NH 2006 Legislative Session

Ad Hoc Committee for Special Education State Statutes Review

last updated 6/12/06 at 7:00AM


Rep Stiles wished to bring the attention of the committee the fact that a bill affecting 186:C was progressing through the legislature. HB1113 as passed by the House is being amended by the Senate (see below) to include language from HB1532 . Instead of rewriting 186-C:3-b , the statute defining the advisory committee on the education of children/students with disabilities, two new members are added to the committee in 186-C:3-b, II.




From the April 22, 2006 NH Senate Calendar 16,  p 5

 

HB 1113, (New Title) adding a definition of “public academy” to the definition of “high school”.

Ought to pass with amendment, Vote 5-0

Senator Eaton for the committee.

 

 

 

From the April 22, 2006 NH Senate Calendar 16,  p 8

 

Senate Education

April 18, 2006

2006-1858s

04/01

 

Amendment to HB 1113

 

Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:

 

AN ACT   adding a definition of “public academy” to the definition of “high school”; relative to the membership of the state advisory committee on the education of  children/students with disabilities; and amending the definition of “limited English proficient pupil.”

 

Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following and renumbering the original section 2 to read as 4, respectively:

 

     2 New Subparagraphs; State Advisory Committee on the Education of Children/Students with Disabilities.

Amend RSA 186-C:3-b, II by inserting after subparagraph (q) the following new subparagraphs:

 

                 (r) An official who carries out activities under subtitle B of title VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. section 11431, et seq.

                 (s) A representative from the department of health and human services responsible for foster care.

 

       3 School Money; Definitions. Amend RSA 198:38, VII to read as follows:

 

           VII. “Limited English proficient pupil” means an annual count of pupils in kindergarten through grade 12 receiving instruction in English for speakers of other languages for 5 or more [hours] sessions per week. A session is defined as not less than 40 minutes. Pupils shall be counted and attributed to the municipality

or municipalities operating the school attended by the pupils.

 

2006-1858s

 

AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

     This bill:

     I. Adds a definition of “public academy” to the definition of “high school.”

     II. Adds members to the state advisory committee on the education of children/students with disabilities.

     III. Changes the definition of “limited English proficient pupil.”