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Ladd said the intent is to expand access in districts that lack a teacher with a master’s degree in the subject area, enabling students in tenth through twelfth grades to earn college credit while still in high school. “This bill was put forward … we have concurrent and dual enrollment programs offered in the state which are really high priorities … to have our students … experience the opportunity to take courses which give them credit for college,” Ladd said.

Proponents described the measure as a way to keep academic rigor and expand student opportunity. Patrick Coates, identified as president of Lake Community Community College, told the committee that community colleges already partner with high schools through three common delivery models — instructor‑led high school courses with a college mentor, online partnerships, and students attending classes on campus — and said those partnerships could be formalized under the bill. “We support this because … the dual and concurrent enrollment is really important to the students that we serve,” Coates said.

Opponents and school representatives warned that the proposed language was broader than intended and could be used to staff non‑dual enrollment classes with noncertified instructors. Deborah Howes, president of the American Federation of Teachers New Hampshire, opposed the bill as introduced and urged narrowing it to limit college faculty to approved dual‑ and concurrent‑enrollment courses only. “We do not feel that community college or university faculty coming down to teach in the high school should be open to any course,” Howes said, citing concerns about differentiated instruction for English‑language learners and students with special education needs.

Several senators asked whether the measure includes enforcement mechanisms if part‑time instructors fail to follow the New Hampshire Code of Conduct and Ethics for Educational Professionals. Ladd said the bill requires a criminal background check, employment by a postsecondary institution, and adherence to academic standards identified by the state Department of Education and higher education accrediting standards, and that the Department would make rules clarifying implementation. “What we’re really wanting to make sure is that our academic standards in this state don’t go underneath that bar,” Ladd said.

Committee members also pressed on whether district need should be a condition for bringing in noncertified instructors and on safeguards to prevent districts from substituting uncertified instructors for certified K‑12 teachers. Senator Auchiluk asked why the bill does not require that a high school demonstrate it has exhausted local hiring options before contracting college faculty; several witnesses and Ladd said the community college system and Department of Education would be involved in crafting agreements and that the bill’s 20‑hour cap and criminal‑background requirement limit possible misuse.

No formal vote or committee action was recorded in the transcript; the hearing concluded after public testimony and questions. The bill remains subject to further amendment and Department of Education rulemaking if enacted.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Education (04/10/2025)","oneSentenceSummary","Representative William Ladd told the Senate Education Committee that House Bill 90 would allow faculty employed by a state community college or university to teach approved dual‑ and concurrent‑enrollment college courses in public high schools for up to 20 hours per week.","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},6607609,"Long, heated hearing on HB 324 exposes sharp divisions over school library review, appeals and penalties",5193,2929000,8122000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2949610-c64b89589165961c4e2bd8903d28ce8d&start=2929&end=8122","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2949610-c64b89589165961c4e2bd8903d28ce8d/thumbnail_2929000.jpg","/articles/6607609/New-Hampshire/Long-heated-hearing-on-HB-324-exposes-sharp-divisions-over-school-library-review-appeals-and-penalties","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6607609-4b53d90ce4db34be1f152b1735f922c3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771174535&Signature=jvuW5NQFEXQ7O8I1vo2o5ms0Ztr3xQtmHUTmkNLzJm9By-oBEJIQE6p753ggMs02G30~x26VSK27ipwbRE0B0kxvRjqZUbD04KqACYnfE~DW0IKQq2PWfwyItetEwGMGUn4xjGWmVGHLVFvvM-XA0l2N3EPPgk5rUZnJHY~YbPVPKy5UyxWJhC1Cy6jfFBjuwGhd673yWjeA5T6BxwJ~P1jjx9gtlRPJhTK6XgOgszJ1Y50VNxtaTjXjnVjef0bQmT1xAFNrk6zNW~jPXXy52R77dZTqkG67VDMTXPGZ-DEtkMeX0RbbmVEJA6mTyc5bCkjRCvBFjryi4OXQkE8cOQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Glenn Cordelli opened testimony on House Bill 324, saying the bill would remove K‑12 education from the state obscenity exemption and create a statutory complaints process that allows parents to object to age‑inappropriate materials and, if necessary, seek remedies up to a civil action. “Currently, our state obscenity laws exempt education … this bill removes K‑12 education from that exemption,” Cordelli told the committee.

