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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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

Amended 03/17/08

SB 337 FISCAL NOTE

AN ACT relative to home education of children.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant states this bill, as amended by the Senate (Amendment #2008-0661s), will have no fiscal impact on state, county, and local revenue and expenditures.

METHODOLOGY:

The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant has determined this bill, as amended, will have no fiscal impact on state, county, and local revenue and expenditures.