CHAPTER 218

SB 67 – FINAL VERSION

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SENATE BILL 67

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the implementation of an education tax credit plan in New Hampshire.

SPONSORS: Sen. De Blois, Dist 18

COMMITTEE: Education

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a committee to study the implementation of an education tax credit plan in New Hampshire.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the implementation of an education tax credit plan in New Hampshire.

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

218:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the implementation of an education tax credit plan in New Hampshire.

218:2 Membership and Compensation.

I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:

(a) Three members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

(b) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.

218:3 Duties. The committee shall:

I. Study the implementation of an education tax credit plan in New Hampshire which could include, but not be limited to, authorizing a credit against the business profits tax for cash contributions from business organizations to support the education of students at nonpublic schools, authorizing the establishment of tax-exempt scholarship granting organizations which would award grants to offset the cost of attending nonpublic schools, and administration and enforcement by the department of revenue administration.

II. Study the features of education tax credit and education voucher programs which have been implemented or are under consideration in other states and recommend any feature of those plans that would merit inclusion in the plan proposed in New Hampshire.

III. Act as a resource to the house and senate education committees on education tax credit or education voucher legislation, including making recommendations as to appropriate terminology and methodology for such legislation to the committees.

IV. Solicit input from any individual or organization with relevant information or expertise.

V. Study any other matter the committee deems relevant to its objective.

218:4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named senate member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

218:5 Report. The committee shall submit an interim report of its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2011 and a final report on or before November 1, 2012.

218:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved: June 28, 2011

Effective Date: June 28, 2011