Revision: June 4, 2024, 3:28 p.m.
HB 1167 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
30May2024... 2201EBA
2024 SESSION
24-2122
05/10
HOUSE BILL 1167
AN ACT relative to the math learning communities program.
SPONSORS: Rep. Ladd, Graf. 5
COMMITTEE: Education
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ANALYSIS
This bill revises the student assessment criteria for the math learning communities program in public secondary schools and provides that the program may include algebra II, course II quantitative reasoning, or another determined college-level math course.
The bill is a request of the community college system of New Hampshire.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
30May2024... 2201EBA 24-2122
05/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to the math learning communities program.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Math Learning Communities Program in Public Secondary Schools; Structure and Sequence. Amend RSA 193-I:2, I-III to read as follows:
I. Eligible students shall have completed or be near completion of algebra I. The department shall encourage every public high school in the state to administer [the Next-Generation Acuplacer QAS exam] a mathematics assessment to students who may benefit from this program as recommended by a school teacher or guidance counselor and a parent in the spring of grade 10. Students who [score less than 63] do not demonstrate an understanding of algebra I on the mathematics assessment and who have the recommendation of a teacher or guidance counselor and a parent may be assigned to course I, advanced math foundations. [Students who score 63 or above] A student who has demonstrated mastery of algebra I concepts, as demonstrated on the mathematics assessment, shall be considered for either algebra II or course II, quantitative reasoning, or another determined college-level mathematics course.
II. Course I, advanced math foundations, is a review and expansion of a student's understanding and ability to apply fundamental competencies in algebra, geometry, probability, and statistics. This course provides one math credit toward high school graduation.
III. Course II, quantitative reasoning, [is a college level math course for students achieving a 63 or above on the Next-Generation Acuplacer QAS exam. This course] or another pre-determined college level mathematics course are college level math courses for students who have demonstrated mastery of algebra I concepts, as demonstrated on the mathematics assessment. These courses can be taken through the concurrent dual enrollment program and upon satisfactory completion shall satisfy the math requirement for high school graduation and the math requirement associated with many degree programs at the community college system of New Hampshire. [This course] These courses may be offered to students in grades 11 or 12.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.