Bill Text: NH HB468 | 2024 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Establishing a commission to recodify the education laws and making an appropriation therefor.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: (Engrossed) 2024-06-07 - Conference Committee Report: Not Filed House Journal 15 [HB468 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2024-HB468-Amended.html
HB 468-FN-A - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
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2023 SESSION
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HOUSE BILL 468-FN-A
AN ACT establishing a commission to recodify the education laws and making an appropriation therefor.
SPONSORS: Rep. Hill, Merr. 2; Rep. Hobson, Rock. 14; Rep. Sheehan, Hills. 43; Sen. Ward, Dist 8; Sen. Avard, Dist 12
COMMITTEE: Finance
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill establishes a commission to recodify the education statutes and makes an appropriation to the legislature for this purpose.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
3Jan2024... 2294h
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09/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT establishing a commission to recodify the education laws and making an appropriation therefor.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Recodification Commission Established. Amend RSA 17-A by inserting after section 8 the following new section:
17-A:9 Recodification Commission Established.
I. There is established a commission to draft proposed legislation for recodification of the education laws contained within Title XV, Chapters RSA 186 through 200-N.
II.(a) The members of the commission shall be as follows:
(1) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(2) Two members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(3) The commissioner of the department of education, or designee.
(4) The director of legislative services, or designee.
(b) In addition, there shall be an advisory panel to the commission which shall consist of the following individuals and organizations:
(1) A school board member appointed by the New Hampshire School Boards Association.
(2) A teacher appointed by the commissioner of education.
(3) A school administrator appointed by the New Hampshire School Administrators Association.
(4) A representative of the state board of education, appointed by the board.
(5) A representative of The National Education Association - New Hampshire (NEA-NH), appointed by the association.
(6) Any additional individual or organization the commission deems relevant to its study and the recodification process.
III. The commission shall review the content and structure of the education laws to include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) Review the content and structure of the education laws contained within Title XV, Chapters RSA 186 through 200-N;
(b) Identify statutes within Title XV which are duplicative;
(c) Identify statutes within Title XV which are contrary to other statutes within Title XV; and
(d) Identify areas within Title XV which can be consolidated.
(e) Draft proposed legislation for recodification of the education laws to be filed in the next regular legislative session.
IV. The members of the commission shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the commission shall be called by the senate member. The first meeting of the commission shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Three members of the commission shall constitute a quorum. Legislative members of the commission shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission.
V. The department of education and the office of legislative services shall provide technical and legal assistance to the committee. The department of education is authorized to engage an attorney for the purpose of assisting the department and commission in the recodification process. The commissioner or designee, in consultation with the attorney general, shall have exclusive supervisory authority over the attorney. The director of legislative services is also authorized, subject to approval of the legislative facilities committee, to engage an attorney to assist the office and commission in the recodification process.
VI. The committee shall report its findings and recommendations for proposed legislation to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before September 30, 2026.
I. The sum of $100,000 for the biennium ending June 30, 2025, is hereby appropriated to the department of education, for the purpose of engaging an attorney to assist the recodification commission established in section 1 of this act.
II. The sum of $100,000 for the biennium ending June 30, 2025, is hereby appropriated to the general court, office of legislative services, for the purpose of engaging an attorney on a part-time or temporary basis to assist the recodification commission established in section 1 of this act.
III. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sums out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
3 Repeal. RSA 17-A:9, as inserted by section 1 of this act, is repealed.
I. Section 2 of this act shall take effect July 1, 2024.
II. Section 3 of this act shall take effect November 1, 2026.
III. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.
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HB 468-FN-A- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT #2023-2294h)
AN ACT making an appropriation to the department of education for an attorney to recodify education laws.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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Estimated State Impact - Increase / (Decrease) | ||||||
| FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | ||
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Revenue Fund(s) | None | |||||
Expenditures | $0 | Indeterminable Increase - Greater Than $100,000 | $0 | $0 | ||
Funding Source(s) | Education Trust Fund | |||||
Appropriations | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $0 | ||
Funding Source(s) | Education Trust Fund | |||||
• Does this bill provide sufficient funding to cover estimated expenditures? [X] No • Does this bill authorize new positions to implement this bill? [X] N/A | ||||||
METHODOLOGY:
This bill requires the Department of Education to hire an attorney for the sole purpose to review the content and structure of the education laws, and provides a $100,000 appropriation from the education trust fund in FY 2025. Based on information gathered, the Department does not believe $100,000 is sufficient to complete the work required in this bill, however, does not have an estimate at this time as to the total amount needed. The Department does not have other funding available to do this work.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Education
