Education and Workforce Development

The Senate Committee on Education and Workforce Development.

Bills Referred, 2019-2020

• HB 123: relative to emergency response plans in schools. (Signed into law)
• HB 131: establishing a commission on mental health education and behavioral health and wellness programs. (Signed into law)
• HB 149: relative to the apportionment of costs in cooperative school districts. (Killed)
• HB 171: establishing a commission to study equal access and opportunity for students with disabilities to participate in cocurricular activities. (Signed into law)
• HB 175: relative to the requirements for school building aid grants. (Signed into law)
• HB 181: relative to the house and senate members of the university system board of trustees. (Signed into law)
• HB 226: relative to the renomination of teachers. (Vetoed, override failed)
• HB 251: establishing a committee to study criminal records check policies for nonpublic schools and private entities that receive public funds. (Died on the table)
• HB 258: establishing a commission to study teacher preparation and education programs. (Signed into law)
• HB 327-FN-A: making an appropriation to the community college system to continue the math learning communities program in partnership with New Hampshire high schools. (Died on the table)
• HB 329: relative to review and adoption of school data security plans. (Signed into law)
• HB 356: relative to the retention of certain reports by institutions of higher learning. (Signed into law)
• HB 357: relative to the public school infrastructure fund. (Signed into law)
• HB 383: relative to the prohibition on unlawful discrimination in public and nonpublic schools. (Referred for interim study)
• HB 435: relative to certain terminology in the rulemaking authority of the department of education. (Signed into law)
• HB 447: relative to school calendar days. (Died on the table)
• HB 448: making technical corrections in the department of education. (Signed into law)
• HB 489: relative to changing a pupil's school or assignment because of a manifest educational hardship. (Killed)
• HB 570: establishing a commission to study career pathways from full-time service year programs to postsecondary education and employment opportunities in support of New Hampshire's future workforce needs. (Signed into law)
• HB 631: establishing a deaf child's bill of rights and an advisory council on the education of deaf children. (Signed into law)
• HB 652: relative to suicide prevention. (Died on the table)
• HB 689-FN-A: establishing a student career and college investment program and making an appropriation therefor. (Died on the table)
• HB 713-FN-LOCAL: relative to transportation of pupils. (Signed into law)
• HB 719-FN-A: establishing the position of school nurse coordinator in the department of education and making an appropriation therefor. (Died on the table)
• HB 721-FN-LOCAL: relative to special education in towns with no public schools. (Died on the table)
• HB 1185: establishing a committee to study forms of apprenticeship programs currently in place in New Hampshire. (Died on the table)
• HB 1371: proclaiming March 2 Reading in New Hampshire Day. (Died on the table)
• HB 1435: relative to the powers of the state board of education. (Died on the table)
• HB 1454: relative to alternative learning credit rules of the state board of education. (Vetoed, override failed)
• HB 1558-FN: relative to discipline of students, addressing students' behavioral needs, and making an appropriation therefor; kindergarten funding; violence in schools; policies for students with head injuries; child sexual abuse prevention education and training; authorizing the issuance of bonds or notes by a municipality; adding the chancellor of the university system of New Hampshire to the department of business and economic affairs council of partner agencies; change of school or assignment due to manifest educational hardship; school board expenditure of year-end fund balances; a children's system of care; student wellness; and criminal background checks for bus drivers. (Signed into law)
• HB 1582-FN: relative to free tuition at colleges and universities for children of veterans who are totally and permanently disabled; programs to aid veterans' access to employment, housing, health care, and college degrees; educational assistance for members of the New Hampshire national guard; tuition waivers for children in state foster care or guardianship; and prohibiting higher education institutions from discriminating on the basis of military, law enforcement, or veterans status. (Signed into law)
• SB 12-FN-A: establishing the New Hampshire college graduate retention incentive partnership program and making an appropriation therefor. (Became law unsigned)
• SB 65: relative to the start of the school year. (Died on the table)
• SB 107-FN: relative to extended foster care under the child protection act. (Died on the table)
• SB 108: relative to eligibility for the governor's scholarship program. (Killed)
• SB 136: relative to classification of students for tuition purposes in the university system. (Signed into law)
• SB 137: relative to the certification of school nurses. (Became law unsigned)
• SB 138: relative to the degree granting authority of Signum University. (Died on the table)
• SB 139: establishing a committee to study options for lowering student debt. (Became law unsigned)
