New Hampshire Legislation

2008 Session


Key Bill Status

A: Bills Specific to CHARTER SCHOOLS and SCHOOL FUNDING
B: OTHER
  1. Other interesting education bills
  2. Complete listing of House Bills from the beginning of the session
  3. Complete listing of Senate Bills from the beginning of the session
  4. Bills for charter schools and funding killed this session
   
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Bill Number
Bill Tracking
Bill Text
Topic
Status
         
     
BILLS STILL ACTIVE THIS SESSION
(Updated 5/9/08)
 
       
SB418
Original Bill: changing the name of charter

schools to "innovative public schools." Amendment: changing the name of charter

House Status: Passed and adopted with amendment.
      schools to "chartered public schools."  
        Senate Status: Passed with amendment, sent to the House.
         
HB766
AN ACT making changes to the laws relating to House Status: Passed, adopted
        with amendment.
         
        Senate Status: Currently in Senate Education committee.
        Report filed, "ought to pass with amendment" for full senate vote.
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HB1563
authorizing public academies to receive public
Senate Status: Passed Senate
 
 
 
funds for renovation and expansion of regional vocational education programs.
Education, refered to Senate Finance on 5/8/08.
         
      House Status: Passed/Adopted
       
HB1642
relative to having local communities funding House Status: Passed out of the

their students in authorized charter schools,

House with amendment. 

    whether authorized by the state board of education or district.  
   

Senate Status: In Senate Finance

       

Monday 5-12-08 Senate Finance committee executive session. Room 100, 9:00am.

        Tuesday 5-13-08  Senate Finance committee executive session. Room 100, 9:00am.
         
SB539
relative to the cost of an adequate education and Senate Status: Passed out of
 
  provision of fiscal capacity disparity aid. Senate with amendment.
       
SB539 as amended now has a section (12) concerning charter school funding.
House Status: Passed and adopted with amendment. Senate concurs.
      We have highlighted the areas of this bill concerning charter schools.  
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      graveyard, listing and giving status of bills eliminated from action this year.

B: OTHER

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Bill Number
Bill Tracking
Bill Text
Topic
Status
   
HB1161
relative to the definition of truancy. House Status: PASSED /
        ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status: Education Committee
   
HB1171
establishing a commission to study air House Status: PASSED
     

quality issues in public school buildings.

ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
        Senate Status: IN COMMITTEE
 
 
 
   
HB1261
establishing a commission to investigate a House Status: PASSED
program where senior year of high school may be spent at a community college. Senate Status: In Education Committee
   
HB1281
prohibiting public elementary secondary H-Status: PASSED
     

and post-secondary schools from requiring health

S-Status: IN COMMITTEE

      insurance as a condition of enrollment.  
 
 
 
   
HB1330
relative to the process for non renewal of teacher H-Status: PASSED
     

contracts. 

S-Status: not assigned yet

 
 
 
   
HB1435
requiring certain school food programs to House Status: PASSED
        Senate Status: IN COMMITTEE
 
 
 
   
HB1487
prohibiting the start of public school until after House Status: PASSED

Labor Day.

Senate Status: IN COMMITTEE
 
 
 
   

 

 

 

 

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