CHAPTER 286

HB 690-FN-LOCAL - FINAL VERSION

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HOUSE BILL 690-FN-LOCAL

AN ACT establishing a committee to study charter schools and open enrollment school districts.

SPONSORS: Rep. Hunt, Ches 10

COMMITTEE: Education

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a committee to study application procedures relative to charter schools and the admission preferences used in charter schools and open enrollment school districts.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand

AN ACT establishing a committee to study charter schools and open enrollment school districts.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

286:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the application procedures relative to charter schools and admission preferences relative to charter schools and open enrollment school districts.

286:2 Membership and Compensation.

I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:

(a) Three members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

(b) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house.

II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.

286:3 Duties. The duties of the committee shall be:

I. To study the application procedures relative to charter schools, including the feasibility of implementing alternative application procedures for the establishment of charter schools.

II. To study admission preferences used in charter schools and open enrollment school districts.

III. To study any other issue deemed in furtherance of the committee's objectives.

286:4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

286:5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the senate president, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2000.

286:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

(Approved: June 21, 2000)

(Effective Date: August 20, 2000)

LBAO

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HB 690-FN-LOCAL - FISCAL NOTE

AN ACT establishing a committee to study charter schools and open enrollment school districts.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The Legislative Budget Assistant indicates that this bill, as amended by the Senate, will have no fiscal impact on state, county and local revenue or expenditures.

METHODOLOGY:

This bill as amended establishes a committee to study charter schools and open enrollment districts.