsing and shall be continually appropriated to the department of education. The fund may be expended by the department of education to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.
2 CART Provider and Sign Language Interpreter Net Tuition Repayment Program; Definition of Net Tuition. Amend RSA 200-M:1, II to read as follows:
II. "Net tuition" means tuition costs for postsecondary school education that was directed toward the completion of a degree or certificate in judicial reporting, broadcast captioning, real time transcription, or sign language interpretation, or any other degree or certificate that the department of education, division of [educator support and higher education] workforce innovation deems acceptable for purposes of CART provider and sign language interpreter net tuition repayment.
3 CART Provider and Sign Language Interpreter Net Tuition Repayment Program; Reference Change to Division of Workforce Innovation. Amend RSA 200-M:2 and 200-M:3 to read as follows:
200-M:2 CART Provider and Sign Language Interpreter Net Tuition Repayment Program Established. The department of education, division of [educator support and higher education] workforce innovation shall administer a program for the promotion, acquisition, and retention of CART providers and sign language interpreters in the state.
200-M:3 Application; Repayment. An individual who has completed eligible CART or sign language interpreter training in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to RSA 200-M:5, including internships and residencies, and agrees to work as a CART provider or a sign language interpreter in this state, may apply to the department of education, division of [educator support and higher education] workforce innovation for repayment under the CART provider and sign language interpreter net tuition repayment program and become eligible to be reimbursed up to 100 percent of his or her qualifying tuition not to exceed the cost of 4 years of in-state tuition at the university of New Hampshire, during a 5-year period of working as a CART provider or sign language interpreter. A 10 percent net tuition repayment shall be made upon completion of the first year of employment in this state, with an additional 10 percent made after the second year of work, an additional 20 percent after the third year of work, an additional 30 percent after the fourth year of work, and an additional 30 percent after the fifth year of work.
4 Administration; Rulemaking. Amend RSA 200-M:5 to read as follows:
200-M:5 Administration; Rulemaking. The department of education, division of [higher education] workforce innovation shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to procedures, eligibility, and qualifications for applicants, qualifying educational costs, criteria for terms of service by a CART provider and/or sign language interpreter, procedures for repayment of net tuition costs, and the administration of the program by the department of education, division of [educator support and higher education] workforce innovation. The commissioner of the department of education shall annually report to the general court on the effectiveness of this program.
5 New Subparagraph; Application of Receipts; Fund Added. Amend RSA 6:12, I(b) by inserting after subparagraph (343) the following new subparagraph:
(344) Moneys deposited in the CART provider and sign language interpreter net tuition repayment fund under RSA 200-M:4-a.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.
19-0569
Amended 4/2/19
HB 730-FN-A- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT #2019-0620h)
AN ACT relative to funding for the CART program.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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Appropriation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Revenue | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | ||
Expenditures | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | ||
Funding Source: | [ ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ X ] Other - CART Provider and Sign Language Interpreter Net Tuition Repayment Fund | |||||
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METHODOLOGY:
This bill reestablishes the CART (Computer Aided, Realtime Translation of spoken English) provider and sign language interpreter net tuition repayment fund. This dedicated fund was previously abolished in September 2017 and had no fiscal activity in FY 2016. This bill may have in indeterminable impact on state revenue and expenditures to the extent it receives grants, gifts, donations, or other funding, in FY 2020 and beyond. This bill provides no funding for this program.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Education