CACR 12 (2024): relating to the definition of the word "cherish." Providing that the 1784 word "cherish" shall be replaced by the 2024 word "cherish."

CACR 12 (2024)

relating to the definition of the word "cherish." Providing that the 1784 word "cherish" shall be replaced by the 2024 word "cherish."

• Status: Killed
• Term: 2023-2024
• House committee: Judiciary
• Subject: Constitutional Amendments

The Story

It was introduced on January 3, 2024 and referred to the House Judiciary committee. The committee held a public hearing on January 31, 2024, with 111 people signed in online: 3 in support and 108 in opposition. The committee met in executive session on February 15, 2024 to vote on its recommendation. The committee voted 16–4 to recommend that the House kill it, and the report was placed on the regular calendar. On March 7, 2024 the House voted to kill it on a roll call 188–171.

Sponsors

• Rep. Dan McGuire (R - Merr 14) (prime sponsor)
• Rep. Keith Ammon (R - Hills 42)

Hearings and Sessions

• January 31, 2024, 9:00 AM: public hearing, House Judiciary, LOB 206-208
• February 15, 2024, 10:00 AM: executive session, House Judiciary, LOB 206-208

Votes

• March 7, 2024, House: Inexpedient to Legislate — yeas 188, nays 171, passed

The Docket

Laws It Would Change

• Part Second, Article 83 of the state Constitution

Related Bills

• CACR 6 (2003): relating to the encouragement of literature. Providing that it shall be the duty of the legislators and magistrates to not hinder, impede or obstruct the interest of literature and the sciences.
• CACR 3 (2009): relating to public schools. Providing that: it shall be the duty of the legislature to encourage the interest of literature and the sciences and all seminaries and public schools.
• CACR 34 (2000): relating to money raised by taxation. Providing that the provision prohibiting money raised by taxation from being granted or applied for the use of schools or institutions of any religious sect or denomination shall be removed from the constitution.
• CACR 2 (2004): relating to the legislature's authority concerning the content, extent, beneficiaries, level and source of funding of public education. Providing that the legislature shall have authority (subject to the supreme court's power to review for rational basis) to determine the content, extent, beneficiaries, level and source of funding of public education.
• CACR 14 (2005): relating to tax money and religious schools or institutions. Providing that the language in article 83 of the second part of the New Hampshire constitution which states that ": Provided, nevertheless, that no money raised by taxation shall ever be granted or applied for the use of the schools or institutions of any religious sect or denomination" shall be deleted from the article.
• CACR 45 (1998): relating to the state's responsibility to provide all citizens shall have the exclusive authority to determine the content, extent, and funding of a public education and that the state may fulfill its responsibility to provide to [SEE SENATE A
• CACR 23 (2000): [New Title] relating to the responsibility and authority of the general court to determine the content, extent, and funding of a public education and the use of monies received from the enactment of a new personal income tax. Providing that (a) If the general court enacts a new personal income tax, all monies received from such income tax and all the interest received on such monies shall, after deducting the necessary costs of administration, be appropriated and used exclusively to fulfill the state's duty to cherish the interest of public schools under article 83 of part second, and no part of such monies shall be transferred or diverted to any other purpose whatsoever. (b) The general court shall have the authority to determine the content, extent, and funding of a public education and that the state may fulfill its responsibility to provide to all citizens the opportunity for a public education by exercising its power to levy assessments, rates, and taxes, or by delegating this power, in whole or part, to a political subdivision; provided that upon delegation, such assessments, rates, and taxes are proportional and reasonable throughout the state or the political subdivision in which they are imposed.
• CACR 7 (2002): relating to the state's responsibility to provide to all citizens the opportunity for a public education. Providing that the general court shall have the exclusive authority to determine the content, extent, and funding of a public education and that the state may fulfill its responsibility to provide to all citizens the opportunity for a public education.
• CACR 14 (2003): relating to the funding of public education. Providing that the state shall fund an amount not less than 30 percent of the total average statewide expenditure for public education for kindergarten through grade 12 during the previous biennium and that the general court shall have the power to apportion this amount by statute; that the state shall assure the opportunity for an adequate public education for all pupils in the state in grades kindergarten through 12; and that no tax in any form on the value of real property shall be used to fund the state's obligation to cherish and support public education.
• CACR 26 (2000): relating to the state's duty to assure the opportunity for an adequate primary and secondary public education to all pupils in the state. Providing that the state shall have the duty to assure the opportunity for an adequate primary and secondary public education to all pupils in the state; the nature and means of the fulfillment of such duty shall be determined by the legislature and judicial review shall be limited to whether or not there is any rational basis therefor; the legislature shall have exclusive authority to determine and fund the costs or to delegate the authority to impose assessments, rates, and taxes for education to political subdivisions, which if so delegated shall be deemed local and shall be proportional and reasonable within the political subdivision in which they are imposed.
• CACR 39 (2000): relating to the funding of public education. Providing that the state shall fund an amount not less than 30 percent of the total annual statewide cost of public education for kindergarten through grade 12 and that the general court shall have the power to apportion this amount by statute; that the state shall support access to a continuum of educational opportunities including early childhood and postsecondary education at a financial level to be deemed appropriate by statute; and that beginning April 1, 2001, no property tax in any form shall be used to fund the state's obligation to cherish and support public education.
• CACR 36 (2002): relating to the funding of public education. Providing that the state shall fund an amount not less than 40 percent of the total average statewide expenditure for public education for kindergarten through grade 12 during the previous biennium and that the general court shall have the power to apportion this amount by statute; that the state shall assure the opportunity for an adequate public education for all pupils in the state in grades kindergarten through 12; and that no tax in any form on the value of real property shall be used to fund the state's obligation to cherish and support public education.
• CACR 42 (1998): relating to public money used to compensate individuals for sectarian education. being used to compensate individuals for education at sectarian schools be replaced with federal constitutional church-state separation protections.
• CACR 17 (2005): relating to the encouragement of literature. Providing that the importance of education to a prosperous and democratic society be considered when allocating the resources of the state.
• CACR 7 (2023): relating to use of money raised by taxation for education. Providing that money raised by taxation may be applied for the use of religious educational institutions.

From the General Court

• Bill text
• Bill status page
• Docket
• HC 9, page 23