This bill mandates the inclusion of specific information on school budget ballots to enhance transparency and inform voters. It amends RSA 671:20, requiring that the school district clerk prepares ballots for school district elections similarly to town elections, with the stipulation that school ballots must be a different color. Additionally, the bill introduces new requirements for the content of the ballot, specifically that it must include the average cost-per-pupil and the school district's achievement proficiency scores in English Language Arts (ELA), Math, and Science from the previous year.

The new legal language inserted into the bill specifies that immediately before the question of adopting a school budget, the ballot must display the average cost-per-pupil as per RSA 189:75 I(a) and the proficiency scores formatted as "ELA Proficiency: X%; Math Proficiency: X%; Science Proficiency: X%." There are no deletions from current law noted in this bill. The act is set to take effect 60 days after its passage.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 671:20
As Amended by the House: 671:20
As Amended by the Senate: 671:20