SB435: relative to alternative programs for granting credit leading to graduation.

CHAPTER 224

SB 435 - FINAL VERSION

02/15/2018 0488s

2018 SESSION

18-2936

06/04

SENATE BILL 435

AN ACT relative to alternative programs for granting credit leading to graduation.

SPONSORS: Sen. Ward, Dist 8; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Daniels, Dist 11; Sen. French, Dist 7; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Gray, Dist 6; Sen. Innis, Dist 24; Sen. Kahn, Dist 10; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17; Rep. Ladd, Graf. 4; Rep. V. Sullivan, Hills. 16; Rep. Shaw, Hills. 16

COMMITTEE: Education

ANALYSIS

This bill requires the state board of education to adopt rules for approving alternative programs for granting credits leading to graduation.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

02/15/2018 0488s 18-2936

06/04

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen

AN ACT relative to alternative programs for granting credit leading to graduation.

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

224:1 Adequate Public Education; Substantive Educational Content. Amend RSA 193-E:2-a, V to read as follows:

V.(a) The general court requires the state board of education and the department of education to institute procedures for maintaining, updating, improving, and refining the minimum standards for public school approval for each area of education identified in paragraph I. Each school district shall be responsible for maintaining, updating, improving, and refining curriculum. The curriculum shall present educational goals, broad pedagogical approaches and strategies for assisting students in the development of the skills, competencies, and knowledge called for by the minimum standards for public school approval for each area of education identified in paragraph I. It is the responsibility of local teachers, administrators, and school boards to identify and implement approaches best suited for the students in their communities to acquire the skills and knowledge included in the curriculum, to determine the scope, organization, and sequence of course offerings, and to choose the methods of instruction, the activities, and the materials to be used.

(b) The state board of education shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to the approval of alternative programs for granting credit leading to graduation.

224:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: June 08, 2018

Effective Date: August 07, 2018