Revision: June 19, 2023, 1:34 p.m.
June 19, 2023
2023-2197-CofC
05/10
Committee of Conference Report on HB 536, relative to the chartered public school joint legislative oversight committee.
Recommendation:
That the House recede from its position of nonconcurrence with the Senate amendment, and concur with the Senate amendment, and
That the Senate and House adopt the following new amendment to the bill as amended by the Senate, and pass the bill as so amended:
Amend the bill by replacing section 3 with the following:
3 Chartered Public School Use of Unused District Facilities; Independent Appraisals. Amend RSA 194:61, III(d) to read as follows:
(d) If the offering school district has not received an offer to purchase or lease an unused facility from a party, other than an approved chartered public school operating in this state, a chartered public school may initiate, and the school board of the offering school district shall, within 60 days of receiving the offer, engage in, substantive good faith negotiations for the purchase or lease of the unused facility. The negotiation period shall continue for 30 days, or less if an agreement is reached. If no agreement is reached, the commissioner of the department of education shall engage an independent mediator who shall gather independent appraisals of the value of the property when the chartered public school made an offer to purchase. The appraised value shall determine a fair market price for the offering chartered public school. In situations when the charter school made an offer to lease the property, the appraisals gathered by the mediator shall determine a fair market lease price for the offering chartered public school.
The signatures below attest to the authenticity of this Report on HB 536, relative to the chartered public school joint legislative oversight committee.
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. 5
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Sen. Lang, Dist. 2 Rep. Peternel, Carr. 6
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Sen. Fenton, Dist. 10 Rep. Drye, Sull. 7
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Rep. Luneau, Merr. 9