Calendars are updated on Friday of each week.  The fact that a hearing is not yet scheduled for any of the dates covered by one calendar does NOT preclude it being scheduled for one of these dates in the next calendar. If you are relying on information from this summary, please check it against the most current calendar to confirm.

From the HOUSE CALENDAR   23 Jan 2009

 

The House will next meet on Wednesday, January 28th at 10:00 a.m.  Please also mark your calendars that we will meet in joint session with the Senate on Thursday, February 12th, for the Governor’s budget address

 

TUESDAY, JANUARY 27

EDUCATION, Room 207, LOB

10:00 a.m.       HB 441-FN, relative to CART providers and sign language interpreters.

11:00 a.m.       HB 143, relative to procedures for requesting a change of school for a child.

1:00 p.m.         HB 225, relative to room and board scholarships for children of firefighters and police officers.

2:00 p.m.         HB 327-FN-L, eliminating median family income as a factor in calculating fiscal capacity disparity aid.

 2:30 p.m.        Executive session on HB 74, relative to student membership on a school board, HB 169, relative to the counting of charter school pupils in the definition of average daily membership in residence.

 

THURSDAY, JANUARY 29

Nothing yet scheduled

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3

EDUCATION, Room 207, LOB

10:00 a.m.       HB 154, relative to truancy.

11:00 a.m.       HB 317, relative to conditional approval of nonpublic schools, residency requirements for grants under the New Hampshire incentive program, and scholarships for orphans of veterans.

 1:00 p.m.        Subcommittee work session on HB 140-FN, making charter schools eligible for grants for leased space.

 2:00 p.m.        Rescheduled public hearing on HB 136-FN, relative to the procedure for withdrawing from a cooperative school district.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5

EDUCATION, Rooms 205-207, LOB

10:00 a.m.       CACR 2, relating to funding of public education.  Providing that the legislature shall define standards for education, determine the level of state funding thereof, establish standards of accountability, and allocate state funds in a manner that mitigates disparities in educational opportunity and fiscal capacity, provided that a reasonable share of state funds shall be distributed on a per pupil basis.

11:00 a.m.       CACR 3, relating to public schools. Providing that:  it shall be the duty of the legislature to encourage the interest of literature and the sciences and all seminaries and public schools.

 

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10

EDUCATION, Room 207, LOB

1:00 p.m.         Executive session on CACR 2, relating to funding of public education.  Providing that the legislature shall define standards for education, determine the level of state funding thereof, establish standards of accountability, and allocate state funds in a manner that mitigates disparities in educational opportunity and fiscal capacity, provided that a reasonable share of state funds shall be distributed on a per pupil basis, CACR 3, relating to public schools. Providing that:  it shall be the duty of the legislature to encourage the interest of literature and the sciences and all seminaries and public schools, HB 140-FN, making charter schools eligible for grants for leased space, HB 225, relative to room and board scholarships for children of firefighters and police officers, HB 327-FN-L, eliminating median family income as a factor in calculating fiscal capacity disparity aid.

 

 

Proposed House rules change

Amend Rule 109(a) to read as follows:

The permanent records of the committee shall include a file of the public record on each bill or resolution received by the committee.  The (file) public record on each bill or resolution shall include minutes of all committee and subcommittee meetings, a copy of the original document, a copy of committee amendments proposed by a member, whether adopted or not, and the disposition thereof; a copy of any fiscal note, actuarial note or notice attached to a bill or resolution at the time of committee consideration; all prepared statements which have been filed with the committee (chairman) by members or interested parties.  Only paper copies of letters, statements or other documents delivered by a member or other interested party to the committee chair, vice chair or committee clerk in hand or by US or commercial mail shall constitute a filing with the committee and made part of the public record.