Bill Text: NH SB69 | 2015 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Establishing a commission to study social impact bond funding for early childhood education for at-risk students.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-3)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2015-04-29 - Reconsider (Rep A. Schmidt): Motion Failed DV 144-189; House Journal 36, PG. 1596 [SB69 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2015-SB69-Introduced.html
SB 69 – AS INTRODUCED
2015 SESSION
04/05
SENATE BILL 69
AN ACT establishing a commission to study social impact bond funding for early childhood education for at-risk students.
SPONSORS: Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Kelly, Dist 10; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21; Sen. Boutin, Dist 16; Sen. Hosmer, Dist 7; Rep. Ladd, Graf 4; Rep. Heath, Hills 14
This bill establishes a commission to study social impact bond funding for early childhood education for at-risk students.
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
15-0640
04/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen
AN ACT establishing a commission to study social impact bond funding for early childhood education for at-risk students.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subdivision; Commission to Study Social Impact Bond Funding for Early Childhood Education for At-Risk Students. Amend RSA 189 by inserting after section 69 the following new subdivision:
Commission to Study Social Impact Bond Funding for
Early Childhood Education for At-Risk Students
189:70 Commission Established.
I. There is established a commission to study social impact bond funding for early childhood education for at-risk students. The members of the commission shall be as follows:
(a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(b) One member of the senate, appointed by the senate president.
(c) One member representing the interests of the governor, appointed by the governor.
(d) The commissioner of the department of education, or designee.
(e) One member from New Hampshire Kids Count, appointed by that organization.
(f) One member from SPARK NH, appointed by that organization.
(g) One member from Early Learning NH, appointed by that organization.
(h) One member from the university of New Hampshire Child Study and Development Center, appointed by the center.
(i) One member from the New Hampshire School Boards Association, appointed by that organization.
(j) One member from the New Hampshire Municipal Association, appointed by that organization.
(k) Two parents with children in kindergarten through grade 3, appointed by the governor.
(l) One school administrative unit administrator, appointed by the governor.
(m) One kindergarten teacher, appointed by the governor.
(n) Two teachers who teach in any grade between kindergarten and grade 3, appointed by the governor.
II. The commission shall:
(a) Study procedures for issuing social impact bonds for early childhood education for at-risk students.
(b) Study establishment of an early childhood education board to negotiate contracts with private entities to fund certain early childhood education programs and award grants to certain early childhood education programs.
(c) Study components of a high quality school readiness program that may be funded through a results-based contract between the board and a private entity, and study the conditions on meeting performance outcomes for repayment to private entities and the requirements of independent evaluation of performance outcomes.
(d) Study components of a monitoring program, policies, and rules for early childhood education, including definitions of “at-risk” students to be served.
(e) Study the sources and amounts of funding needed for social impact bonds for this program, based on potential numbers of students served.
III. Legislative members of the commission shall receive mileage at the legislative rate while attending to the duties of the commission.
IV. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the senate member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Nine members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
V. The committee shall report its findings and any 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 June 1, 2016.
2 Repeal. RSA 189:70, relative to a commission to study social impact bond funding for early childhood education for at-risk students, is repealed.
3 Effective Date.
I. Section 2 of this act shall take effect June 2, 2016.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.
