Bill Text: NH HB1392 | 2014 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Removing the restriction on the number of pupils eligible to transfer to a chartered public school.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: (Passed) 2014-05-28 - Signed by the Governor on 5/27/2014; Chapter 0061; Effective 7/26/2014 [HB1392 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2014-HB1392-Introduced.html
HB 1392-FN-LOCAL – AS INTRODUCED
2014 SESSION
04/06
HOUSE BILL 1392-FN-LOCAL
AN ACT removing the restriction on the number of pupils eligible to transfer to a chartered public school.
SPONSORS: Rep. Weyler, Rock 13; Rep. Boehm, Hills 20; Rep. Shaw, Hills 16; Rep. Rideout, Coos 7; Rep. Sandblade, Hills 18; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17
This bill removes the restriction on the number of pupils that may transfer from a school district to a chartered public school.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
14-2364
04/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fourteen
AN ACT removing the restriction on the number of pupils eligible to transfer to a chartered public school.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Repeal. RSA 194-B:3-a, V(c), relative to limits on the number of pupils eligible to transfer to a chartered public school, is repealed.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
LBAO
14-2364
11/18/13
HB 1392-FN-LOCAL - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT removing the restriction on the number of pupils eligible to transfer to a chartered public school.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Department of Education states this bill, as introduced, may increase state expenditures, and decrease local revenue in FY 2014 and each year thereafter. There will be no impact on state and county revenue, or county and local expenditures.
METHODOLOGY:
The Department of Education states this bill repeals RSA 194-B:3-a, V(c), which states that not more than 10 percent of resident pupils in any grade shall be eligible to transfer to a chartered public school in any school year without the approval of the local school board. The Department states that since the adoption of this statute there have not been any instances where a local school board has been tasked with considering such a request for approval. However, the Department states with the absence of this statutory cap, it is possible for an unlimited number of students in transferring to a chartered public school in any year. The Department states while this bill does not alter the formula used to distribute funds for charter public schools it may result in an increase to state expenditures to the extent the average cost to the state is higher for charter school students than traditional public school students and a decrease to total revenues as the school in which the student would transfer from would no longer receive state funds for that student.
