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1 Department of Education; Attorney to Recodify Education Laws.
I. The department shall seek to hire an attorney for the sole purpose to review the content and structure of the education laws to include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) Review the content and structure of the education laws contained within Title XV, Chapters RSA 186 through 200-N;
(b) Identify statutes within Title XV which are duplicative;
(c) Identify statutes within Title XV which are contrary to other statutes within Title XV; and
(d) Identify areas within Title XV which can be consolidated.
II. The attorney shall report the findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the commissioner of the department of education.
III. The commissioner or designee, in consultation with the attorney general, shall have exclusive supervisory authority over the attorney.
IV. Such work as set forth above, shall be completed by September 30, 2025.
2 Department of Education; Appropriation. The sum of $100,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, is hereby appropriated to the department of education to review the content and structure of the education laws as set forth in Title XV, RSA 186 through 200-N, for the purpose of identifying laws which are duplicative or contradictory and areas which can be consolidated. Notwithstanding restrictions on the use of moneys in the education trust fund in RSA 198:39, said appropriation shall be a charge against the education trust fund and shall be nonlapsing.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.
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1 Department of Education; Attorney to Recodify Education Laws.
I. The department shall seek to hire an attorney for the sole purpose to review the content and structure of the education laws to include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) Review the content and structure of the education laws contained within Title XV, Chapters RSA 186 through 200-N;
(b) Identify statutes within Title XV which are duplicative;
(c) Identify statutes within Title XV which are contrary to other statutes within Title XV; and
(d) Identify areas within Title XV which can be consolidated.
II. The attorney shall report the findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the commissioner of the department of education.
III. The commissioner or designee, in consultation with the attorney general, shall have exclusive supervisory authority over the attorney.
IV. Such work as set forth above, shall be completed by September 30, 2025.
2 Department of Education; Appropriation. The sum of $100,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, is hereby appropriated to the department of education to review the content and structure of the education laws as set forth in Title XV, RSA 186 through 200-N, for the purpose of identifying laws which are duplicative or contradictory and areas which can be consolidated. Notwithstanding restrictions on the use of moneys in the education trust fund in RSA 198:39, said appropriation shall be a charge against the education trust fund and shall be nonlapsing.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.