Bill Text: NH SB533 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

New Hampshire Senate Bill 533 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Establishing a committee to study the benefit of extended school recess.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-16 - Placed on Laid on Table Consent List and Laid on Table, Motion Adopted, Voice Vote; 06/16/2020; Senate Journal 8 [SB533 Detail]

Download: New_Hampshire-2020-SB533-Introduced.html

SB 533 - AS INTRODUCED

2020 SESSION

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SENATE BILL 533

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the benefit of extended school recess.

SPONSORS: Sen. Morgan, Dist 23; Sen. French, Dist 7; Sen. Hennessey, Dist 5; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Rep. Owens, Rock. 4

COMMITTEE: Education and Workforce Development

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ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a committee to study the benefit of extended school recess.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the benefit of extended school recess.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the benefit of extended school recess.

2 Membership and Compensation.

I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:

(a) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

(b) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.

3 Duties. The committee shall study the benefit of extended school recess.

4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named senate member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2020.

6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.