SB 444 - AS INTRODUCED
2024 SESSION
24-3074
02/08
SENATE BILL 444
AN ACT relative to the public posting of board of education agenda items and meeting materials.
SPONSORS: Sen. Prentiss, Dist 5; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24; Sen. Soucy, Dist 18; Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21; Sen. Whitley, Dist 15; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Rep. Brennan, Merr. 9; Rep. Cormen, Graf. 15; Rep. Ebel, Merr. 7; Rep. Luneau, Merr. 9; Rep. Myler, Merr. 9
COMMITTEE: Education
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires the board of education to post agenda items and meeting materials on its website at least 48 hours before each noticed meeting.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-3074
02/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to the public posting of board of education agenda items and meeting materials.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; State Board of Education. Amend RSA 21-N:10 by inserting after paragraph V the following new paragraph:
VI. The board shall post publicly on its Internet website the agenda items and any relevant meeting materials associated with those items no less than 48 hours prior to the beginning of any noticed meeting. Any relevant meeting materials posted shall comply with the provisions of RSA 91-A and state or federal privacy laws.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 9, 2024 | Senate | Hearing |
Jan. 18, 2024: Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 01/18/2024; SJ 2
Jan. 16, 2024: Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 01/18/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 3A
Jan. 16, 2024: Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 01/18/2024, Vote ; SC 3A
Jan. 16, 2024: Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 01/18/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 3A
Jan. 2, 2024: Hearing: 01/09/2024, Room 101, LOB, 09:30 am; SC 2
Dec. 12, 2023: To Be Introduced 01/03/2024 and Referred to Education; SJ 1