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Under current law, Daniels said, a district that accepted state funds to build CTE classroom space must continue to use that specific space for the CTE center or reimburse the state if it vacates the space. Daniels said the requirement can impede districts that want to expand CTE offerings because they are forced either to reimburse the state or to demolish and rebuild existing space.

Daniels told the committee the 20‑year threshold was chosen to align with building-aid timelines and with guidance from the Department of Education; he said Commissioner feedback suggested that a facility used for two decades broadly has \"run its course\" for exclusive use by CTE and that repurposing after 20 years preserves the state's initial investment while giving districts flexibility to meet evolving program needs.

Senators asked about the 20‑year choice; Daniels said it was a pragmatic number that aligned with building-aid statutes and practical conversations with the department. No formal vote was recorded at the hearing; committee members thanked the sponsor and closed testimony.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Education (04/02/2025)","oneSentenceSummary","Representative Gary Daniels said House Bill 484 would allow school districts to repurpose career and technical education classroom space at no cost if the space has been used exclusively by a CTE center for at least 20 years.","taxTitle","Judiciary, Senate , Committees\t, Legislative, New Hampshire","taxId",29511,"location","New Hampshire","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6616609,"Committee considers bill adding Constitution Day to required patriotic exercises in public schools",686,4944000,5630000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2851654-2ac3a61530d77c89664dce213c476406&start=4944&end=5630","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2851654-2ac3a61530d77c89664dce213c476406/thumbnail_4944000.jpg","/articles/6616609/New-Hampshire/Committee-considers-bill-adding-Constitution-Day-to-required-patriotic-exercises-in-public-schools","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6616609-2e1291bd722e6e5f529764a233cdcf61/orig.mp4?Expires=1771140558&Signature=I39RS8~kEEQZXwVHn0Df3V7nyXpx0oFZeA51~X0BZCQ14YaCAZYmO8bjJNSVGQkzGnO~6uXzM6pCHPsTDxjPWAjiB~THQ8oecJuNn9Peqgc00n~NPBopPmKwtfKsgfBmKa~3FDOg4GHFnfNvCU8Kae99jj7TCxG-HEXMgWnCXCTGK9C9ap2iFLngywCmB52y2WwGKbjn3ecZFuIU1fEECLYSTzZSt~FWM4iLko5AUKiMOclYcbxMtrSXcwZG0Ch5PwEWQiJRIfd-yKuyGH0paTiiBWmBlhJvBX91-syKjHkyPxz1V7hRDhjpzpWJT-LxExFUhdpQo809HL2-Y4IChw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Christine Perez testified in favor of House Bill 571, a proposal to require public schools to include Constitution Day (Sept. 17) among patriotic exercises and instructional activities. Perez said the measure would encourage students to learn both the U.S. Constitution and the New Hampshire Constitution and to understand citizen rights and responsibilities.

Perez reviewed a brief history of Constitution Day and said the curriculum could include instruction about the failures of the Articles of Confederation and the reasons the federal Constitution was drafted. She told senators she envisioned exercises similar to existing Memorial Day or Veterans Day observances and suggested instruction could be incorporated across grade levels.

Senators asked about implementation detail and costs; Senator Ochsler noted the U.S. Department of Education has in past years distributed funds for Constitution Day programming and asked whether the sponsor had information about federal funding or administrative support. Perez replied she was not aware of a specific line item but said many districts already hold low-cost or volunteer-supported events for Veterans Day and Memorial Day and that local volunteers often support such activities.

Senators also asked whether the measure would allow integration of the New Hampshire Constitution into federal-constitution exercises; Perez said the bill would permit recognition of the New Hampshire Constitution and related instruction as part of Constitution Day activities. Witnesses in the room referenced examples from other states and private schools where Constitution Day exercises include student activities and signings.

The committee did not take a vote during the hearing; senators said they had clarifying questions but expressed general support for increased civic instruction.","Representative Christine Perez asked the Senate Education Committee to require public schools to include Constitution Day (Sept. 17) among patriotic exercises and related instruction on the U.S. and New Hampshire constitutions.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6616615,"Bill would bar school personnel from transporting students to medical appointments without parental consent; sponsors cite staff protection",1071,3819000,4890000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2851654-2ac3a61530d77c89664dce213c476406&start=3819&end=4890","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2851654-2ac3a61530d77c89664dce213c476406/thumbnail_3819000.jpg","/articles/6616615/New-Hampshire/Bill-would-bar-school-personnel-from-transporting-students-to-medical-appointments-without-parental-consent-sponsors-cite-staff-protection","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6616615-d99e523459531d1135f6fe2e18e6eda8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771140558&Signature=Bj1WcQ4P~XJlO2FTThpJy1ovRqqI1eyg6QAqmsVXtqU9P-9g1CmRM2PAlBrLNaTlw7c0pPgSp8Pmj99OSN7xxCWz3jwD16xUiq7pT79Oxc60~ZiDjQuRWIYOU~x~JwUcuXt-IanMnmzM0bM2DOyhT0SckHgxJPTYDRc1kyPwQksPOT3DPxiKmKMz~2NRrb2C8d9slkHglaoOkqaWIXdNEmcsNt4TstoFOyt5I5grnzKmkWD2BCo-SMaz0-sMYkWmphkX97JZ0QrKFPU-56ODaAGcCsW-hJZ~yVaqjEvfAd2oRnVFjYdSOlro7J7nM-7wQIv-lUOuBseGdNX9naOA~g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Christine Perez testified to the Senate Education Committee on House Bill 231, which would prohibit school district personnel from transporting students to medical or mental-health appointments, visits, or procedures without parental consent, and would require school districts to publish emergency-health protocols.

