CHAPTER 131
HB 446 - FINAL VERSION
22Mar2023... 0777h
18May2023... 2053EBA
2023 SESSION
23-0757
09/10
HOUSE BILL 446
AN ACT relative to participation in the education freedom accounts program by students with disabilities.
SPONSORS: Rep. Cornell, Hills. 22; Rep. Ellison, Merr. 28; Rep. Heath, Hills. 41; Rep. Hamer, Hills. 19; Rep. Luneau, Merr. 9; Rep. Tanner, Sull. 5; Rep. Woodcock, Carr. 1; Rep. Grossman, Rock. 11; Rep. P. Schmidt, Straf. 14; Rep. Staub, Hills. 25
COMMITTEE: Education
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ANALYSIS
This bill clarifies the responsibility of a scholarship organization under the education freedom accounts program for explaining rights under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22Mar2023... 0777h
18May2023... 2053EBA 23-0757
09/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT relative to participation in the education freedom accounts program by students with disabilities.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
131:1 Education Freedom Accounts. Amend RSA 194-F:4, III to read as follows:
III. The scholarship organization shall ensure that parents of students with disabilities receive [notice that participation in the EFA program is a parental placement under 20 U.S.C. section 1412, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), along with an explanation of the rights that parentally placed students possess and waive under IDEA and any applicable state laws] a written explanation of their rights to services pursuant to federal and state law specific to the education options available in the EFA program. The explanation shall be developed and maintained by the department of education, bureau of special education support.
131:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 30, 2023
Effective Date: August 29, 2023
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| March 15, 2023 | 2023-0777h |
| June 1, 2023 | 2023-2053EBA |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 21, 2023 | House | Hearing |
| March 8, 2023 | House | Exec Session |
| March 8, 2023 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 25, 2023 | Senate | Hearing |
| Senate | Floor Vote | |
| May 18, 2023 | Senate | Floor Vote |
July 12, 2023: Signed by Governor Sununu 06/30/2023; Chapter 131; 08/29/2023 HJ 17
June 20, 2023: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/15/2023 HJ 16 P. 14
June 20, 2023: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/15/2023); SJ 20
June 1, 2023: Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2023-2053e: AA VV (in recess of) 05/18/2023
June 1, 2023: Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2023-2053e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 05/18/2023); SJ 16
May 18, 2023: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/18/2023; SJ 15
May 18, 2023: Committee Amendment # 051823s, AA, VV; [&]; SJ 15
May 10, 2023: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/18/2023; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 22
May 10, 2023: Committee Report: Ought to Pass; Vote 5-0; CC
April 18, 2023: ==ROOM CHANGE== Hearing: 04/25/2023, Room 100, SH, 09:15 am; SC 19
April 11, 2023: Introduced 03/30/2023 and Referred to Education; SJ 13
March 22, 2023: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-0777h: MA VV 03/22/2023 HJ 10 P. 10
March 22, 2023: Amendment # 2023-0777h: AA VV 03/22/2023 HJ 10 P. 10
March 16, 2023: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-0777h 03/08/2023 (Vote 19-1; CC) HC 16 P. 7
March 1, 2023: Executive Session: 03/08/2023 09:30 am LOB 205-207
Feb. 16, 2023: Public Hearing: 02/21/2023 10:45 am LOB 205-207
Jan. 11, 2023: Introduced (in recess of) 01/05/2023 and referred to Education HJ 3 P. 16