HB1193: relative to chartered public school fees and enrollment policies.

HB 1193 - AS INTRODUCED

2022 SESSION

22-2343

10/11

HOUSE BILL 1193

AN ACT relative to chartered public school fees and enrollment policies.

SPONSORS: Rep. Cordelli, Carr. 4; Rep. Ladd, Graf. 4; Rep. Mooney, Hills. 21; Rep. Nelson, Carr. 5; Rep. Pitre, Straf. 2

COMMITTEE: Education

ANALYSIS

This bill clarifies the prohibition on application fees for chartered public schools and the preference for in-state students for enrollment.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

22-2343

10/11

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two

AN ACT relative to chartered public school fees and enrollment policies.

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

1 Chartered Public Schools; Admission. Amend RSA 194-B:2, III to read as follows:

III. There shall be no application fee for pupil admission to any chartered public school, and any non-application fees to be charged to students shall not be assessed as a condition for enrollment.

2 New Subparagraph; Charted Public Schools; Enrollment. Amend RSA 194-B:9, I(c) by inserting after subparagraph (3) the following new subparagraph:

(4) If a chartered public school accepts out-of-state students, preference shall be given to in-state students in determination of the chartered public school's maximum published enrollment prior to any lottery selection pursuant to this subparagraph.

3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.