HB540: relative to adequate education grant amounts for pupils receiving special education services.

HB 540-FN-LOCAL - AS INTRODUCED

2023 SESSION

23-0048

10/08

HOUSE BILL 540-FN-LOCAL

AN ACT relative to adequate education grant amounts for pupils receiving special education services.

SPONSORS: Rep. Ladd, Graf. 5; Rep. Myler, Merr. 9; Rep. Cordelli, Carr. 7; Sen. Ward, Dist 8

COMMITTEE: Education

ANALYSIS

This bill provides for categories of special education services for application to the calculation of differentiated aid in adequate education grant amounts.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

23-0048

10/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three

AN ACT relative to adequate education grant amounts for pupils receiving special education services.

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

1 Cost of an Opportunity for an Adequate Education; Differentiated Aid; Special Education. RSA 198:40-a, II(d) is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:

(d)(1) An additional $2,079.89 for each pupil in the ADMR who is receiving special education services with a category A disability, $4,729.78 for each pupil in the ADMR who is receiving special education services with a category B disability, and $6,239.67 for each pupil in the ADMR who is receiving special education services with a category C disability.

(2) For this subparagraph, "category A disability” applies to pupils receiving special education services for less than 80 percent of the school day; "category B disability” applies to pupils receiving special education services for 80 percent or more of the school day; and “category C disability” applies to pupils receiving special education services in separate schools, residential facilities, or homebound/ hospital placements.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.

LBA

23-0048

1/9/23

HB 540-FN-LOCAL- FISCAL NOTE

AS INTRODUCED

AN ACT relative to adequate education grant amounts for pupils receiving special education services.

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