Bill Text: NH HB604 | 2023 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relative to reading specialists.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-24 - Signed by Governor Sununu 05/19/2023; Chapter 47; Eff: 05/19/2023 [HB604 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2023-HB604-Enrolled.html
HB 604 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
2023 SESSION
23-1055
08/10
HOUSE BILL 604
AN ACT relative to reading specialists.
SPONSORS: Rep. Cordelli, Carr. 7
COMMITTEE: Education
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ANALYSIS
This bill allows the department of education to employ a staff member who is a reading specialist.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
23-1055
08/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT relative to reading specialists.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Reading Specialist; Staff Member. Amend RSA 200:60, I to read as follows:
I. The commissioner of the department of education shall issue a request for proposals pursuant to RSA 21-G to secure the contract services of a reading specialist, or employ a staff member who is a reading specialist, to enable the department to provide school districts with the support and resources necessary to assist students with dyslexia and related disorders and their families. The reading specialist shall be qualified by education and experience in accordance with paragraph II and shall provide technical assistance for dyslexia and related disorders to school districts.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
