HB 1655 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

 

21Mar2024... 1017h

04/18/2024   1470s

 

2024 SESSION

24-2617

11/10

 

HOUSE BILL 1655

 

AN ACT including in the commissioner of the department of education's rulemaking authority the authority to make rules regarding collection of fees for criminal background check processing.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Popovici-Muller, Rock. 17

 

COMMITTEE: Education

 

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

This bill includes in the commissioner of the department of education's rulemaking authority the authority to make rules regarding collection of fees for criminal background check processing.

 

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

21Mar2024... 1017h

04/18/2024   1470s 24-2617

11/10

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four

 

AN ACT including in the commissioner of the department of education's rulemaking authority the authority to make rules regarding collection of fees for criminal background check processing.

 

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

 

1  State Board of Education; Rulemaking Regarding Fees.  Amend RSA 186:11, X(b) to read as follows:

(b)  Fees to be paid to the commissioner of education for the administration of proficiency exams and other competence evaluations and other related fees including, but not limited to, fees for late filing and duplicate credentials, and for the issuance of educational credentials, and for the processing of criminal history record check clearance. These fees must bear a reasonable relationship to the actual costs related to such activities. Funds collected from these fees shall be expended only for purposes of fulfilling the requirements of this paragraph. No portion of the funds collected from these fees shall lapse, nor be used for any other purpose than fulfilling the requirements of this paragraph, nor be transferred to any other appropriation.

2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.