Cordelli framed the bill as a parental‑rights measure designed to ensure a clear complaint and appeal process when parents find materials they consider sexually explicit or age‑inappropriate. He said the bill would not likely result in criminal prosecutions, based on his discussions with the Attorney General, but would establish local and state review and a possible civil remedy if a district fails to follow the complaint process.

The hearing drew sustained, often emotional testimony on both sides. Parents and advocates for removal described sexually explicit passages and images in books available in some school libraries and urged the committee to adopt statutory guardrails, including citing specific passages during testimony. Several speakers said they had sought local remedies and found the process too slow or ineffective.

Opponents including school librarians, the New Hampshire Library Association, New Hampshire School Library Association and the American Federation of Teachers urged the committee to reject HB 324 or substantially narrow it. They argued that the bill’s definitions and remedies raise constitutional concerns and would invite litigation and criminal penalties against librarians and educators. “This bill should be voted inexpedient to legislate,” said Sharon Silva, a school librarian who testified the existing local policies and reconsideration processes were adequate.

The New Hampshire School Boards Association told the committee it supports a local process requirement but objected to civil‑penalty provisions and the provision that would let a parent appeal to the State Board of Education. Barrett Christina of NHSBA said the bill’s statutory definitions of sexual material and “harmful to minors” are broad and risk capturing classic literature that uses innuendo; she also objected to private monetary damages for procedural missteps.

The ACLU and constitutional advocates warned the bill’s language could sweep beyond constitutionally unprotected obscenity and chill access to protected material; Gilles Bissonnette, ACLU legal director, urged aligning any statute with existing law (RSA 5:71‑b) and with First Amendment case law, and voiced particular concern about criminal penalties and statewide review overriding local community standards.

Several speakers — parents, survivors and LGBT‑community advocates — urged the committee to preserve access to books that help students see themselves and to oppose criminalizing librarians. “Books are often our first avenue to realizing we are able to go somewhere else,” said Bellamy Rittinger, who testified in opposition. The hearing ran multiple hours with many witnesses and public comments, and concluded after members of the committee posed follow‑ups about the bill’s definitions, remedies and practical effects.

No committee action was recorded on HB 324 in the transcript; the bill generated strong disagreement over whether problems should be addressed through local policies or by a state statute with civil and criminal remedies.","House Bill 324 would remove K‑12 education from an obscenity‑exemption and create a statutory complaints and appeal process for parents who deem instructional or library materials age‑inappropriate; the Senate Education Committee heard hours of opposing testimony.",{"_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},6607596,"Measure to standardize pre‑hearing discovery in special‑education disputes backed by advocates and parents",488,10870000,11358000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2949610-c64b89589165961c4e2bd8903d28ce8d&start=10870&end=11358","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2949610-c64b89589165961c4e2bd8903d28ce8d/thumbnail_10870000.jpg","/articles/6607596/New-Hampshire/Measure-to-standardize-prehearing-discovery-in-specialeducation-disputes-backed-by-advocates-and-parents","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6607596-5833434558d1a359ce70307a07509168/orig.mp4?Expires=1771174535&Signature=KAO8lxhq4Ift6vhEeTclFBtjpQDaKtcekxZcNUEacyXgl069bwvNs7lejXfqan1cxJBm1kxBznC1jNYt-XLvYFQZKqss2iMHsLQeucS7a35whiNhwmAF7Sk-iBbiaKqr95f2pKsLp6ojCKYeu41YIfz2dOrAu5y~Bz2A2JlCzBX7sfv1Gu8h6-HnU2FVjU3WlPkjmi9uTjsIZXmrdqC2NsLCaW~WRlqSJjb64AOi6W7M3Ef72NfRJaAkXqmtyAKXbKnTCVgNGPj8pHZl0IHfxMSpIt~l2Nz7LWoTYDvaNrJdnDtnZHGDmt~jujGAUt9kH75J-cGqpxBjoU0~9pCzFw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senator Deborah Aultschuler presented House Bill 754 on behalf of Representative Nancy Murphy; the measure would codify a minimum set of documents that must be provided to parents and hearing officers when a parent files for a special‑education due process hearing. The sponsor’s letter argued that inconsistent local practice leaves some families without timely access to records central to a case.

Kristen Mancharamani, a special‑education advocate, testified in favor of the bill and described cases where parents received thousands of pages of documents only days before a scheduled hearing, making meaningful review impossible for pro se parents. Mancharamani said the bill would require hearing officers and school districts to receive a consistent packet — including current IEPs, recent progress reports and core evaluations — at the outset of a dispute so resolution or focused hearings can proceed more efficiently.

