SB 337-FN – AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
03/13/08 0661s
2008 SESSION
08-2763
04/09
SENATE BILL 337-FN
AN ACT relative to home education of children.
SPONSORS: Sen. Estabrook, Dist 21; Sen. Foster, Dist 13; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 24; Rep. Rous, Straf 7; Rep. Dunn, Ches 3
COMMITTEE: Education
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill makes various changes to the notification requirements for parents involved in a home education program.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/13/08 0661s
08-2763
04/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight
AN ACT relative to home education of children.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Home Education; Notification. Amend RSA 193-A:5, I to read as follows:
I.(a)
Any parent commencing a home education program for a child, for a child
who withdraws from a public school, or for a child who moves into a school
district shall notify the commissioner of education, resident district
superintendent, or principal of a nonpublic school [of such within 30 days]
prior to commencement of such program.
(b) Any parent planning to continue a home education program under subparagraph I(a) shall notify the commissioner of education, resident district superintendent, or principal of a nonpublic school within 30 days of the anniversary of commencement of the home education program or by the first school day according to the school calendar in the child’s resident school district.
2 New Paragraph; Home Education; Notification. Amend RSA 193-A:5 by inserting after paragraph IV the following new paragraph:
V. Prior to the initial year of a home education program, a parent shall provide to the department of education, resident district superintendent, or principal of a nonpublic school, information which summarizes planned and supervised instructional and related activities, including a draft curriculum demonstrating instruction in science, mathematics, language, government, history, health, reading, writing, spelling, the history of the constitutions of New Hampshire and the United States, and an exposure to and appreciation of art and music.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.
LBAO
08-2763
12/18/07
SB 337-FN - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to home education of children.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Department of Education states this bill may increase state education trust fund expenditures and local revenue by $11,540,750 in FY 2010, $12,118,450 in FY 2011, and $12,722,650 in FY 2012. There will be no fiscal impact on state and county revenue or county and local expenditures.
METHODOLOGY:
The Department of Education states this bill includes home educated students in the definition of average daily membership in residence (ADM-R). The Department states the average per pupil education grant in FY 2008 is $2,650 ($527,360,567 / 198,968.9). The Department estimates additional state expenditure and local revenue that would result from including home educated students in ADM-R by multiplying the per pupil amount by the estimated number of home educated students. Adding home educated students to ADM-R will not affect FY 2008 or FY 2009 education grants determined pursuant to Ch. 263:35, Laws of 2007.
FY 2010
4,355 students x $2,650 = $11,540,750
FY 2011
4,573 students x $2,650 = $12,118,450
FY 2012
4,801 students x $2,650 = $12,722,650