CHAPTER 221
HB 412 - FINAL VERSION
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HOUSE BILL 412
AN ACT requiring the public higher education study committee to study the feasibility of granting state franchise rights to providers of on-line education courses.
SPONSORS: Rep. Peterson, Hills 8; Rep. Leishman, Hills 13; Rep. J. Bradley, Carr 8; Sen. O'Hearn, Dist 12; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Sen. Larsen, Dist 15
This bill requires the public higher education study committee to study the feasibility of granting state franchise rights to the providers of on-line education courses and requires that the committee include, in its next regularly scheduled report to the general court, its findings and recommendations on this matter.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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 One
AN ACT requiring the public higher education study committee to study the feasibility of granting state franchise rights to providers of on-line education courses.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
221:1 New Paragraph; Public Higher Education Study Committee; Duties Amended. Amend RSA 187-A:28-c by inserting after paragraph I the following new paragraph:
I-a. In addition to the duties set forth in paragraph I, the committee shall study the feasibility of granting state franchise rights to the providers of on-line education courses which may include but is not limited to, the institutions of the university system of New Hampshire and the regional community-technical college system. The committee may consult with any individual or organization with information or expertise relevant to this aspect of the committee's duties.
221:2 Report. The committee shall include, in the next report to the general court due after the effective date of this act, a report of its findings and recommendations relative to the feasibility of granting state franchise rights to the providers of on-line education courses as set forth under RSA 187-A:28-c, I-a.
221:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
(Approved: July 11, 2001)
(Effective Date: September 9, 2001)