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1 New Section; Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places; Preparation of Budgets; School District Audits. Amend RSA 32 by inserting after section 5-h the following new section:
32:5-i School District Audits.
I. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, persons domiciled in local school districts shall be empowered to present a qualifying petition to their local school board to conduct a forensic audit of their local school district upon a deficit in their local school district's budget.
II. A qualifying petition shall contain the names, addresses, and signatures of one percent of the registered voters within a local school district.
III. A qualifying petition request may be presented to the school board of the local school district. The school board shall be required to hold a vote to require that such audit take place upon being presented with a qualifying petition.
IV. Upon a vote to conduct a forensic audit, an audit shall be conducted within 90 days and the results shall be presented at the first possible school board meeting. The audit shall determine the reason or reasons for the deficit in the budget.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
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1 New Section; Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places; Preparation of Budgets; School District Audits. Amend RSA 32 by inserting after section 5-h the following new section:
32:5-i School District Audits.
I. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, persons domiciled in local school districts shall be empowered to present a qualifying petition to their local school board to conduct a forensic audit of their local school district upon a deficit in their local school district's budget.
II. A qualifying petition shall contain the names, addresses, and signatures of one percent of the registered voters within a local school district.
III. A qualifying petition request may be presented to the school board of the local school district. The school board shall be required to hold a vote to require that such audit take place upon being presented with a qualifying petition.
IV. Upon a vote to conduct a forensic audit, an audit shall be conducted within 90 days and the results shall be presented at the first possible school board meeting. The audit shall determine the reason or reasons for the deficit in the budget.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.