Mancharamani told the committee that progress reports are a particular pain point: in many cases, progress documentation is missing or sparse and yet is central to whether a student is making measurable progress under their IEP goals. “Progress reports should be the most basic thing … Far too many of the cases that come to our office, the even the basics of progress reports are elusive,” she said.

Witnesses said automatic discovery could also help districts by making records transparent at the start of a dispute and encouraging earlier resolution sessions. Mancharamani described a case in which 2,700 pages were provided to a parent five days before a hearing; the sponsor and witnesses said the bill is a targeted effort to make due process less legally onerous for families and to ensure consistent access regardless of ZIP code or district practices.

No committee action or vote was recorded in the transcript; committee members accepted testimony and asked for additional technical drafting if the committee moves the bill forward.","House Bill 754 would require a defined set of documents to be produced early in special‑education due process hearings to make hearings less onerous for parents and pro se advocates. Witnesses said automatic production of records such as recent IEPs, evaluations and progress reports could improve resolution rates and make hearings",{"_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},6607601,"Bill would require at least one hour of classroom instruction on the origin and nature of communism; sponsor frames it as civic education",719,10105000,10824000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2949610-c64b89589165961c4e2bd8903d28ce8d&start=10105&end=10824","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2949610-c64b89589165961c4e2bd8903d28ce8d/thumbnail_10105000.jpg","/articles/6607601/New-Hampshire/Bill-would-require-at-least-one-hour-of-classroom-instruction-on-the-origin-and-nature-of-communism-sponsor-frames-it-as-civic-education","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6607601-43318fc05e5a55d67d11ee1bf252c5c5/orig.mp4?Expires=1771174535&Signature=ixwYsFWSKFv~fW06wGEAHVx-PbpkaKatW88fZNlhX1lrRPF3FpVNoSGYVlycav9sGi48H5nN8~YVvcxPS9ZYmpC8LDJUZK9j1KTYiP1cclmWoFNa4JAsc7eOyuY59p4bHeJJCO832PDrqupmOdshXj-P8qEDhMgioJnRP-OTirz6tGfIsloy0fZNQ9OD1jFcH4xL~IJnV66wgQFpfJjl-lsHRVITuI81Qmpxw~NTTQtG62QbHswAQElX2cVU-j35xR0oN0ttgZcw1kY~pzStM210YWr9Yrd5Zig7XNhJMXEtJpfSCpCsnJc3NGfU4ELGYk3RQvpUazs~EQuhv7cCjg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Mike Moffat delivered testimony introducing House Bill 749, a measure that would require students to receive at least one hour of classroom instruction on the origin and nature of communism. Moffat said the proposal is designed to increase civic and historical understanding of twentieth‑century totalitarian ideologies and their global effects.

Moffat reviewed events and concepts he said students typically lack, citing the Cuban Missile Crisis, Stalin, Lenin, Mao, the Khmer Rouge killings in Cambodia, and other historical examples. “Should a one‑hour classroom session on the origin and nature of communism matter? Yes,” Moffat said, arguing students should understand how communist regimes operated and why those histories matter to contemporary geopolitics.

Richard Boulay, a former high‑school teacher who testified in support, described teaching a elective titled “Problems of Democracy” that covered communist regimes and civic values; he said an hour is a modest baseline and that many schools might adopt more extensive coverage. Boulay urged the committee to adopt the measure as a minimal, locally implemented requirement that preserves school control over curriculum specifics.

The bill does not require a specific course or assessment; Moffat said implementation would largely be left to local districts and that the Department of Education would likely issue guidance. The hearing included questions and brief discussion but the transcript records no committee action or recorded opposition within the excerpt. The sponsor acknowledged concerns about political labeling and historical debates and said the intent is educational and nonpartisan.

