HB1509: prohibiting spending of special education moneys for any other purpose and requiring reporting of fund balances to the school board.

HB 1509-LOCAL - AS INTRODUCED

2024 SESSION

24-2728

02/10

HOUSE BILL 1509-LOCAL

AN ACT prohibiting spending of special education moneys for any other purpose and requiring reporting of fund balances to the school board.

SPONSORS: Rep. Verville, Rock. 2; Rep. Ammon, Hills. 42

COMMITTEE: Education

ANALYSIS

This bill requires school districts to report special education costs to the school board and prohibits the spending of special education funds for other purposes.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

24-2728

02/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four

AN ACT prohibiting spending of special education moneys for any other purpose and requiring reporting of fund balances to the school board.

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

1 New Section; Funds to be Used Only for Special Education Purposes. Amend RSA 186-C by inserting after section 13 the following new section:

186-C:13-a Funds to be Used Only for Special Education Purposes. Moneys in special education line items in a school district budget shall not be used for any purpose other than special education. The school district shall annually report the total fund balance, and the total cost of special education line items on or before October 1.

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