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2003 SESSION

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SENATE BILL 229

COMMITTEE: Education

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill changes the responsibility for administering the school building aid program from the state board of education to the department of education.

The bill also authorizes the Conway school district to hold a special meeting prior to the 2004 annual school district meeting to consider a bond issue for middle school and high school construction and renovation.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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

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

306:1 Reference Changes; School Building Aid. Amend the following RSA sections by changing all references to "state board of education" or "state board" to "department of education": RSA 198:15-a; RSA 198:15-b, I; RSA 198:15-b, IV-V; RSA 198:15-c; RSA 198:15-d; RSA 198:15-h.

306:2 Conway School District; Special Meeting. Notwithstanding RSA 197:3, the Conway school district is authorized to hold a special meeting, prior to the 2004 annual school district meeting, for the specific purpose of considering a bond issue or other long-term borrowing for middle school and high school construction and renovation, and to take any other action consistent with this purpose.

306:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

(Approved: July 18, 2003)

(Effective Date: September 16, 2003)