Revision: Jan. 14, 2025, 3:22 p.m.
HB 557 - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0833
08/11
HOUSE BILL 557
AN ACT relative to the information that appears on the school budget ballot.
SPONSORS: Rep. Berry, Hills. 44; Rep. Alexander Jr., Hills. 29; Rep. Osborne, Rock. 2; Rep. Sweeney, Rock. 25; Rep. Cordelli, Carr. 7; Rep. Farrington, Straf. 8
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires the printing of certain information on the school budget ballot.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0833
08/11
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT relative to the information that appears on the school budget ballot.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Preparation of Ballots; By School District Clerk. Amend RSA 671:20 to read as follows:
671:20 By School District Clerk.
I. The school district clerk shall prepare ballots for school district elections in the same manner as town clerks for non-partisan town elections, as provided in RSA 669:23 and 669:24, except that the ballot shall be of a different color than any other ballot used at the election.
II. Immediately preceding the question of adopting a school budget, the following information shall be printed on the ballot:
(a) The average cost per pupil defined by the average daily enrollment of the preceding year divided by the total expenditure of the district.
(b) The average daily enrollment for the district for the previous 5 years.
(c) The average full-time teacher-to-administrator ratio. "Full-time teacher" means a full-time employee whose primary responsibility is the instruction of students. "Administrator" means all other full -time positions.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.