No vote or committee recommendation appears in the transcript excerpt; committee members indicated limited time and accepted testimony for the record.","House Bill 749 would require a minimum of one classroom hour on the origin and nature of communism. Sponsor Mike Moffat described historical and contemporary reasons for the proposal; supportive testimony from a former teacher emphasized civic literacy. Opponents were not recorded in the transcript excerpt; committee members asked no substantive",{"_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},6607606,"Open‑enrollment bill sparks debate over funding, capacity and transport; districts, boards and superintendents testify",1442,8189000,9631000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2949610-c64b89589165961c4e2bd8903d28ce8d&start=8189&end=9631","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2949610-c64b89589165961c4e2bd8903d28ce8d/thumbnail_8189000.jpg","/articles/6607606/New-Hampshire/Openenrollment-bill-sparks-debate-over-funding-capacity-and-transport-districts-boards-and-superintendents-testify","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6607606-3c76c92de1b6c91a985552d00b836f03/orig.mp4?Expires=1771174535&Signature=o-j6SLCLrvfNONNfix4xZMdi57XMBuZuRRJtqXJsh~5DmRYBQYUJkYwz66kl27M51~x~29dyTNIMWKwT1iIuu2siFSyX132zNDJVyAdmnymKkwUYcG8wnHqFgEJ0FFxHvdpNrFDxDHrxxBkqT5f7JjlYnlKX2r-iq4c3OhHu~M3fI1mgzjJPctOQKM~oKXIrss9MUdCsciZyEz6RXKX0N~Nofcsw~Yfycs075j5GFScvBVHc9XyrYONe~Dap1wbBtAMNHSyWB73-a-nrgkx2IPIDUKX2yg4Tv7gO0VQkQRU8WmrIpc~dSatkK0nF1sB8yIvVIJt0i-HMy5bWHr31Qg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Glenn Cordelli presented House Bill 741 to the Senate Education Committee, saying the measure would expand current open‑enrollment law so every district becomes an open‑enrollment district and parents may enroll students in another district subject primarily to school capacity. “The status quo was not working in many places,” Cordelli said, and he described a funding mechanism where the pupil’s resident district would pay 80 percent of its average cost per pupil to the receiving district while retaining 20 percent and remaining responsible for special‑education services.

The bill drew immediate skepticism from school‑board and administrative witnesses about predictability, inequity and local fiscal impacts. Brian Winslow, speaking for the Northwood School Board, said the bill’s funding and unpredictability would make budgeting extremely difficult and could impose substantial, unbudgeted bills on small districts. “If just 5% of Northwood Students attended other schools, we would have an unbudgeted bill of roughly $540,000,” Winslow said.

The New Hampshire School Boards Association opposed the bill and questioned the statutory mechanics. Barrett Christina said the bill asks school district legislative bodies (town voters) to adopt policies that are generally adopted by elected school boards and noted “capacity” can mean different things — seats, budget, staffing — and the bill does not define it. NHSBA also flagged equity concerns: transportation would be a parental responsibility, which could privilege families with vehicles and time to drive students to other districts.

Two witnesses urged caution about unintended consequences. David Trumbull said open enrollment, as drafted, would leave out children whose families cannot afford transportation and children with disciplinary histories, and could exacerbate inequalities in New Hampshire because the state funds local schools at relatively low levels. “If you adopt this program in New Hampshire you create inequality, you exacerbate inequality,” Trumbull testified.

Conversely, Alton‑Barnstead superintendent Timothy Broderick, who runs a joint district program and described operating under the existing open‑enrollment law (RSA 194‑D), said a functional public‑school choice system can help districts with declining enrollment and allow schools to compete for students in a landscape that already includes charters, private schools and home schooling. Broderick said his district welcomed choice and that clarifying the law’s mechanics would help implementation.

Committee members asked witnesses about capacity definitions, transportation, and the fiscal treatment of bonds and locally funded capital costs. Several witnesses said the bill’s 80‑percent funding transfer would be administratively difficult and potentially destabilizing to towns with small enrollments.

No formal committee action was recorded in the transcript. The hearing included requests for more precise drafting on capacity, transportation and fiscal effects before the committee moves forward.","House Bill 741 would make all districts 'open enrollment' and set a funding formula where the resident district pays 80% of average cost per pupil to the receiving district; hearing included testimony from a school board chair, NHSBA, a superintendent running an existing program and local officials who raised unpredictability and equity concerns.","actionData","errors"]

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Senate Education Committee Hears Bill to Allow College Faculty to Teach Dual‑enrollment Courses Part‑time in High Schools

Long, heated hearing on HB 324 exposes sharp divisions over school library review, appeals and penalties

Measure to standardize pre‑hearing discovery in special‑education disputes backed by advocates and parents

Bill would require at least one hour of classroom instruction on the origin and nature of communism; sponsor frames it as civic education

Open‑enrollment bill sparks debate over funding, capacity and transport; districts, boards and superintendents testify