NH 2003 Legislative Session

Bills of interest to Homeschoolers

SB55 updates:
- Amended by Senate (SEC Amendment) (Floor Amendment)
- Passed by Senate
- Text of amended bill
- Finance Committee recommends veto
Making amendments and committee reports (where available) accessible from main page.
Moved bills that have been vetoed to a separate table.
updated status of bills:
- Home-education law: HB727, HB568
- Compulsory attendance, dropout, expulsions: SB55
- State funding of home education programs:
- Special education:
- Driver's education/youth operators:
- College access:
- Educational alternatives:
- School improvement programs:
- Early childhood:
- School funding:
- Claremont:
- Teacher certification:
- Child protection/DCYF:
- Parental rights:
- Miscellaneous:

added link to CHENH page (click on Legislation)
added link to NH School Boards Association website
where possible added committee reports
updated status of bills:
- Home-education law: HB191, HB780
- Compulsory attendance, dropout, expulsions: SB55, SB116, HB139, HB619
- State funding of home education programs: HB773
- Special education: SB85, HB448
- Driver's education/youth operators: HB819
- College access:
- Educational alternatives: CACR1, HB135, SB108, SB114
- School improvement programs: HB528, HB786
- Early childhood: HB621, SB132
- School funding: HCR7, HB608, HB751
- Claremont: CACR6
- Teacher certification:
- Child protection/DCYF:
- Parental rights:
SB55 updates:
- added conversations with Sen O'Hearn
- added amendment and analysis of amendment

added status of bills to home page
Status of bills updated:
- HB727 - hearing held, awaiting committee vote
- HB139 - subcommittee meeting scheduled 3/12/03
- HB603 - hearing held, awaiting committee vote
- corrected schedules for SB116, HB756, HB773, SB68
added letter from Jane Grady to Rep Introne about HB754 (vouchers)
added message from Roberta Perreault about HB689 (driver's education)

added letter from Rep Ken Weyler, sponsor of HB754
added comparison of HB603, HB754, HB756 from Rep Ken Weyler
added letter from Zoe, homeschooled teen, on SB55
Status of bills updated:
- HB727 - hearing held, awaiting committee vote
- HB139 - subcommittee meeting scheduled 3/12/03
- HB603 - hearing held, awaiting committee vote

HB608 added to list -- intiative at hearing to cut education funding for homeschoolers -- will dual enrollment become unfunded mandate?
Letter from homeschooler requesting action on driver education bill
Added link to NH Dropout Reporting Procedures For the 2001-2002 School Year
Added another letter from a homeschooler on SB55

HB754 is now on-line - education certificate with $1000 state aid for homeschoolers