Bill Text: NH HB533 | 2023 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relative to public school human rights complaints.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-09-26 - Executive Session: 11/08/2023 11:00 am Legislative Office Building 206-208 House Calendar 39 [HB533 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2023-HB533-Introduced.html
HB 533-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2023 SESSION
23-0555
09/10
HOUSE BILL 533-FN
AN ACT relative to public school human rights complaints.
SPONSORS: Rep. Cordelli, Carr. 7; Rep. Jonathan Smith, Carr. 5
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
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ANALYSIS
This bill allows the department of education to bring a complaint on student discriminatory practices to the state commission on human rights.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
23-0555
09/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT relative to public school human rights complaints.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Public School Human Rights Complaints. Amend RSA 354-A:28 by inserting after paragraph I the following new paragraph:
I-a. The department of education may file a complaint on the behalf of person aggrieved by a discriminatory practice by a school or school district. RSA 354-A:19 shall apply to any retaliation or discrimination against any person on whose behalf a complaint has been filed by the department.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2024.
23-0555
Revised 1/11/23
HB 533-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to public school human rights complaints.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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| Estimated Increase / (Decrease) | |||
STATE: | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 |
Appropriation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Expenditures | $0 | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable |
Funding Source: | [ X ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ ] Other | |||
METHODOLOGY:
This bill allows the Department of Education to file charges of discrimination on behalf of an aggrieved party with the Human Rights Commission. The Commission states the fiscal impact is indeterminable at this time because it is unknown how many cases may result from this bill.
The Department of Education states it does not expect this bill to impact its budget.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Human Rights Commission and Department of Education