Perez said the bill is intended to protect both students and school personnel by making transport responsibilities clear and by prompting districts to develop written emergency protocols. \"This would expand on the injury or illness policy to make it clear that the responsibility for transport is in the hands of the parent or the guardian and not the responsibility of school personnel,\" she said.

The testimony distinguished nonemergency transport (addressed by the bill) from emergency response, which typically requires calling 911. Perez told senators that many local policies were outdated; she cited examples of district policies dating to 2008 or earlier and said some districts lacked up‑to‑date written protocols for emergencies or for staff responsibilities.

Committee members asked whether the sponsor had consulted state emergency-management officials; Perez said she had not consulted Homeland Security and Emergency Management but had spoken to local districts and to contacts in Massachusetts who had formal emergency protocols and response teams. Senators also asked whether the bill required districts to adopt an emergency policy; Perez said the bill's language references existing emergency-protocol exceptions and that the measure is intended to encourage clearer district policies for both nonemergency transport and emergencies.

Several senators and witnesses asked what problem the bill was intended to solve and whether it was prompted by incidents in the sponsor's district. Perez said her experience in emergency and critical care and the need to protect staff and children motivated the legislation; she said teachers and substitutes told her they welcomed clearer district policies.

Witnesses who spoke during the hearing reiterated concerns about scope and necessity and asked whether the measure addressed existing statute. No formal votes were taken during the hearing; the committee heard public comment and questions and did not take final action at the session.","Representative Christine Perez told the Senate Education Committee a bill would prohibit nonemergency transport of students by school personnel without parent or guardian consent and would require districts to publish emergency-health protocols.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6616619,"Senate committee hears debate over amended bill requiring gestational-development video and narrow list of sex‑education topics",4078,60000,4138000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2851654-2ac3a61530d77c89664dce213c476406&start=60&end=4138","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2851654-2ac3a61530d77c89664dce213c476406/thumbnail_60000.jpg","/articles/6616619/New-Hampshire/Senate-committee-hears-debate-over-amended-bill-requiring-gestational-development-video-and-narrow-list-of-sexeducation-topics","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6616619-368992e6f389881f08d90eaba2ca58e3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771140558&Signature=CM73cRuNOrvRkYnjLhilhgqajtUzMeOL2w39AaiWTX5iw26aL~X8jXuMFGH0Ald0GtWTO3f1m2oqz5Oy-rXAS7aOXH3~csijFTAMwfaefu2bNb5J-Dt76xhlvaQsuQj4JZy5G7WnAGOCzMored69mhQUpPQbjLPas4ImIYL-720rn5f89uB6wf5VG6L8f01EeUpNXfcbjVrRkf8kj49ZhRjMo8CfTWYDUH5t02xWOkBmnH645DBuOjrGdk6RhA7d~yCC-TezwmEp8IFbxj0KfYUSqTP-9oIRUKKi-qG-6OD7AGEGXIMeonUVUEwc~yQF30TTncktfxRcXU-Mh~i0Sw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The New Hampshire Senate Education Committee heard extended testimony and questions on House Bill 667 on Oct. 27, a bill amended in the House to add a new, narrower paragraph to the state's health-education statute requiring age-appropriate, medically accurate instruction on gestational development and recommending a \"high quality computer generated animation or ultrasound video.\"

Supporters told the committee the amendment mostly codifies material already found in statutes and Department of Education health standards and administrative rules; opponents said the amendment narrows coverage of reproductive health and omits contraception, sexually transmitted infection prevention, and abortion from the required list of topics.

Representative Glenn Cordelli, who said he was covering for the bill's prime sponsor, said the amendment (House amendment 615, which replaced the original bill) was intended to \"bring that over from rules so that [it] had a basis in statute\" and to \"provide some guidance in terms of curriculum\" rather than to replace existing state standards.

