1 New Section; Education; Students First Act; Current Per-Pupil Cost. Amend RSA 189 by inserting after section 75 the following new section:

189:75-a Current Per-Pupil Cost. In computing the current per-pupil cost, the annual average daily membership in residence (ADMR) shall be the ADMR reported to the department of education, pursuant to RSA 198:38, I-a, as of October 1 preceding the date of the budget hearing held pursuant to RSA 32:5, I. For single town districts, the current per-pupil cost shall be the preceding year's total approved appropriations divided by the district's annual ADMR. For cooperative school districts under RSA 195, the current per-pupil cost shall be shall be the preceding year's total approved appropriations apportioned to the preexisting district pursuant to RSA 195:7 divided by the annual ADMR of the preexisting district within the cooperative school district. For authorized regional enrollment area (AREA) schools under RSA 195-A, the current per-pupil cost shall be shall be the sum of the sending district's preceding year's tuition paid pursuant to RSA 195-A:1, IX and annual rental charge per pupil pursuant to RSA 195-A:1, X divided by the annual ADMR of the sending district to the AREA schools. In multi-town school districts, the notation shall be included for each town by prefixing the notation with the name of each town.

2 Education; Students First Act; Mandatory Report to Voters. Amend RSA 189:76, III to read as follows:

III. The first line graph shall be titled "Average Cost Per Pupil " and shall display the district's annual cost-per-pupil over the previous 10 years. The second line graph shall be titled "Average Teacher Salary" and shall display the district's yearly average teacher salary over the previous 10 years. A good faith effort shall be made to adjust each annual statistic for inflation using the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Inflation Calculator or an equivalent resource. Each yearly statistic shall be clearly labeled. In each graph, the upper and lower boundaries of the y-axis must be capped at the nearest thousand dollars.

3 New Section; Education; School Meetings; Annual Warrant Information. Amend RSA 197 by inserting after section 1-g the following new section:

197:1-h Annual Warrant Information. In the annual warrant, the information in RSA 671:20, II (a)-(c) shall be printed before the first warrant article.

4 Elections; Preparation of Ballots; By School District Clerk. Amend RSA 671:20, II(a)-(b) to read as follows:

(a) The average cost-per-pupil for the preceding year as calculated in accordance with RSA 189:75, I(a) .

(b) School district achievement proficiency scores obtained from the department of education for the preceding year to be printed as:

"ELA Proficiency: X%; Math Proficiency: X%; Science Proficiency: X%".

5 Repeal. RSA 189:75, I, relative to the definition of cost-per-pupil, is repealed.

6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

1 New Section; Education; Students First Act; Current Per-Pupil Cost. Amend RSA 189 by inserting after section 75 the following new section:

189:75-a Current Per-Pupil Cost. In computing the current per-pupil cost, the annual average daily membership in residence (ADMR) shall be the ADMR reported to the department of education, pursuant to RSA 198:38, I-a, as of October 1 preceding the date of the budget hearing held pursuant to RSA 32:5, I. For single town districts, the current per-pupil cost shall be the preceding year's total approved appropriations divided by the district's annual ADMR. For cooperative school districts under RSA 195, the current per-pupil cost shall be shall be the preceding year's total approved appropriations apportioned to the preexisting district pursuant to RSA 195:7 divided by the annual ADMR of the preexisting district within the cooperative school district. For authorized regional enrollment area (AREA) schools under RSA 195-A, the current per-pupil cost shall be shall be the sum of the sending district's preceding year's tuition paid pursuant to RSA 195-A:1, IX and annual rental charge per pupil pursuant to RSA 195-A:1, X divided by the annual ADMR of the sending district to the AREA schools. In multi-town school districts, the notation shall be included for each town by prefixing the notation with the name of each town.

2 Education; Students First Act; Mandatory Report to Voters. Amend RSA 189:76, III to read as follows:

III. The first line graph shall be titled " Current Per-Pupil Cost " and shall display the district's annual cost-per-pupil over the previous 10 years. The second line graph shall be titled "Average Teacher Salary" and shall display the district's yearly average teacher salary over the previous 10 years. A good faith effort shall be made to adjust each annual statistic for inflation using the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Inflation Calculator or an equivalent resource. Each yearly statistic shall be clearly labeled. In each graph, the upper and lower boundaries of the y-axis must be capped at the nearest thousand dollars.

3 New Section; Education; School Meetings; Annual Warrant Information. Amend RSA 197 by inserting after section 1-g the following new section:

197:1-h Annual Warrant Information. In the annual warrant, the information in RSA 671:20, II (a)-(c) shall be printed before the first warrant article.

4 Elections; Preparation of Ballots; By School District Clerk. Amend RSA 671:20, II(a)-(b) to read as follows:

(a) The current per-pupil cost for the preceding year as calculated in accordance with RSA 189:75-a .

(b) School district achievement proficiency scores obtained from the department of education for the preceding year to be printed as:

"ELA Proficiency: X%; Math Proficiency: X%; Science Proficiency: X%".

(c) The estimated new school tax rate and percent increase if all warrant articles having a tax impact are approved, to be printed as: ** **

** " If all warrant articles with tax impact are approved, the new school tax rate will be $X.XX per $1,000 of property valuation, an (increase or decrease) of $Y.YY per $1,000, an (increase or decrease) of ZZ.Z%." **

** In multi-town school districts, the notation shall be included for each town by prefixing the notation with the name of each town. **

5 Repeal. RSA 189:75, I, relative to the definition of cost-per-pupil, is repealed.

6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.