Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Restoring the Rights of Parents in the Wake of RSA 193-A

CACR 8 Session Year 1991 Rep. Bob Ouellette and Finlay Rothhaus

Amendment to protect a parent’s right to conscientious opposition to any school

Title: relating to conscientious objection to the method and content of education, providing that no person shall be compelled to send any child for whom such person is legally responsible to any school to which such person may be conscientiously opposed.

G-Status:

HOUSE

House Status:

INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE (6-5); RC(277-54)



HB 1470 –FN-L Session Year 1992 Rep. Donnalee Lozeau

Equal treatment: Asking that home schools meet same statutory requirements as private schools.

Title: relative to education of children.

G-Status:

HOUSE

House Status:

INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE (19-0)



HB 657-FN-L Session Year 1993 Rep. Finlay Rothhaus

Equal treatment: Asking that home schools meet same statutory requirements as private schools.

Title: repealing the home education laws allowing the state board to

adopt rules relative to home education, and making certain other changes relative to education.

G-Status:

HOUSE

House Status:

INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE (15-0)



SB 737 -FN-L Session Year 1994 Senator David Wheeler

Equal Treatment: Asking that home schools meet same statutory requirements as private schools.

Title: authorizing the state board of education to adopt rules relative to private education programs and making private educators subject to certain education laws.

G-Status:

SENATE

Senate Status:

INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE





CACR 37 Session Year 1996 Senator David Wheeler

Amendment to protect a parent's right to conscientious opposition to any school

Title: relating to protecting the rights of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children, providing that parents shall not be compelled to raise or educate their child in any manner to which they are conscientiously opposed.

G-Status:

SENATE

Senate Status:

INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE (5-2)

Chaptered Law: 0222

HB1203-L Session Year 1996

Deleted the August 1 notification deadline, added gender-neutral language, removed home-schooled pupils not participating in public school programs from the apportionment formulae.

Title: (New Title) excluding pupils in home education programs from average daily membership in cooperative school district apportionment formulas, and deleting the date for notification for home education.

G-Status:

SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

House Status:

CONCURRED

Senate Status:

PASSED / ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT


HB 317 Session Year 1997

Addressed compulsory attendance for students over 16

Title: clarifying certain provisions of law relating to compulsory attendance for home education pupils and relative to dual enrollment provisions.

G-Status:

HOUSE

House Status:

INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE


HB 708 Session Year 2001

Set Compulsory attendance from 6-18, addressed access to public schools.

Title: relative to the definition of "child" for the purposes of home education and relative to access to public s school programs by home educated pupils.

G-Status:

HOUSE

House Status:

INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE


Chaptered Law: 0013

HB 406 Session Year 2006 Rep. Marshall Quandt and Rep. Matthew Quandt

Eliminated curriculum approvals

Title: revising certain provisions of the home education statutes.

G-Status:

SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

House Status:

PASSED / ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT

Senate Status:

PASSED / ADOPTED


HB 131 Session Year 2007 Rep. Kimberley Casey

At the request of the DOE, Remove Commissioner of Education from RSA 193-A.

Title: revising the role of the commissioner of the department of education in the approval of home education programs.

G-Status:

HOUSE

House Status:

INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE



Chaptered Law: 0344

SB 337 Session Year 2008

Changed notification timespan, added legislators to the HEAC, set up a Study Commission.

Title: (New Title) relative to notification requirements for home education programs, adding legislative members to the Home education advisory council, and establishing a commission to examine New Hampshire’s home education statutes.

G-Status:

SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

House Status:

PASSED / ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT

Senate Status:

CONCURRED

HB 367 Session Year 2009 Rep. Judith Day

Added many restrictions to evaluation procedures.

Title: relative to procedures for evaluation of home schooled students.

G-Status:

HOUSE

House Status:

INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE



HB 368 Session Year 2010 Rep. Judith Day

Required a written statement from parents regarding the instruction of required subjects;

Resulted in another Study Committee

Title: relative to annual goals in a home education program.

G-Status:

HOUSE

House Status:

INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE



HB 1580 Session Year 2010 Rep. Paul Ingbretson

Recognizes a parent’s natural right and duties regarding the instruction of required subjects.

Title: relative to home schooling.

G-Status:

HOUSE

House Status:

REPORT FILED



Date

Body

Description

12/10/2009

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Introduced 1/6/2010 and Referred to Education; HJ 6, PG.245

01/05/2010

H

Public Hearing: 1/21/2010 1:00 PM LOB 205-207

01/28/2010

H

==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 2/2/2010 10:00 AM LOB 207

02/02/2010

H

Subcommittee Work Session: 2/9/2010 12:30 PM LOB 207

02/02/2010

H

Executive Session: 2/16/2010 10:00 AM LOB 207

02/16/2010

H

Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate for Mar RC (Vote 12-7)

02/16/2010


03/10/2010


03/11/2010


03/17/2010


03/18/2010

H


H


H


H


H

Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass

Special Order to Regular Place on Mar 11 Calendar, Without Objection; HJ 23, PG.1294

Special Order to Beginning of Mar 17 Calendar, WIthout Objection; HJ 24; PG.1349

Inexpedient to Legislatre; MA RC 175-144; HJ 26, PG.1376-1378

Reconsideration (Rep Emerson); MF DIV 74-174; HJ, PG.1439