HB 1313 - AS INTRODUCED
2022 SESSION
22-2442
04/11
HOUSE BILL 1313
AN ACT relative to rights to freedom from discrimination in higher education.
SPONSORS: Rep. Ladd, Graf. 4
COMMITTEE: Education
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ANALYSIS
This bill adds public postsecondary educational institutions to the definition of "public employer" for the purpose of prohibiting discrimination in higher education.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22-2442
04/11
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT relative to rights to freedom from discrimination in higher education.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 State Commission on Human Rights; Right to Freedom From Discrimination in Public Workplaces and Education. Amend RSA 354-A:30, III to read as follows:
III. "Public employer" includes the state or any subdivision thereof, including, but not limited to counties, cities, towns, precincts, water districts, school districts, school administrative units, public postsecondary educational institutions, or quasi-public entities.
2 Prohibition on Teaching Discrimination. Amend RSA 193:40, I to read as follows:
I. No pupil in any public elementary or secondary school in this state and no student attending a public postsecondary educational institution shall be taught, instructed, inculcated, or compelled to express belief in, or support for, any one or more of the following:
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 11, 2022 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 11, 2022 | House | Exec Session |
| Oct. 24, 2022 | House | Exec Session |
| Oct. 24, 2022 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote |
Oct. 26, 2022: Interim Study Report: Not Recommended for Future Legislation (Vote 19-0)
Oct. 26, 2022: Executive Session: 10/24/2022 09:30 am LOB 305-307
Sept. 28, 2022: Executive Session: 10/24/2022 09:30 am LOB 205-207
March 15, 2022: Refer for Interim Study: MA VV 03/15/2022 HJ 6
March 7, 2022: Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study (Vote 18-1; CC)
March 7, 2022: Executive Session: 01/11/2022 02:00 pm LOB 205-207
Jan. 8, 2022: Public Hearing: 01/11/2022 02:00 pm LOB 205-207
Nov. 20, 2021: Introduced 01/05/2022 and referred to Education