Bill > HB1644

This bill modifies the existing process for towns to withdraw from a cooperative school district by simplifying and streamlining the withdrawal procedure. Currently, after a cooperative school district has been operating for at least ten years, a member district can initiate a review of potentially withdrawing by a 3/5 majority vote. The bill removes several existing procedural steps, specifically eliminating the committee's need to determine whether withdrawal is recommended and removing the ability of the entire cooperative school district to block a single town's withdrawal through a supermajority vote. Under the new provisions, if a withdrawal committee develops a plan and the state board of education approves it, the plan would be submitted directly to voters in the withdrawing district. If a 3/5 supermajority of voters in the withdrawing district approve the withdrawal, the plan would move forward without requiring approval from voters in the entire cooperative school district. The bill also requires that any minority reports differing from the committee's recommendation be included in the final submission. The changes will take effect 60 days after the bill's passage, making it easier for individual towns to exit cooperative school districts.

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https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/billinfo.aspx?id=2236&inflect=2