Urgent: Hearing on HB 1508 – An Act Terminating State Participation in Common Core…

There will be a hearing on HB 1508, a bill to terminate New Hampshire’s participation in Common Core.

From Ann Marie Banfield via Facebook

IT IS URGENT that we get as MANY PEOPLE to attend this hearing next THURSDAY (11:30am at the Legislative Office Building room 207)

Bring your friends and neighbors !! We need to FILL up the ROOM.

HB1508

Full text of the Bill on the Jump
HB 1508-FN – AS INTRODUCED
2014 SESSION
14-2421
04/10

HOUSE BILL 1508-FN
AN ACT terminating state participation in the common core educational standards.

SPONSORS: Rep. Peterson, Hills 21; Rep. Baldasaro, Rock 5; Rep. Tucker, Rock 23; Rep. Bick, Rock 8; Rep. Harris, Rock 9; Rep. Murotake, Hills 32; Rep. Cormier, Belk 8; Rep. LeBrun, Hills 32; Rep. Notter, Hills 21; Rep. Infantine, Hills 13

COMMITTEE: Education

ANALYSIS
This bill requires the state board of education to terminate all plans, programs, activities, and expenditures relative to the implementation of the common core state educational standards which have been adopted or may be adopted by the state board, including any assessments and instruction based upon such standards.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
14-2421
04/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fourteen

AN ACT terminating state participation in the common core educational standards.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; State Board of Education; Duties. Amend RSA 186:11 by inserting after paragraph XXXVI the following new paragraph:

XXXVII. Common Core Standards. Terminate all plans, programs, activities, and expenditures relative to the implementation of the common core state educational standards which have been adopted or may be adopted by the state board, including any assessments and instruction based upon such standards.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

LBAO
14-2421
12/16/13

HB 1508-FN – FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT terminating state participation in the common core educational standards.

FISCAL IMPACT:
The Department of Education states this bill, as introduced, may increase state expenditures by an indeterminable amount in FY 2014 and each year thereafter. There will be no impact on state, county, and local revenues, or county and local expenditures.

METHODOLOGY:
The Department of Education states this bill requires the state board of education to terminate all plans, programs, activities, and expenditures relative to the implementation of the common core state educational standards, including assessments and instruction based upon such standards. The Department states it is unclear if the intent of this legislation is to return to the old grade level expectation standards in place three years ago, or if it is to develop all new standards. The Department states if the intent is to develop and implement a new assessment it may need to contract with a testing company in order to do so. For informational purposes, the state’s current cost for the New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP) is approximately $3,000,000 per year, however new development costs and support may cost an additional $1,500,000 to $2,000,000 per year. The Department states the Elementary and Secondary Education Act requires a state to have standards and assessments based on those standards in English language arts and mathematics, however, the Department would need clarification on the intent of this bill in order to assess its compliance with federal law.