Bill Text: NH HB753 | 2025 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relative to expedited due process hearings to enforce special education rights.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-29 - Public Hearing: 02/03/2025 11:15 am Legislative Office Building 205-207 [HB753 Detail]

Download: New_Hampshire-2025-HB753-Introduced.html

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HB 753-FN - AS INTRODUCED

 

 

2025 SESSION

25-0855

09/05

 

HOUSE BILL 753-FN

 

AN ACT relative to expedited due process hearings to enforce special education rights.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. N. Murphy, Hills. 12; Rep. McMahon, Rock. 17; Rep. Grossman, Rock. 11; Rep. Cordelli, Carr. 7; Rep. H. Howard, Straf. 4; Rep. Ball, Rock. 25; Rep. M. Smith, Straf. 10; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Prentiss, Dist 5; Sen. Watters, Dist 4

 

COMMITTEE: Education Policy and Administration

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill requires that expedited due process hearings must not exceed the timelines applicable to regular due process hearings in actions to enforce special education 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

25-0855

09/05

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five

 

AN ACT relative to expedited due process hearings to enforce special education rights.

 

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

 

1  New Paragraph; Special Education; Due Process Hearing.  Amend RSA 186-C:16-b by inserting after paragraph I the following new paragraph:

I-a.  In no case may an expedited due process hearing pursuant to 34 C.F.R. section 300.532(c)(2) exceed the timeline for conducting a regular due process hearing pursuant to 34 C.F.R. section 300.515(a).

2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

 

LBA

25-0855

1/10/25

 

HB 753-FN- FISCAL NOTE

AS INTRODUCED

 

AN ACT relative to expedited due process hearings to enforce special education rights.

 

FISCAL IMPACT:

The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant is unable to complete a fiscal note for this bill as it is awaiting information from the Department of Education.  The Department was contacted on  12/16/24 for a fiscal note worksheet. When completed, the fiscal note will be forwarded to the House Clerk's Office.

 

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

Department of Education