• SB 140: relative to credit for alternative, extended learning, and work-based programs. (Vetoed, override failed)
• SB 141: establishing a committee to study violence in schools. (Signed into law)
• SB 142-LOCAL: requiring menstrual hygiene products in school restrooms. (Signed into law)
• SB 143: relative to administrative costs of state aid for special education. (Died on the table)
• SB 144: requiring the lottery commission to notify the department of education about revenue. (Killed)
• SB 196: relative to non-academic surveys administered by a public school to its students. (Vetoed, override failed)
• SB 198: relative to review of job candidate applications by school board members. (Killed)
• SB 199: requiring teachers to have training in suicide and bullying awareness and prevention. (Killed)
• SB 247-FN-A: establishing a sunny day fund and grant program. (Died on the table)
• SB 253-FN: relative to statewide deployment of a real-time threat notification system for schools. (Died on the table)
• SB 265-FN-LOCAL: relative to maintaining stabilization grants at the current level. (Died on the table)
• SB 266-FN: relative to funding for kindergarten pupils, keno revenues, and school building aid. (Died on the table)
• SB 267: relative to the release of student assessment information and data. (Became law unsigned)
• SB 268-FN: providing in-state tuition rates at any university system of New Hampshire institution for any person registered to vote in this state. (Killed)
• SB 276-FN-A: relative to career readiness credentials for high school students. (Signed into law)
• SB 277-FN-LOCAL: relative to grants to chartered public schools. (Died on the table)
• SB 278-FN-A: establishing the education administration efficiency fund and making an appropriation therefor. (Killed)
• SB 280-FN-LOCAL: relative to the cost of an adequate education. (Died on the table)
• SB 281-FN-A-LOCAL: relative to mental health services for schools and making an appropriation therefor. (Died on the table)
• SB 282-FN: relative to suicide prevention education in schools. (Signed into law)
• SB 302-FN: relative to suspension and expulsion of pupils. (Died on the table)
• SB 303-FN: relative to state aid to school districts. (Died on the table)
• SB 309-FN-LOCAL: relative to stabilization grants for education. (Died on the table)
• SB 421-FN: relative to educational assistance for members of the New Hampshire national guard and relative to tuition waivers for children in state foster care or guardianship. (Died on the table)
• SB 454: relative to the screening date for dyslexia. (Killed)
• SB 455: prohibiting higher education institutions from discriminating on the basis of military, law enforcement, or veterans status. (Died on the table)
• SB 480: relative to participation in school sports programs for female student athletes. (Died on the table)
• SB 481: relative to chartered public school use of unused school district facilities. (Died on the table)
• SB 514: relative to alternative learning credit rules of the state board of education. (Died on the table)
• SB 515: relative to a discrimination prevention policy in schools. (Died on the table)
• SB 533: establishing a committee to study the benefit of extended school recess. (Died on the table)
• SB 534: relative to state board of education rulemaking regarding criminal history records checks. (Died on the table)
• SB 535: authorizing school districts to adopt community service programs. (Died on the table)
• SB 553: relative to school employee and school volunteer criminal history record checks. (Died on the table)
• SB 557: relative to the advisory council on career and technical education. (Died on the table)
• SB 558: extending the reporting date of the commission to study school funding. (Signed into law)
• SB 582: establishing a commission to differentiate the cost of education and the cost of care for children in a residential facility. (Died on the table)
• SB 583: relative to the addition of climate and environmental sciences to the criteria for an adequate education. (Died on the table)
• SB 584: relative to policies for students with head injuries. (Died on the table)
• SB 585: relative to requirements for a one year certificate of eligibility to teach. (Died on the table)
• SB 624-FN-LOCAL: establishing a school marshals program. (Killed)
• SB 625-FN-A: relative to kindergarten funding. (Died on the table)
• SB 665: relative to a children's system of care and student wellness. (Died on the table)
• SB 675: relative to school board expenditure of year-end fund balances. (Died on the table)
• SB 683-FN: establishing a committee to study how to strengthen New Hampshire’s innovation economy by addressing gaps in early stage capital for research and development intensive start-up companies. (Died on the table)
• SB 684-FN: relative to Medicaid to schools. (Signed into law)
• SB 711-FN-LOCAL: relative to child sexual abuse prevention education and training. (Died on the table)
• SB 726-FN: relative to programs to aid veterans' access to employment, housing, health care, and college degrees. (Died on the table)
• SB 727-FN-LOCAL: relative to Holocaust and genocide studies legislation and establishing a commission to study genocide education. (Died on the table)
• SB 733-FN: relative to penalties for schools that fail to file certain reports with the department of education. (Died on the table)
• SB 746: relative to the charter for Brewster Academy. (Died on the table)

