HB 440 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
6Mar2025... 0188h
2025 SESSION
25-0846
08/05
HOUSE BILL 440
AN ACT relative to educator licensing.
SPONSORS: Rep. Cordelli, Carr. 7; Rep. Drye, Sull. 7; Rep. Moffett, Merr. 4; Rep. Noble, Hills. 2
COMMITTEE: Education Policy and Administration
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires the department to adopt rules requiring candidates for initial administrator, teacher, instructional specialist, or educational specialist licenses to obtain passing scores on prescribed professional assessments.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
6Mar2025... 0188h 25-0846
08/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT relative to educator licensing.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Rules; Scores Required for Education License Eligibility. Amend RSA 186:11, X(a) to read as follows:
(a) Certification of teachers, supervisors, and administrators in the public schools. The state board shall also examine the qualifications of candidates for those positions and issue certificates to those who meet the requirements of said rules. Such rules shall require all candidates seeking an initial New Hampshire license for administrator, teacher, instructional specialist or educational specialist to obtain passing scores on professional education assessments as determined by the state board of education. Career and technical education teachers may be exempt from this requirement if they pass the basic academic skills testing or an industry recognized credential.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Feb. 20, 2025 | 2025-0188h |
| May 1, 2025 | 2025-1860s |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 22, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 18, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 18, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
| March 25, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 1, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
May 1, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/01/2025; SJ 11
May 1, 2025: Sen. Prentiss Floor Amendment # 2025-1860s, AF, VV; 05/01/2025; SJ 11
April 24, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/01/2025, Vote 3-1; SC 19
March 18, 2025: Hearing: 03/25/2025, Room 101, LOB, 09:45 am; SC 14
March 12, 2025: Introduced 03/06/2025 and Referred to Education; SJ 7
March 6, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0188h: MA VV 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 5
March 6, 2025: Introduced 2025-0188h HJ 7 P. 5
Feb. 21, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0188h 02/18/2025 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 14 P. 5
Feb. 12, 2025: Executive Session: 02/18/2025 09:30 am LOB 202-204
Jan. 15, 2025: Public Hearing: 01/22/2025 10:30 am LOB 205-207
Jan. 10, 2025: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 3 P. 10