SB588: requiring that all municipalities that are served by a school district vote on the closure of schools.

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• 189:25 · amend

  ; Discontinuance of Schools. Amend RSA 194 by inserting after section 19-a the following new section: 194:19-b Discontinuance of Schools. No elementary school, as defined in RSA 189:25, or high school, as defined in RSA 194:23, shall be discontinued, or the location thereof be changed, except by a majority vote of voters residing in all municipalities that are served by the school or district. Upon w

• 189:74 · reference

  t least 7 days before the meeting. Voting shall be by ballot with the use of a checklist, after reasonable opportunity for public comment in an open public meeting, as defined in RSA 189:74. The question on the ballot shall be in substantially the following form: "Shall the school district authorize the discontinuation of ________ school, ceasing the school's operation?" Yes ____ No ______ I. If a ma

• 194 · amend

  trict vote on the closure of schools. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Section; Discontinuance of Schools. Amend RSA 194 by inserting after section 19-a the following new section: 194:19-b Discontinuance of Schools. No elementary school, as defined in RSA 189:25, or high school, as defined in RSA 194:23, shall be discontinued, or the

• 194:19-B · amend

  ures. Amend RSA 195 by inserting after section 10 the following new section: 195:10-a School Closures. All cooperative school districts shall comply with the requirements of RSA 194:19-b relative to the closure of elementary and high schools. I. For the purposes of this section: (a) Elementary schools are the same as defined in RSA 189:25. (b) High schools are the same as defined in RSA 194:23

• 194:23 · add

  4 by inserting after section 19-a the following new section: 194:19-b Discontinuance of Schools. No elementary school, as defined in RSA 189:25, or high school, as defined in RSA 194:23, shall be discontinued, or the location thereof be changed, except by a majority vote of voters residing in all municipalities that are served by the school or district. Upon written petition to the school board by 20

• 194:35 · repeal

  ontinue to operate. III. A separate ballot shall be required where more than one elementary school or high school closure is being voted on at the same meeting. 2 Repeal. RSA 194:35, relative to the discontinuance of high schools, is repealed. 3 New Section; School Closures. Amend RSA 195 by inserting after section 10 the following new section: 195:10-a School Closures. All cooperative sc

• 195 · repeal

  l closure is being voted on at the same meeting. 2 Repeal. RSA 194:35, relative to the discontinuance of high schools, is repealed. 3 New Section; School Closures. Amend RSA 195 by inserting after section 10 the following new section: 195:10-a School Closures. All cooperative school districts shall comply with the requirements of RSA 194:19-b relative to the closure of elementary and high

RSAs mentioned by this document

• RSA 189 · SCHOOL BOARDS, SUPERINTENDENTS, TEACHERS, AND TRUANT OFFICERS; SCHOOL CENSUS
• RSA 194 · SCHOOL DISTRICTS
• RSA 195 · COOPERATIVE SCHOOL DISTRICTS
• RSA 189:25 · Elementary School
• RSA 189:74 · School Board Public Comment Period
• RSA 194:23 · Definition of High School
• RSA 194:35 · Discontinuance