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2011 Priorities

1.       Successes

a.       Passed (second chamber considering)

                                                               i.      HB 1 & HB 2 (State Budget) Funded

1.      School building Aid

2.      Catastrophic Special Education

3.      Juvenile Justice Shelter Services

b.      Killed (ITL)

i

HB 340

promoting parental choice in education and providing for an abatement from the education
taxes for parents of children not enrolled in the public school system.

ii

SB 113

relative to nonpublic schools receiving public funds.

iii

HB59

establishing a committee to study modification of the education laws.

2.       Needs More Work

a.       Passed (second chamber considering)

i

HB 1& 2

Restore: Childcare Subsidy; safety net funding

ii

CACR12

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.

iii

HB130

establishing an additional method for a school to demonstrate that it provides the opportunity
for an adequate education.

iv

HB 313

requiring parental consent for court referral of a minor to a juvenile diversion program.

v

SB 183

amending the calculation and distribution of adequate education grants, repealing fiscal
capacity disparity aid, and providing stabilization grants to certain municipalities.

 

b.      Retained (Report Due 11/2/2011)

i

HB 318

reducing a school district's liability for special education costs.

ii

HB179

establishing a task force to study the formula for determining adequate education grants
to school districts.

iii

SB 181

relative to distribution of funds for education

iv

HB604

relative to the procedures for approval of plans, specifications, and costs of school building construction or renovation.

v

HB 296

relative to procedures for juvenile delinquency petitions filed by a school district or school
official.

vi

HB 219

establishing a committee to study the abolishment of the department of education.

vii

CACR8

relating to education. Providing that the legislature shall have the power to authorize
schools.

viii

HB447

relative to collection of the education property tax and establishing a program to rebate
certain excessive property tax payments of eligible taxpayers.

ix

CACR7

relating to education funding. Providing that the general court shall distribute funds in
the manner that it determines will best promote an equal opportunity for an adequate
education.

x

CACR 13

relating to prohibiting any new tax on personal income. Providing that no new tax on
personal income shall be levied by the state of New Hampshire.

xi

HB 233

restricting judicial review of state education trust fund distributions.

xii

HB 533

establishing a cap on the amount of school building aid grants distributed in each
fiscal year.

 

3.      Not So Successful

i

HB 495

relative to the prevention of the use of pesticides on the grounds of child day care facilities,
 schools, and state parks.

 Past Priorities

1.       Successes

a.       Passed (second chamber considering)

i

HB597

revising the child support guidelines based on an income shares model of calculating

child support.

b.      Killed (ITL)

i

HB 631

repealing the requirement that all school districts offer public kindergarten.

ii

HB 280

relative to interest rate terms in contracts for providing credit to consumers.

iii

HB 575

relative to the calculation of child support in cases of shared parenting.

iv

HB563

revising the child support guidelines based on foster care reimbursement rates.           

v

HB 640

relative to notice to the department of health and human services of the allocation

of spousal income and relative to estate planning by guardians.

2.       Needs More Work

c.       Passed (second chamber considering)

i

SB 57

This bill increases the maximum percentage of interest allowed to be charged

by title loan lenders annually

ii

HB 375

relative to immunity for school personnel using necessary force to protect pupils.

iii

HB 370

making changes to the pupil safety and violence prevention act.

iv

HB52

relative to grounds for modification of parental rights and responsibilities.

v

SB30

relative to including a parent's residence in the parenting plan.

vi

HB429

permitting a child 16 years of age or older to withdraw from school with parental permission.

vii

SB34

relative to orders of notice in cases involving guardianship of minors.

d.      Retained (Report Due 11/2/2011)

I

HB228

prohibiting the department of health and human services from entering into a
contract with Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. or any organization that
provides abortion services and prohibiting the use of public funds or insurance for
abortion services.

ii

HB591

relative to the determination of parental rights based on the best interest of the child;
relative to grounds for modification of an order regarding parental rights and responsi-
bilities, and relative to grandparent and stepparent visitation rights.

iii

HB595

amending the compulsory school attendance statutes to permit parent-directed
instruction programs and repealing the home education statutes.

3.       Not So Successful

i

HB377

requiring daily physical education for public school pupils.

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

NH CAN

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