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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 198 - School Money › Section 198:4-a - Report of Appropriations Voted.

198:4-a Report of Appropriations Voted. –
I. The commissioner of revenue administration shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to blanks for certifying appropriations by the school board and the information which they must contain.
II. The school board shall, annually within 20 days of the close of the meeting as required in RSA 21-J:34, II, certify to the commissioner of revenue administration, the state department of education and the board of selectmen upon said blanks provided by the commissioner, a certificate of the several appropriations voted by the district and estimated revenues, so far as known.
III. The commissioner of revenue administration shall examine such certificates and delete any appropriation which is not made in accordance with the law, and adjust any sum which may be used as a setoff against the amount appropriated when it appears to the commissioner of revenue administration such adjustment is in the best public interest.
IV. The commissioner of revenue administration shall compute the rate percent of taxation for school district purposes from such certificate.
Source.
1963, 120:6. 1973, 544:8. 1981, 128:28. 1994, 147:7, eff. July 22, 1994.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 198 - School Money › Section 198:4-b - Contingency Fund.

198:4-b Contingency Fund. –
I. A school district annually by an article separate from the budget and all other articles in the warrant, or the governing body of a city upon recommendation of the school board, when the operation of the schools is by a department of the city, may establish a contingency fund to meet the cost of unanticipated expenses that may arise during the year. A detailed report of all expenditures from the contingency fund shall be made annually by the school board and published with their report.
II. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a school district by a vote of the legislative body may authorize, indefinitely until specific rescission, the school district to retain any unused portion of the year-end unassigned general funds, from the preceding fiscal year in subsequent fiscal years, provided that the total amount of year-end unassigned general funds does not exceed, in any fiscal year, 5 percent of the current fiscal year's net assessment under RSA 198:5.
(a) Prior to expending retained general funds, the school board shall hold a prior public hearing on the action to be taken with such funds. Notice of the time, place, and subject of such hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the relevant municipality at least 7 days before the meeting is held.
(b) An annual accounting and report of the activities of the retained general funds shall be presented to the school board of the district and published in the annual report.
III. The legislative body of the city of Manchester, upon recommendation of the school committee, may authorize, indefinitely until specific rescission, the school district to retain year-end unassigned general funds.
Source.
1965, 123:4. 1998, 389:12, eff. Oct. 1, 1998. 2012, 221:1, eff. Aug. 12, 2012. 2014, 190:6, eff. Sept. 9, 2014. 2020, 38:25, eff. Sept. 27, 2020.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 198 - School Money › Section 198:4-c - Building Trades Fund.

198:4-c Building Trades Fund. –
Any school district may appropriate money to establish a revolving fund to aid instruction in the building construction trades. The fund shall be used to pay necessary costs of construction projects which are carried out as part of the instructional program, including the purchase of real estate. No project shall be undertaken unless the fund contains enough money to cover the proposed budget. When the building is completed it shall be sold and the money received put into the fund for use in another construction project.
Source.
1981, 164:1, eff. June 2, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 198 - School Money › Section 198:4-d - Reports Required; Cities and School Districts.

198:4-d Reports Required;  Cities and School Districts. –
The governing body of each city, school district, and chartered public school shall submit to the commissioner of the department of education the following reports pursuant to rules adopted under RSA 541-A by the commissioner of revenue administration which establish the form and content of such reports:
I. A report filed by the governing body of each city, school district, and chartered public school shall certify the appropriations voted by the meeting of the appropriate legislative body, whether city council, mayor and council, or mayor and board of aldermen, or by each annual or special school district meeting, along with estimated revenues. This report shall be filed within 20 days of the close of the meeting.
II. A report filed by the governing body of each city, school district, and chartered public school shall revise all the estimated revenues for the year. This report shall be filed by September 1 of each year. The revised estimates by school districts for the adequate education grants calculated under RSA 198:41 shall be considered the most accurate within 5 percent of the amount estimated pursuant to RSA 198:40-a.
III. A financial report for each city, school district, and chartered public school shall be filed showing the summary of receipts and expenditures, according to uniform classifications, during the preceding fiscal year, and a balance sheet showing assets and liabilities at the close of the year. This report shall be submitted on or before September 1 of each year. Each statistical report submitted under this section shall include a certification signed by the chairperson of the school district's governing body or the chairperson of the board of trustees of approved public academies that states: "I certify, under the pains and penalties of perjury, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that all of the information contained in this document is true, accurate and complete."
III-a. The department of education and the department of revenue administration together shall develop and recommend school accounting standards. The departments shall report to the speaker of the house, the senate president, and the governor concerning such accounting standards on or before December 1, 1999.
IV. The budget committee in school districts operating under the municipal budget law shall file the budget within 20 days of the close of the annual or special meeting.
V. If a city or school district or chartered public school is audited by an independent public accountant, it shall submit a copy of the audited financial statements in accordance with RSA 21-J:19, III.
VI. If a city or school district is audited under RSA 671:5, the procedures in RSA 41:31-a through 41:31-d shall be followed.
Source.
1989, 357:4. 1998, 389:3, 4, eff. Oct. 1, 1998. 2010, 262:3, eff. Sept. 4, 2010. 2012, 198:7, eff. July 1, 2012. 2016, 8:12, eff. Mar. 16, 2016. 2021, 44:5, eff. May 17, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 198 - School Money › Section 198:4-e - Annual Report Required; Towns.

