CHAPTER 297
HB 1135 - FINAL VERSION
16Mar2022... 0847h
05/05/2022 1805s
2022 SESSION
22-2145
08/10
HOUSE BILL 1135
AN ACT requiring a performance audit of the department of education, education freedom account program.
SPONSORS: Rep. Fellows, Graf. 8; Rep. Heath, Hills. 14; Rep. Ames, Ches. 9; Rep. Vail, Hills. 30; Rep. Schamberg, Merr. 4; Rep. Tanner, Sull. 9; Rep. Paige, Rock. 18; Sen. Prentiss, Dist 5
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires a performance audit of the department of education, education freedom account 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
16Mar2022... 0847h
05/05/2022 1805s 22-2145
08/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT requiring a performance audit of the department of education, education freedom account program.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
297:1 Performance Audit; Education Freedom Account Program.
I. In addition to any other performance audit requirements, the audit division of the legislative budget assistant shall complete a performance audit of the department of education, education freedom account program. The audit shall include, but is not limited to, review of:
(a) Initial and continued eligibility of participants.
(b) Controls for determining qualifying expenditures.
(c) Identification and recovery of ineligible disbursements.
(d) Procedures and controls for transferring funds to the scholarship organization.
(e) Procedures and controls for the phase-out grants.
(f) Public reporting of participation, student outcomes, and expenditures.
(g) Demographics of qualifying applicants by 2020-2021 municipality and state of residence, grade level, and type and location of educational program, and their 2021-2022 municipality of residence, grade level, and type and location of educational program.
II. The legislative budget assistant shall submit the audit scope statement to the legislative performance audit oversight committee for review and approval and submit the final report to the legislative performance audit oversight committee, the fiscal committee and the legislative oversight committee established pursuant to RSA 194-F:12.
297:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect October 1, 2023.
Approved: July 01, 2022
Effective Date: October 01, 2023
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 15, 2022 | House | Hearing |
| March 7, 2022 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| April 12, 2022 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 5, 2022 | Senate | Floor Vote |
July 7, 2022: Signed by Governor Sununu 07/01/2022; Chapter 297; eff. 10/01/2023 HJ 14
June 22, 2022: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/26/2022); SJ 13
June 22, 2022: Enrolled (in recess of) 05/26/2022 HJ 14
June 22, 2022: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/26/2022); SJ 13
June 22, 2022: Enrolled (in recess of) 05/26/2022 HJ 14
May 13, 2022: House Concurs with Senate Amendment (Rep. McGuire): MA VV 05/12/2022 HJ 13
May 5, 2022: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2022-1805s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/05/2022; SJ 11
May 5, 2022: Committee Amendment # 2022-1805s, AA, VV; 05/05/2022; SJ 11
April 27, 2022: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-1805s, 05/05/2022; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 18
April 6, 2022: Hearing: 04/12/2022, Room 101, LOB, 09:45 am; SC 15
March 22, 2022: Introduced 03/17/2022 and Referred to Education; SJ 6
March 20, 2022: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2022-0847h: MA VV 03/16/2022 HJ 7
March 20, 2022: Amendment # 2022-0847h: AA DV 187-148 03/16/2022 HJ 7
March 9, 2022: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
March 9, 2022: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-0847h (Vote 10-9; RC)
March 7, 2022: Executive Session: 03/07/2022 11:50 a.m. LOB302-304
Feb. 15, 2022: Public Hearing: 02/15/2022 1:00 p.m. LOB302-304
Nov. 17, 2021: Introduced 01/05/2022 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration
: To Be Introduced and referred to Executive Departments and Administration