SB 65 - AS INTRODUCED
2019 SESSION
19-0888
06/08
SENATE BILL 65
AN ACT relative to the start of the school year.
SPONSORS: Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21; Sen. Sherman, Dist 24; Sen. Hennessey, Dist 5; Sen. Cavanaugh, Dist 16; Rep. Pantelakos, Rock. 25; Rep. Cali-Pitts, Rock. 30; Rep. Doucette, Rock. 8; Rep. Ward, Rock. 28
COMMITTEE: Education and Workforce Development
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ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits public schools from beginning the school year before Labor Day.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
19-0888
06/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT relative to the start of the school year.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Start of School Year. Amend RSA 189 by inserting after section 1-e the following new section:
189:1-f Start of School Year. No school board shall permit a school to begin its school year prior to Labor Day. Any school that is required by a collective bargaining agreement entered into prior to the effective date of this section to begin its school year prior to Labor Day shall be exempt from this section for the duration of such agreement.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2021.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 29, 2019 | Senate | Hearing |
| Feb. 14, 2019 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| Jan. 8, 2020 | Senate | Floor Vote |
Jan. 8, 2020: Pending Motion Inexpedient to Legislate; 01/08/2020; SJ 1
Jan. 8, 2020: Sen. Feltes Moved Laid on Table, MA, VV; 01/08/2020; SJ 1
Jan. 8, 2020: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 01/08/2020; SC 47
Feb. 14, 2019: Sen. Kahn Moved to Rerefer, MA, VV; 02/14/2019; SJ 5
Feb. 14, 2019: Sen. Kahn Moved to Remove SB 65 from the Consent Calendar; 02/14/2019; SJ 5
Feb. 14, 2019: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Vote 5-0; CC; 02/14/2019; SC 10
Jan. 29, 2019: Hearing: 01/29/2019, Room 103, LOB, 10:45 am; SC 8
Jan. 3, 2019: Introduced 01/03/2019 and Referred to Education and Workforce Development; SJ 4