Several senators and public witnesses said that, while some topics are present elsewhere in rules and state health standards, elevating a narrow set of topics into statute while omitting contraception and abortion would leave gaps in students' medically accurate information. Senator Altschiller said simply, \"Abortion is health care,\" and argued that omitting it from a list meant to supply medically accurate reproductive-health information was a serious omission.

Dr. Jerry Knoerk, a retired orthopedic spine surgeon and state representative, told the committee that medical education ethics require presenting all appropriate options to patients and that the same standard should apply to student health instruction. \"Presenting only some of the facts in a biased way is educational malpractice,\" he said, urging an amendment to require comprehensive instruction covering all options.

Representative Hope Damon, a retired dietitian and former education committee member, urged the committee to consider local-control and fiscal impacts. She said she objected to singling out this subject for audits by the Department of Education, and asked what would define a \"high quality\" animation or video and who would pay for it.

Committee members pressed Cordelli on specifics: whether the new paragraph removed topics already in RSA 189:10, where material appears in administrative rules, whether the video would be chosen locally or by the Department of Education, and whether the bill intended to require instruction about contraception. Cordelli replied several times that many topics are present in the state's health standards and administrative rules and that he would provide the committee copies of those materials.

Several senators and witnesses asked the sponsor to either broaden the statutory language or remove the specific enumerated items and require \"age-appropriate, medically accurate sexual/reproductive health education\" generally. The hearing record shows repeated requests that if the bill elevates specific topics into statute it should not omit other widely recognized parts of reproductive-health instruction.

The committee recessed during the hearing and then continued to take testimony from additional citizens and education officials. At the close, the committee had heard multiple requests for the sponsor to clarify whether the statute should require contraception, sexually transmitted infection prevention, and instruction on abortion, and for the Department of Education's health standards and related rules to be provided to the committee for comparison.

The hearing record does not show a committee vote; the matter remained under consideration following public and committee questioning.","The New Hampshire Senate Education Committee heard extended testimony and questions on House Bill 667 on Oct. 27, a bill amended in the House to add a new, narrower paragraph to the state's health-education statute requiring age-appropriate, medically accurate instruction on gestational development and recommending a \"high-quality computer generated animation or ultrasound video.\"",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6616600,"Bill would expand Department of Education oversight and closure procedures for charter schools",419,5896000,6315000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2851654-2ac3a61530d77c89664dce213c476406&start=5896&end=6315","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2851654-2ac3a61530d77c89664dce213c476406/thumbnail_5896000.jpg","/articles/6616600/New-Hampshire/Bill-would-expand-Department-of-Education-oversight-and-closure-procedures-for-charter-schools","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6616600-31ae2f5f21ac6b2c821575d7e46a3af8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771140558&Signature=BKH6-UQMDkbe1qqHSoBkFTjqdiAV-xNCukdVnC62Jv~fGh4sXIhvVyKSlti5DscFUyjYaX408n38RBuTLQtVGuO~Ghvi4EsKUd~fTrEKOcARlEARyi~IBrf9jUZpVaPWQG2cKPUK9ReaBVogcFcdo4DQyGk9qj1Hkg1QjTFEEF4lndQ7-OTMRwZWEvAltPVP7Wg~J08KJ-nT2zDUCfKKu50d9uPYJrcy~s7k2i5ekyDHvFzLBXTVoWooECyUHS5VKb6xS04N9em-i6uU-Lw-x4k~~RchWZRCQzhzViHDJzYWyIxl1mexZfyXsbbylmvPYd~4P1TrBMyxv-R5rIziYA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Glenn Cordelli outlined House Bill 752 before the Senate Education Committee, saying the measure revises current law to clarify processes for monitoring, probation, escrow funding and the disposition of student records when charter schools close.

Cordelli said the department requested several changes based on experience overseeing charter schools and working with a small number of schools in difficulty. The bill adds provisions allowing the department to impose conditions on a charter to address specific areas of concern, requires schools on probation to remedy identified causes or face revocation, and gives the department authority to require an escrow account if a school appears likely to fail so funds are available to cover closure costs.

The bill also specifies that, when a charter school closes, the Department of Education would assume custody of student records and establish a process for former students to obtain those records — a step the sponsor said addresses practical problems that have arisen when charters have closed in the past.

Committee members asked whether the department already monitors charters and how problems are discovered; Cordelli said the department conducts annual oversight and that the bill is intended to reduce surprises and provide clear statutory authority to require remedial plans and escrow funds. No formal vote was recorded during the hearing.","Representative Glenn Cordelli described House Bill 752, a Department of Education‑supported revision to charter‑school oversight that adds conditions, escrow authority, and record‑transfer procedures for closed charters; sponsors said changes aim to reduce surprises and ensure student records are preserved when a charter closes.","actionData","errors"]

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