HB 1320 - AS INTRODUCED
2000 SESSION
HOUSE BILL 1320
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the rights and duties of parents to educate their children.
SPONSORS: Rep. D. Hall, Graf 13
This bill establishes a committee to study the rights and duties of parents to educate their children.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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04/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the rights and duties of parents to educate their children.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the rights and duties of parents to educate their children.
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:
I. Study and evaluate the constitutional rights of parents to provide an education for their children.
II. Study and evaluate the effect of removing the statutory requirements relative to approval of private schools in this state.
III. Study any other issue that it deems to be in furtherance of its objectives and duties.
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.
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.