Bill Text: NH HB1594 | 2022 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relative to assistance to certain students with disabilities in registering to vote.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-3)
Status: (Passed) 2022-06-23 - Signed by Governor Sununu 06/17/2022; Chapter 209; eff. 08/16/2022 House Journal 14 [HB1594 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2022-HB1594-Amended.html
HB 1594 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
15Mar2022... 0814h
04/14/2022 1366s
2022 SESSION
22-2310
10/11
HOUSE BILL 1594
AN ACT relative to assistance to certain students with disabilities in registering to vote.
SPONSORS: Rep. Paige, Rock. 18; Rep. Wolf, Merr. 5; Rep. Myler, Merr. 10; Rep. Porter, Hills. 1; Rep. Mullen, Hills. 7; Rep. M. Pearson, Rock. 34; Rep. Deshaies, Carr. 6; Rep. Maggiore, Rock. 22
COMMITTEE: Education
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ANALYSIS
This bill provides for students with an individualized education program or accommodations under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to discuss including voter registration in the student's plan.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
15Mar2022... 0814h
04/14/2022 1366s 22-2310
10/11
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT relative to assistance to certain students with disabilities in registering to vote.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Special Education; Voter Registration Planning. Amend RSA 186-C by inserting after section 8 the following new section:
186-C:8-a Voter Registration Planning. When an individualized education program (IEP) team or planning team for accommodations pursuant to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq) meets for the purpose of reviewing or developing an IEP or accommodation plan for a student who is 17 years of age or older, or will be during that academic year, the team shall discuss voter registration as an appropriate community living/citizenship training goal or competency to be included in the IEP or Section 504 plan, and, if appropriate, when and how voter registration should be accomplished. Any resulting decisions shall be included in the IEP or Section 504 plan.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.