2011 NH Homeschooling Legislation
- 1/6/11
- bills introduced and referred to the House Education Committee
- HB301-FN - amending the home education statutes.
- HB545 - repealing the department of education's rulemaking authority for
home education programs.
- HB595 - amending the compulsory school attendance statutes to permit
parent-directed instruction programs and repealing the home education statutes.
- 2/8/11
- 10:30 a.m. - public hearing for HB545
- 1:00 p.m. - public hearing for HB301-FN
- 2:00 p.m. - public hearing for HB595
- following the hearings, a subcommittee was appointed to study the three bills. Members appointed were:
- Rep. Laura Jones (R), chair (prime sponsor of HB595)
- Rep, Joseph Fleck (R)
- Rep.
Barbara Shaw (D)
- Rep Joseph Pitre (R), also appointed as a legislative member of the Home Education Advisory Council
- 2/15/11
- 8:00 a.m. - subcommittee meeting
- 2/17/11
- 8:00 a.m. - subcommittee meeting
- 2/22/11
- 8:00 a.m. - subcommittee meeting - cancelled after 2/17 subcommittee meeting
- 2/24/11
- 9:00 a.m. - subcommittee meeting - cancelled after 2/17 subcommittee meeting
- 1:00 p.m. - HEC executive session
- 9/6/11
- 10:00 a.m. - study committee meeting
- study committee members:
- Rep Ralph Boehm (R), HEC vice chair, HEAC member
- Rep Barbara Shaw (D)
- Rep Joe Pitre (R), HEAC member
- Rep. Kathleen Lauer-Rago (R), homeschooling parent
- report of study committee meeting
- 9/9/11
- 9/12/11
- 9/13/11
- 10:00 a.m. - study committee meeting
- 9/20/11
- 10/18/11
- 10:00 a.m. - HEC executive session