Revision: May 17, 2022, 3:17 p.m.
May 17, 2022
2022-2038-CofC
10/04
Committee of Conference Report on SB 420-FN-A-LOCAL, establishing an extraordinary need grant for schools.
Recommendation:
That the Senate recede from its position of nonconcurrence with the House amendment, and concur with the House amendment, and
That the Senate and House adopt the following new amendment to the bill as amended by the House, and pass the bill as so amended:
Amend RSA 198:40-f, II as inserted by section 1 of the bill by replacing it with the following:
II. In order to receive an extraordinary need grant, the eligible school district shall provide a plan to the department of education outlining how the district intends to use grant award funds to improve the educational achievement and growth of students. The extraordinary need grant plan shall include an accountability component designed to generate data that measures student academic achievement and growth of knowledge and skills in reading and language arts and/or mathematics at what grade levels funds will be used. The school district shall develop and administer its own grant accountability assessment that identifies a pupil’s range of learning and yields objective data to use in improving instruction and learning, or use the statewide assessment. The school district shall submit to the department an annual grant accountability progress report that includes evidence of satisfactory program implementation and progress toward grant accountability improvement targets. The primary goal of this grant is to improve student achievement and growth and to help the school district to have funding for successful, best practice student learning approaches.
Amend the bill by replacing all after section 3 with the following:
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.
The signatures below attest to the authenticity of this Report on SB 420-FN-A-LOCAL, establishing an extraordinary need grant for schools.
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. Prentiss, Dist. 5 Rep. Weyler, Rock. 13
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Rep. Luneau, Merr. 10
2022-2038-CofC
This bill establishes an extraordinary need grant for schools in addition to regular adequate education grants and relief grants.