Bill Text: NH HB1552 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relative to the duties and responsibilities of superintendents of school administrative units.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Engrossed) 2024-04-24 - Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/02/2024; Vote 5-0; Consent Calendar; Senate Calendar 17 [HB1552 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2024-HB1552-Introduced.html
HB 1552 - AS INTRODUCED
2024 SESSION
24-2528
02/10
HOUSE BILL 1552
AN ACT relative to the duties and responsibilities of superintendents of school administrative units.
SPONSORS: Rep. Cordelli, Carr. 7; Rep. M. Pearson, Rock. 34; Rep. Kofalt, Hills. 32
COMMITTEE: Education
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ANALYSIS
This bill updates the definition of "superintendent" to include personnel assigned by a superintendent of an SAU to perform superintendent services.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-2528
02/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to the duties and responsibilities of superintendents of school administrative units.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; School Administrative Units; Superintendents; Superintendent Services. Amend RSA 194-C by inserting after section 4 the following new section:
194-C:4-a Assignment of Superintendent Services; Personnel. When used in this title, the term "superintendent" shall include the superintendent and any personnel assigned by the superintendent to perform superintendent services under the authority in RSA 194-C:5.
2 Fire Safety Measures. Amend RSA 153:14, II(b) to read as follows:
(b) Each local fire chief shall annually inspect all school buildings within his or her jurisdiction while school is in session and submit a written report to the state fire marshal on the condition of all such school buildings. A copy of the report shall be furnished to the school district superintendent, or personnel assigned to perform superintendent services under RSA 194-C:5, II(a), and school board members. The report shall detail any state fire code compliance issues in each school building. The report shall be submitted no later than December 15 each year.
3 Record Content; Confidentiality; Rulemaking. Amend RSA 170-G:8-a, II(b)(3) to read as follows:
(3) The superintendent of schools for the school district, or personnel assigned to perform superintendent services under RSA 194-C:5, II(a), in which the child named in the case record is then, or will, according to the child's case plan, be attending school.
4 Single District School Administrative Units; Exemptions. Amend RSA 194-C:3 to read as follows:
194-C:3 Single District School Administrative Units; Exemption. Single district school administrative units shall be considered the same as a single school district and shall be exempt from meeting the requirements of this chapter, except that they shall provide superintendent services pursuant to RSA 194-C:4. The superintendent of a single school district may qualify for alternative certification as principal instructional leader who has undergone a rigorous process that ensures the individual possesses the necessary competencies, skills and knowledge required for certification in an administrative role as determined by the department of education.
5 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
