HB 355 - AS INTRODUCED
2001 SESSION
04/01
HOUSE BILL 355
AN ACT relative to the contents of the department of education report on the condition of education statewide.
SPONSORS: Rep. A. Pelletier, Straf 12; Rep. Gorman, Hills 29; Rep. Brennan, Straf 16
This bill amends the contents of the report issued by the department of education by deleting the reference to statewide ranking of 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
01-0597
04/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One
AN ACT relative to the contents of the department of education report on the condition of education statewide.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Adequate Public Education; Delivery of an Adequate Education; Report Contents Amended. Amend RSA 193-E:3, II to read as follows:
II. No later than December 1, 2000 the department of education shall issue a report on the condition of education statewide and on a district-by-district and school-by-school basis. This report shall include demographic and student performance data including, but not limited to, school and district performance on state tests administered pursuant to RSA 193-C, other standardized tests administered at local option by at least 25 percent of school districts, data provided under paragraph I, as well as other relevant statistics. Comparisons with state averages and with the condition of each district and school in comparison with previous years shall be provided[, including, but not limited to, statewide rankings of each district and school on the state tests administered pursuant to RSA 193-C and on other standardized tests administered at local option by at least 25 percent of school districts]. The report shall be organized and presented in a manner that is easily understood by the public and that assists each school district with the identification of trends, strengths, and weaknesses, and the development of its local education improvement and assessment plan.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.