CHAPTER 321

SB 343 – FINAL VERSION

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2014 SESSION

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SENATE BILL 343

AN ACT relative to the areas of assessment in the statewide education improvement and assessment program and repealing the school administrative unit legislative oversight committee.

SPONSORS: Sen. Cataldo, Dist 6; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Rep. Burt, Hills 6; Rep. Jones, Straf 24

COMMITTEE: Health, Education and Human Services

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill restricts the scope of the statewide education improvement and assessment program.

This bill also repeals the school administrative unit legislative oversight committee.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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

AN ACT relative to the areas of assessment in the statewide education improvement and assessment program and repealing the school administrative unit legislative oversight committee.

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

321:1 Statewide Education Improvement and Assessment; Areas of Assessment. Amend RSA 193-C:5 to read as follows:

193-C:5 Areas of Assessment. The academic areas to be assessed shall include, but not be limited to: reading and language arts, mathematics, science, history, geography, civics, and economics. The statewide assessment program shall only measure student understanding of key content-specific concepts, skills, and knowledge applied within or across academic content domains.

321:2 Repeal. The following are repealed:

I. RSA 194-C:11, relative to the school administrative unit legislative oversight committee.

II. RSA 194-C:12, relative to the duties of the school administrative unit legislative oversight committee.

321:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: August 1, 2014

Effective Date: September 30, 2014