Revision: Dec. 8, 2021, 3:07 p.m.
HB 1434-FN - AS INTRODUCED
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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 New Section; School Boards; Public Availability of Curriculum Course Materials Information. Amend RSA 189 by inserting after section 10 the following new section:
189:10-a Public Availability of Curriculum Course Materials Information. The school board shall ensure that by November 1 of each year a comprehensive list of all curriculum course materials taught to pupils in each of the public schools and public academies in the school district as part of the basic curriculum is available to the public. Such curriculum course materials lists shall be posted and readily accessible on the school administrative unit's website. In addition, a physical copy of all such curriculum course materials shall be made available for public review at the location of the school administrative unit.
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. The board of trustees of a chartered public school shall provide a comprehensive list of all curriculum course materials taught to pupils in the chartered public school by November 1 by posting the list on the chartered public school's website, and keeping a physical copy of all such curriculum course materials readily accessible at the location of the chartered public school.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
22-2313
Redraft 11/12/21
HB 1434-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to the availability of school curriculum materials.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ ] State [ ] County [ X ] Local [ ] None
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LOCAL: | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 |
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Expenditures | $0 | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable |
METHODOLOGY:
This bill would require the school boards ensure that a comprehensive list of all course materials, which are part of the basic curriculum for the public schools and public academies within the school district, be made available to the public. As part of that requirement, a school administrative unit (SAU) would have to post the curriculum materials on their website and provide access to physical copies, which would be available at the SAU location. Additionally, this bill would require the board of trustees of a chartered public school to provide a comprehensive list of all curriculum course materials as well as a physical copy of all such materials to the SAU of the host schools district for said chartered public school, which would also have to made available to the public. Costs associated with meeting these requirements (staff time, copies, online/website maintenance), if any, will vary across all school districts and therefore this bill’s impact on local expenditures is indeterminable in FY 2023 and each year thereafter.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Education