HB 1654-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2024 SESSION
24-2725
10/08
HOUSE BILL 1654-FN
AN ACT relative to review of education freedom account service providers.
SPONSORS: Rep. Luneau, Merr. 9
COMMITTEE: Education
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
ANALYSIS
This bill requires the state board of education to annually review education freedom account service providers for continued compliance with all state and federal anti-discrimination laws.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-2725
10/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to review of education freedom account service providers.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Education Freedom Account Service Providers; Review. Amend RSA 194-F:6 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
III. Education service providers shall develop and implement policies that are required of school districts and chartered public schools set forth under RSA 193:39. The state board of education shall annually review all education service providers approved under this section for continued compliance with all state and federal anti-discrimination laws, including any policies mandated by this section.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
24-2725
Revised 12/20/23
HB 1654-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to review of education freedom account service providers.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
|
| |||||
Estimated State Impact - Increase / (Decrease) | ||||||
| FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | ||
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Revenue Fund(s) | None | |||||
Expenditures | $0 | Indeterminable | ||||
Funding Source(s) | General Fund | |||||
Appropriations | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Funding Source(s) | None | |||||
• Does this bill provide sufficient funding to cover estimated expenditures? [X] See Below • Does this bill authorize new positions to implement this bill? [X] N/A | ||||||
METHODOLOGY:
This bill, assumed to be effective in FY 2025, requires each service provider in the education freedom account (EFA) program to develop a policy that implements a plan to prevent, intervene and respond to incidents of discrimination and shall have the State Board of Education annually review all education service providers for continued compliance with this law. Education service providers are currently required to comply with all state and federal anti-discrimination laws according to RSA 194: F-6, II (c). The Department of education states there would be a cost for the State to review all the education service providers for continued compliance with the provisions of this bill. The Department has not provided a cost estimate (or range of potential cost) attributable to this bill.
The EFA program, as of December 4, 2023, has 1,301 approved education service providers and there are new providers continually being added.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Education
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| March 5, 2024 | House | Hearing |
| March 6, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| March 18, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| March 6, 2024 | House | Floor Vote |
March 21, 2024: Indefinitely Postpone (Rep. Sweeney): MA RC 191-183 03/21/2024 HJ 9 P. 39
March 13, 2024: Committee Report: Without Recommendation 03/06/2024 (Vote 10-10; RC)
March 7, 2024: Executive Session: 03/18/2024 10:00 am LOB 205-207
Feb. 22, 2024: Executive Session: 03/06/2024 09:30 am LOB 205-207
Feb. 21, 2024: Public Hearing: 03/05/2024 10:00 am LOB 205-207
Dec. 15, 2023: Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Education HJ 1 P. 28