HB 1239-FN-LOCAL – AS INTRODUCED
2014 SESSION
04/10
HOUSE BILL 1239-FN-LOCAL
AN ACT relative to the implementation of new educational standards.
SPONSORS: Rep. Cordelli, Carr 4; Rep. Boehm, Hills 20; Rep. Hoell, Merr 23; Rep. Harris, Rock 9; Rep. Murotake, Hills 32; Rep. Marston, Hills 19; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17; Sen. Cataldo, Dist 6
This bill requires the state board of education to report on the fiscal impact of implementing the college and career readiness standards, also known as the common core standards, and prohibits the board from implementing any new common core standards until the board performs a fiscal analysis and conducts a public hearing in each executive council district.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
14-2229
04/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fourteen
AN ACT relative to the implementation of new educational standards.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Duties of State Board of Education. Amend RSA 186:11 by inserting after paragraph XXXVI the following new paragraph:
XXXVII. Implementation of College and Career Readiness Standards.
(a) No later than July 1, 2014, the state board, in consultation with the department, shall provide a report to the legislative oversight committee established in RSA 193-C:7 and to the chairpersons of the house and senate standing committees with primary jurisdiction over education matters estimating the federal, state, and local fiscal impact of implementing the mathematics and English language arts portions of the college and career readiness standards, also known as the common core state standards, including:
(1) Professional development costs;
(2) Textbooks and instructional materials;
(3) Technology infrastructure and support, including student computing devices; and
(4) New statewide assessment costs.
(b) The state board shall not adopt or implement new college and career readiness standards nor shall the state board direct the department of education to implement any additional standards until the state board, in consultation with the department, performs an evaluation of the new standards in comparison to current standards and other nationally-recognized standards and provides it to school districts. A fiscal analysis shall be performed, in consultation with school districts, to assess implementation costs and shall include an analysis of:
(1) Professional development costs;
(2) Textbooks and instructional materials;
(3) Technology infrastructure and support, including student computing devices;
(4) New assessment costs; and
(5) The state board holds a public hearing in each executive council district, presents the department’s standards and fiscal analyses, and takes public testimony regarding the adoption of the proposed educational standards.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
LBAO
14-2229
11/06/13
HB 1239-FN-LOCAL - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to the implementation of new educational standards.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Department of Education states this bill, as introduced, would increase state general fund expenditures by $50,000 in FY 2014. There will be no impact on state revenue, or county and local revenue or expenditures.
METHODOLOGY:
The Department of Education states this bill would require the State Board of Education to report on the fiscal impact of implementing the college and career readiness standards, also known as the common core standards, and prohibits the any new common core standards from being implemented until the fiscal analysis is prepared and a public hearing is conducted in each executive council district. The Department states in order to complete a thorough report, the state would need to interview and/or survey all school administrative units to learn what they are spending on the implementation of the new standards, if anything, in excess of expenditures for prior year similar implementations. The Department states it would need to hire an outside researcher to assist in preparing the report, which it estimates would cost approximately $50,000.