HB 625-FN-LOCAL - AS INTRODUCED

 

 

2023 SESSION

23-0736

10/04/

 

HOUSE BILL 625-FN-LOCAL

 

AN ACT relative to the calculation of average daily membership in attendance and average daily membership in residence for school districts.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Cordelli, Carr. 7; Rep. Moffett, Merr. 4; Rep. Layon, Rock. 13; Sen. Lang, Dist 2

 

COMMITTEE: Education

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill modifies the calculation of ADMA and ADMR under school funding to include pupils eligible to have access to curricular courses and cocurricular programs.

 

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

23-0736

10/04/

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three

 

AN ACT relative to the calculation of average daily membership in attendance and average daily membership in residence for school districts.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

1  School Funding; Calculation of ADMA; Pupils.  Amend RSA 198:38, I(b) to read as follows:

(b) For the purpose of calculating ADMA, each pupil who is [home educated in compliance with RSA 193-A] eligible to have access to curricular courses and cocurricular programs per RSA 193:1-c and who is enrolled in a school board approved public [high] school academic course in grades 1-12 shall count as an additional 0.15 pupil for each such academic course taken in a public [high] school.  The department of education shall only make grant payments for such pupils to the extent of available appropriations. [In this subparagraph, "public high school" shall have the same meaning as "high school" as defined in RSA 194:23.]

2  School Funding; Calculation of ADMR; Pupils.  Amend RSA 198:38, I-a(b) to read as follows:

(b) For the purpose of calculating ADMR, each pupil who is [home educated in compliance with RSA 193-A] eligible to have access to curricular courses and cocurricular programs per RSA 193:1-c and who is enrolled in a school board approved public [high] school academic course in grades 1-12 shall count as an additional 0.15 pupil for each such academic course taken in a public [high] school. The department of education shall only make grant payments for such pupils to the extent of available appropriations. [In this subparagraph, "public high school" shall have the same meaning as "high school" as defined in RSA 194:23.]

3  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

 

LBA

23-0736

1/10/23

 

HB 625-FN-LOCAL- FISCAL NOTE

AS INTRODUCED

 

AN ACT relative to the calculation of average daily membership in attendance and average daily membership in residence for school districts.

 

FISCAL IMPACT:

Due to time constraints, the Office of Legislative Budget Assistant is unable to provide a fiscal note for this bill, as introduced, at this time.  When completed, the fiscal note will be forwarded to the House Clerk's Office.

 

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

Department of Education