Revision: June 21, 2021, 1:04 p.m.
June 16, 2021
2021-2025-CofC
08/11
Committee of Conference Report on SB 148-FN, adopting omnibus legislation relative to vocational and career education, environmental education, and emergency plans for sports injuries.
Recommendation:
That the Senate recede from its position of nonconcurrence with the House amendment, and
That the House recede from its position in adopting its amendment to the bill, and
That the Senate and House adopt the following new amendment to the bill as amended by the Senate, and pass the bill as so amended:
Amend Part II of the bill by replacing all after section 18 with the following:
19 Contingent Version; Dual and Concurrent Enrollment Program; Program Established. Amend RSA 188-E:26 to read as follows:
188-E:26 Program Established. There is established a dual and concurrent enrollment program in CCSNH. Participation in the program shall be offered to high school and career technical education center students in grades 10 through 12. The program shall provide opportunities for qualified New Hampshire high school students to gain access and support for dual and concurrent enrollment in career and technical education courses, STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and STEM-related courses that are fundamental and necessary for success in postsecondary education, career path opportunities, and to meet New Hampshire's emerging workforce needs.
20 Contingent Version; Dual and Concurrent Enrollment Program; School Board Policy. Amend RSA 188-E:28, I to read as follows:
I. [No later than July 1, 2018,] The school board of each school district shall develop and adopt a policy permitting students residing in the district who are in grade 10, 11 or 12 to participate in the dual and concurrent enrollment program. The policy shall, at a minimum, include compliance with measurable educational standards and criteria approved by CCSNH and that meet the same standard of quality and rigor as courses offered on campus by CCSNH. The policy shall also comply with the standards for accreditation and program development established by the National Alliance for Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships. The policy shall include, but not be limited to, student eligibility criteria, standards for course content, standards for faculty approval, program coordination and communication requirements, tuition and fees, textbooks and materials, course grading policy, data collection, maintenance, and security, revenue and expenditure reporting, and process for renewal of the agreement.
21 Contingency; HB2. If HB 2-FN-A-L of the 2021 regular legislative session becomes law then sections 19 and 20 of Part II of this act shall take effect July 1, 2021 at 12:01 a.m. and sections 13 and 14 of Part II of this act shall not take effect. If HB 2-FN-A-L of the 2021 regular legislative session does not becomes law then sections 19 and 20 of Part II of this act shall not take effect and sections 13 and 14 of Part II of this act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
I. Sections 13, 14, 19, and 20 of Part II of this act shall take effect as provided in section 21 of this act.
II. The remainder of Part II of this act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Amend Parts III-V of the bill by replacing them with the following:
PART III
Requiring emergency action plans for sports related injuries.
1 New Section; Health Services; Emergency Plans for Sports Related Injuries. Amend RSA 200 by inserting after section 40-b the following new section:
200:40-c Emergency Plans for Sports Related Injuries.
I. The local board of each school district or the governing body of each nonpublic school that includes any of the grades 4 through 12, shall establish an emergency action plan for responding to serious or potentially life-threatening sports related injuries. Each plan shall:
(a) Document the proper procedures to be followed when a student sustains a serious injury or illness while participating in school sponsored sports or other athletic activity.
(b) List the employees, team coaches, and licensed athletic trainers in each school who are trained in first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
(c) Identify the employees, team coaches, or licensed athletic trainers responsible for carrying out the emergency action plan.
(d) Identify the activity location, address, or venue for the purpose of directing emergency personnel.
(e) Identify the equipment and supplies and location thereof needed to respond to the emergency.
(f) Identify the location of any automated external defibrillators and personnel trained in the use of the automated external defibrillator.
(g) Document policies related to cooling for an exertional heat stroke victim consistent with guidelines established by the American College of Sports Medicine and the National Athletic Trainers’ Association.
II. The plan shall be posted within each school and disseminated to, and coordinated with emergency medical services, fire department, and law enforcement. In addition, each school district shall adopt procedures for obtaining student-participant medical information relative to any injury or illness related to or involving any head, face, or cervical spine, cardiac injury or diagnosis, exertional heat stroke, sickle cell trait, asthma, allergies, or diabetes for each student athlete prior to engaging in activities; policies related to hydration, heat acclimatization and wet bulb globe temperature guidelines as established by the American College of Sports Medicine and the National Athletic Trainers’ Association; and procedures for students to return to play after a sports or illness-related injury, which shall be kept on file by each school district and made available to the department of education and public upon request. Access, filing, and confidentiality of student-participant medical information shall be managed in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Each plan shall be added to the school's emergency response plan and adopted procedures shall be reviewed annually and updated as necessary.
III. The plans shall be implemented by the beginning of the first full school year after the effective date of this section.
2 Effective Date. Part III of this act shall take effect September 1, 2022.
PART IV
Relative to the definition of private postsecondary career school.
1 New Subparagraph; Private Postsecondary Career Schools; Definitions. Amend RSA 188-G:1, II by inserting after subparagraph (l) the following new subparagraph:
(m) Entities that have annual gross tuition of $100,000 or less.
2 Effective Date. Part IV of this act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
PART V
Environmental Science Required for Adequate Education
1 Criteria for an Adequate Education. Amend RSA 193-E:2, III to read as follows:
III. Knowledge of the biological, physical, and earth sciences, including environmental sciences that investigate the complex interaction of physical, chemical, and biological processes that take place on the earth, to enable them to understand and appreciate the world and the engineering, socio-economic, and geopolitical challenges around them.
2 Criteria for an Adequate Education; Science. Amend RSA 193-E:2, VI-VII to read as follows:
VI. Sound wellness and environmental practices, including outdoor recreation, to enable them to enhance their own well-being, as well as that of others.
VII. Skills for lifelong learning, including interpersonal, environmental education, and technological skills, to enable them to learn, work, communicate, and participate effectively in a changing society and environment.
3 New Paragraph; Regional Career and Technical Education Program. Amend RSA 188-E:5 by inserting after paragraph XI the following new paragraph:
XII. The director of career and technical education shall report to the advisory council on career and technical education by June 1, 2022 on the availability of programs in outdoor recreation and the potential for new programs to provide workforce training and appropriate credentialing in careers related to the outdoor recreation industry.
4 Department of Natural and Cultural Resources; Department of Business and Economic Development. The department of natural and cultural resources and the department of business and economic development shall investigate joining the Outdoor Recreation Industry Confluence Accords and report to the legislature its findings by June 1, 2022.
5 Effective Date. Part V of this act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
The signatures below attest to the authenticity of this Report on SB 148-FN, adopting omnibus legislation relative to vocational and career education, environmental education, and emergency plans for sports injuries.
Conferees on the Part of the Senate Conferees on the Part of the House
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Sen. Ward, Dist. 8 Rep. Ladd, Graf. 4
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Sen. Hennessey, Dist. 1 Rep. Cordelli, Carr. 4
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Sen. Kahn, Dist. 10 Rep. Boehm, Hills. 20
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Rep. Shaw, Hills. 16
This bill adopts legislation relative to:
I. Vocational rehabilitation.
II. Career and technical education.
III. Emergency plans for sports related injuries.
IV. Private postsecondary career schools.
V. Environmental and outdoor education.