Recent Meetings

• The Committee on Education and Workforce Development met on June 10, 2020 for hearings on HB 1558-FN, HB 1582-FN and HB 1454.
• The Committee on Education and Workforce Development met on March 10, 2020 for a hearing on SB 480.
• The Committee on Education and Workforce Development met on March 3, 2020 for hearings on SB 746, SB 727-FN-LOCAL and SB 480.
• The Committee on Education and Workforce Development met on February 18, 2020 for hearings on SB 515, SB 533 and SB 726-FN.
• The Committee on Education and Workforce Development met on February 4, 2020 for hearings on SB 514, SB 675, SB 582, SB 665 and SB 733-FN.
• The Committee on Education and Workforce Development met on January 28, 2020 for hearings on SB 481, SB 535, SB 585, SB 421-FN, SB 711-FN-LOCAL and SB 683-FN.
• The Committee on Education and Workforce Development met on January 23, 2020 for a hearing on SB 684-FN.
• The Committee on Education and Workforce Development met on January 21, 2020 for hearings on SB 454, SB 583, SB 584, SB 624-FN-LOCAL and SB 625-FN-A.
• The Committee on Education and Workforce Development met on January 14, 2020 for hearings on SB 558, SB 557, SB 534, SB 553 and SB 455.
• The Committee on Education and Workforce Development met on April 30, 2019 for a hearing on HB 631.
• The Committee on Education and Workforce Development met on April 23, 2019 for hearings on HB 383, HB 435, HB 447, HB 448 and HB 652.
• The Committee on Education and Workforce Development met on April 16, 2019 for hearings on HB 131, HB 258, HB 570, HB 631 and HB 713-FN-LOCAL.
• The Committee on Education and Workforce Development met on April 9, 2019 for hearings on HB 689-FN-A, HB 489, HB 357 and HB 356.
• The Committee on Education and Workforce Development met on April 2, 2019 for hearings on HB 171, HB 175 and HB 719-FN-A.
• The Committee on Education and Workforce Development met on March 26, 2019 for hearings on HB 181, HB 123, HB 329, HB 226 and HB 149.
• The Committee on Education and Workforce Development met on March 12, 2019 for hearings on SB 267, SB 137 and SB 138.
• The Committee on Education and Workforce Development met on March 5, 2019 for hearings on SB 282-FN, SB 199 and SB 108.
• The Committee on Education and Workforce Development met on February 19, 2019 for hearings on SB 276-FN-A, SB 281-FN-A-LOCAL, SB 302-FN, SB 253-FN and SB 280-FN-LOCAL.
• The Committee on Education and Workforce Development met on February 12, 2019 for hearings on SB 247-FN-A, SB 277-FN-LOCAL, SB 266-FN, SB 278-FN-A and SB 140.
• The Committee on Education and Workforce Development met on February 7, 2019 for hearings on SB 268-FN, SB 265-FN-LOCAL, SB 303-FN and SB 143.
• The Committee on Education and Workforce Development met on February 5, 2019 for hearings on SB 142-LOCAL, SB 139, SB 198, SB 141 and SB 12-FN-A.
• The Committee on Education and Workforce Development met on January 29, 2019 for hearings on SB 136, SB 144, SB 107-FN, SB 196, SB 65 and SB 108.

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