HB 1113 – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
07Mar2006… 1142h
2006 SESSION
04/03
HOUSE BILL 1113
AN ACT adding a definition of “public academy” to the definition of “high school.”
SPONSORS: Rep. S. L’Heureux, Merr 9; Rep. Carter, Hills 3; Rep. Snyder, Straf 2
This bill adds a definition of “public academy” to the definition of “high school.”
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
07Mar2006… 1142h
06-2656
04/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six
AN ACT adding a definition of “public academy” to the definition of “high school.”
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 School Districts; Definition of High School. Amend RSA 194:23 to read as follows:
194:23 Definition of High School.
I. The term “high school” shall mean a public school or public academy comprising a span of grades beginning with the next grade following an approved elementary, middle or junior high school as defined by RSA 189:25 and ending with grade 12. Such a school shall:
[I.] (a) Offer
those subjects prescribed by statute, including instruction in history,
government, and constitutions of the United States and New Hampshire
and of the organization and operation of New Hampshire municipal,
county, and state government;
[II.] (b)
Provide such other subjects as the school district maintaining such
school shall determine by its school board or by vote of the district;
and
[III.] (c) Comply with standards prescribed by the state board of education which shall be uniform in their application to all schools.
II. In this section, “public academy” means an independent school which contracts with one or more school districts to provide education services to such districts in compliance with RSA 194:23. All contracts between a public academy and a school district shall be subject to approval by the state board of education. In this section, “independent school” means a school which is governed by a board of trustees or other officials who are not publicly elected. An independent school shall not include a charter school established under RSA 194-B.
III. The enactment of paragraph II shall not affect a determination of the New Hampshire retirement system board of trustees under RSA 100-A regarding the eligibility of an employer or its employees to participate in the New Hampshire retirement system.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.