HB 1157 - AS INTRODUCED
2000 SESSION
HOUSE BILL 1157
AN ACT establishing a committee to study incentives to attract individuals to the teaching profession.
SPONSORS: Rep. Arndt, Rock 27; Rep. F. Davis, Merr 12
This bill establishes a committee to study incentives to attract individuals to the teaching profession.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
00-2374
04/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand
AN ACT establishing a committee to study incentives to attract individuals to the teaching profession.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study incentives to attract individuals to the teaching profession.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Four members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house.
(b) Three members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
3 Duties. The committee shall study and develop recommendations for proposed legislation relative to various incentives which may be used to attract individuals to the teaching profession, including, but not limited to:
I. Reductions or offsets in student loan debts for accumulated teaching experience.
II. Sign-on bonuses for new teachers.
III. Continuing education and professional development incentives.
IV. Compensation inequities as compared with other professions requiring a 4-year college degree.
V. Issues relative to barriers to entry to the teaching profession, including requirements for credentialing, certification, recertification, and testing.
4 Chairperson; Quorum. The first-named house member shall serve as the chairperson of the committee, and shall call the first meeting of the committee no later than 45 days after the effective date of this section. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2000.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.