HB1434 (2022) Detail

Relative to the availability of school curriculum materials.


HB 1434-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

 

16Mar2022... 0992h

2022 SESSION

22-2313

10/04

 

HOUSE BILL 1434-FN

 

AN ACT relative to the availability of school curriculum materials.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Prudhomme-O'Brien, Rock. 6; Rep. Love, Rock. 6; Rep. Cordelli, Carr. 4; Rep. Moffett, Merr. 9; Sen. Ward, Dist 8; Sen. Ricciardi, Dist 9; Sen. Giuda, Dist 2

 

COMMITTEE: Education

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill requires that curriculum course materials taught to pupils in public schools and public academies be available to the public.

 

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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... 0992h 22-2313

10/04

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two

 

AN ACT relative to the availability of school curriculum materials.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

1  School Boards; Duty of the State Board of Education; Curriculum Course Material.  Amend RSA 186:11, IX-c to read as follows:

IX-c.  Require School Districts to Adopt a Policy Allowing an Exception to Specific Course Material Based on a Parent's or Legal Guardian's Determination that the Material is Objectionable.  Such policy shall include a provision requiring the parent or legal guardian to notify the school principal or designee in writing of the specific material to which they object and a provision requiring an alternative agreed upon by the school district and the parent, at the parent's expense, sufficient to enable the child to meet state requirements for education in the particular subject area.  The policy shall also require the school district or classroom teacher to provide parents and legal guardians not less than 2 weeks advance notice of curriculum course material used for instruction of human sexuality or human sexual education.  The policy shall address the method of delivering notification to a parent or legal guardian.  To the extent practicable, [a school district shall make curriculum course materials available to parents or legal guardians for review upon request] and upon request from a parent, legal guardian, or resident of the public school district to review curriculum course material used to support student learning in a grade level, course, or program at a school operated and governed in its district, the district shall make available the requested curriculum course material within 10 business days.  The name of the parent or legal guardian and any specific reasons disclosed to school officials for the objection to the material shall not be public information and shall be excluded from access under RSA 91-A.

2  New Paragraph; Chartered Public Schools; Curriculum Course Materials.  Amend RSA 194-B:5 by inserting after paragraph V the following new paragraph:

V-a.  Upon request from a parent, legal guardian, or resident of a sending school district to review curriculum course material used to support student learning in a grade level, course, or program at a chartered public school, the board of trustees of the chartered public school shall make available the requested curriculum course material within 10 business days.

3  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

 

LBA

22-2313

Amended 4/8/22

 

HB 1434-FN- FISCAL NOTE

AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT #2022-0992h)

 

AN ACT relative to the availability of school curriculum materials.

 

FISCAL IMPACT:      [    ] State              [    ] County               [ X ] Local              [    ] None

 

 

 

Estimated Increase / (Decrease)

LOCAL:

FY 2022

FY 2023

FY 2024

FY 2025

   Revenue

$0

$0

$0

$0

   Expenditures

$0

Indeterminable

Indeterminable

Indeterminable

Funding Source:

  [    ] General            [    ] Education            [    ] Highway           [    ] Other

 

METHODOLOGY:

This bill sets a time frame of ten (10) days in which a school district would be required to make available certain curriculum course material requested.  It is unclear if meeting this requirement would increase costs at any local school districts, as it would depend on each district's current resources and the number of  requests it may receive.

 

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

Department of Education

 

Links


Date Body Type
Jan. 20, 2022 House Hearing
House Floor Vote
March 7, 2022 House Exec Session
March 29, 2022 Senate Hearing

Bill Text Revisions

HB1434 Revision: 35315 Date: April 11, 2022, 10:26 a.m.
HB1434 Revision: 35202 Date: March 10, 2022, 9:40 a.m.
HB1434 Revision: 34167 Date: Dec. 8, 2021, 3:07 p.m.

Docket


April 21, 2022: Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 04/21/2022; SJ 9


April 14, 2022: Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 04/21/2022; SC 16


March 23, 2022: Hearing: 03/29/2022, Room 101, LOB, 10:00 am; SC 13


March 22, 2022: Introduced 03/17/2022 and Referred to Education; SJ 6


March 10, 2022: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate


March 10, 2022: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate


March 22, 2022: Introduced 03/17/2022 and Referred to Education; SJ 6


March 16, 2022: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2022-0992h: MA RC 185-152 03/16/2022 HJ 7


March 16, 2022: Amendment # 2022-0992h: AA VV 03/16/2022 HJ 7


March 10, 2022: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate


March 10, 2022: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-0992h (Vote 10-9; RC)


March 10, 2022: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-0992h (Vote 10-9; RC)


March 23, 2022: Executive Session: 03/07/2022 01:30 pm LOB 205-207


Jan. 9, 2022: Public Hearing: 01/20/2022 02:30 pm LOB 205-207


Dec. 1, 2021: Introduced 01/05/2022 and referred to Education