HB 1265 - AS INTRODUCED
2024 SESSION
24-2011
02/10
HOUSE BILL 1265
SPONSORS: Rep. Fellows, Graf. 8
COMMITTEE: Education
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ANALYSIS
This bill removes the requirement that public academies file financial reports with the department of education. The bill also inserts a provision for adequacy grants for school districts that tuition their students.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-2011
02/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 School District Taxes; Failure to File Report. Amend RSA 198:4-f, II-III to read as follows:
II. For just cause, the commissioner of the department of education may grant a school district, city, or chartered public school [, or public academy] up to a 30-day extension to such reporting deadline. The commissioner may further extend the deadline when unusual or unforeseen circumstances prevent a school district, city, or chartered public school [, or public academy] from submitting the required reports under paragraph I before the expiration of such extension.
III. The commissioner shall notify the governing body of the school district, city, or chartered public school[, or public academy] that all state aid to education shall be withheld until complete and accurate information is submitted. In the case of a chartered public school which fails to comply with the reporting requirements by the established deadlines for 2 consecutive years, the commissioner may request the state board of education to revoke the enabling charter.
2 New Paragraph; Determination of Education Grants. Amend RSA 198:41 by inserting after paragraph I the following new paragraph:
I-a. For municipalities where all school districts therein provide education to all of their pupils by paying tuition to other institutions, the department of education shall determine the total education grant for each municipality as the lesser of the 2 following calculations:
(a) The amount calculated in accordance with paragraph I of this section; or
(b) The total amount paid for items of current education expense as determined by the department of education minus the amount of the education tax warrant to be issued by the commissioner of revenue administration for such municipality reported pursuant to RSA 76:8 for the next tax year.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 24, 2024 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 30, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| Jan. 31, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 7, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 20, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 20, 2024 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 23, 2024 | Senate | Hearing |
April 18, 2024: Hearing: 04/23/2024, Room 101, LOB, 09:45 am; SC 16
March 26, 2024: Introduced 03/21/2024 and Referred to Education; SJ 8
March 14, 2024: Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/14/2024 HJ 8
March 6, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/20/2024 (Vote 13-7; RC)
Feb. 15, 2024: Executive Session: 02/20/2024 09:15 am LOB 205-207
Jan. 31, 2024: Executive Session: 02/07/2024 09:30 am LOB 205-207
Jan. 25, 2024: ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 01/31/2024 10:00 am LOB 205-207
Jan. 25, 2024: ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 01/30/2024 10:00 am LOB 205-207
Jan. 17, 2024: Public Hearing: 01/24/2024 03:00 pm LOB 205-207
Dec. 6, 2023: Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Education HJ 1