HB 625-FN-LOCAL - AS INTRODUCED
2023 SESSION
23-0736
10/04/
HOUSE BILL 625-FN-LOCAL
AN ACT relative to the calculation of average daily membership in attendance and average
daily membership in residence for school districts.
SPONSORS: Rep. Cordelli, Carr. 7; Rep. Moffett, Merr. 4; Rep. Layon, Rock. 13; Sen. Lang,
Dist 2
COMMITTEE: Education
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ANALYSIS
This bill modifies the calculation of ADMA and ADMR under school funding to include pupils
eligible to have access to curricular courses and cocurricular programs.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
 HB 625-FN-LOCAL - AS INTRODUCED
23-0736
10/04/
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT relative to the calculation of average daily membership in attendance and average
daily membership in residence for school districts.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 1 School Funding; Calculation of ADMA; Pupils. Amend RSA 198:38, I(b) to read as follows:
2 (b) For the purpose of calculating ADMA, each pupil who is [home educated in
3 compliance with RSA 193-A] eligible to have access to curricular courses and cocurricular
4 programs per RSA 193:1-c and who is enrolled in a school board approved public [high] school
5 academic course in grades 1-12 shall count as an additional 0.15 pupil for each such academic
6 course taken in a public [high] school. The department of education shall only make grant payments
7 for such pupils to the extent of available appropriations. [In this subparagraph, "public high school"
8 shall have the same meaning as "high school" as defined in RSA 194:23.]
9 2 School Funding; Calculation of ADMR; Pupils. Amend RSA 198:38, I-a(b) to read as follows:
10 (b) For the purpose of calculating ADMR, each pupil who is [home educated in
11 compliance with RSA 193-A] eligible to have access to curricular courses and cocurricular
12 programs per RSA 193:1-c and who is enrolled in a school board approved public [high] school
13 academic course in grades 1-12 shall count as an additional 0.15 pupil for each such academic
14 course taken in a public [high] school. The department of education shall only make grant payments
15 for such pupils to the extent of available appropriations. [In this subparagraph, "public high school"
16 shall have the same meaning as "high school" as defined in RSA 194:23.]
17 3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
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HB 625-FN-LOCAL- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to the calculation of average daily membership in attendance and average
daily membership in residence for school districts.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Due to time constraints, the Office of Legislative Budget Assistant is unable to provide a fiscal
note for this bill, as introduced, at this time. When completed, the fiscal note will be
forwarded to the House Clerk's Office.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Education


Statutes affected:
Introduced: 198:38