198:4-e Annual Report Required;  Towns. –
The governing body of each town shall submit to the commissioner of the department of education, within 20 days of the close of the annual town meeting, a copy of the annual town report.
Source.
1989, 357:4, eff. Aug. 1, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 198 - School Money › Section 198:4-f - Penalty for Failure to File Report.

198:4-f Penalty for Failure to File Report. –
I. A school district, city, chartered public school, or public academy shall file the reports due under RSA 198:4-d, III no later than September 1 of each year.
II. For just cause, the commissioner of the department of education may grant a school district, city, chartered public school, or public academy up to a 30-day extension to such reporting deadline. The commissioner may further extend the deadline when unusual or unforeseen circumstances prevent a school district, city, chartered public school, or public academy from submitting the required reports under paragraph I before the expiration of such extension.
III. The commissioner shall notify the governing body of the school district, city, chartered public school, or public academy that all state aid to education shall be withheld until complete and accurate information is submitted. In the case of a chartered public school which fails to comply with the reporting requirements by the established deadlines for 2 consecutive years, the commissioner may request the state board of education to revoke the enabling charter.
Source.
1989, 357:4. 2003, 314:4, eff. July 22, 2003. 2021, 44:1, eff. May 17, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 198 - School Money › Section 198:5 - Assessment.

198:5 Assessment. –
The selectmen of the town, in their next annual assessment, shall assess upon the taxable property of the district a sum sufficient to meet the obligations above enumerated, with such alterations thereof as may be voted by the district, and shall pay the same over to the district treasurer as the school board shall require for the maintenance of schools.
Source.
RS 72:2. CS 76:2. GS 77:2. GL 85:2. PS 88:2. 1909, 52:1. 1915, 68:1. 1919, 106:21. 1921, 85, VI:4. PL 121:5. 1927, 20:1. RL 140:5.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 198 - School Money › Section 198:6 - Assessment on Ward's Property.

198:6 Assessment on Ward's Property. –
When a guardian and ward reside in the same town the selectmen shall assign the tax assessed upon the ward's personal property to the school district in which the ward lives and has a home.
Source.
1852, 1308:1. CS 76:5. GS 77:5. GL 85:5. PS 88:5. 1921, 85, VI:8. PL 121:6. RL 140:6. 1996, 195:4, eff. Aug. 2, 1996.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 198 - School Money › Section 198:7 - Neglect to Assess, Etc.

198:7 Neglect to Assess, Etc. –
If the selectmen neglect to assess, assign or pay over the school money as aforesaid they shall pay for each neglect a sum equal to that so neglected to be assessed, assigned or paid over, to be recovered by action of debt, in the name and for the use of the district by the school board.
Source.
RS 72:5. CS 76:6. GS 77:6. GL 85:6. PS 88:6. 1921, 85, VI:8. PL 121:7. RL 140:7.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 198 - School Money › Section 198:15-d - Time of Computation of Grant.

198:15-d Time of Computation of Grant. –
As of January 1 in each year, the department of education shall cause to be computed the amount of the annual grants for school building aid to be paid to eligible school districts in the succeeding fiscal year. The computation shall be based upon the total of eligible costs of construction of school buildings approved by the legislative body of the school district and the department of education for which loans are outstanding in each school district for the fiscal year in which the computations are made.
Source.
1955, 335:9, par. 14-d. 1957, 301:2. 1991, 169:4. 2003, 306:1, eff. Sept. 16, 2003. 2008, 289:3, eff. Aug. 26, 2008.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 198 - School Money › Section 198:15-e - Proration and Unexpended Funds.

198:15-e Proration and Unexpended Funds. –
In any fiscal year, the amount appropriated for distribution as school building grants in accordance with the version of RSA 198:15-b in effect prior to July 1, 2012 shall first be awarded to a school district for an eligible project funded before July 1, 2012. If the amount appropriated is insufficient the appropriation shall be prorated proportionally among the districts entitled to a grant. If the amount appropriated exceeds the amount necessary to fully fund grants to a school district for eligible construction projects funded before July 1, 2012, the remaining amount of the appropriation shall be awarded to a school district for an eligible new proposal in the ranked order developed pursuant to RSA 198:15-c, II(a) and II(b). Such a district shall receive a grant equal to 100 percent of the eligible amount of the request until the amount appropriated has been exhausted. A partial grant may be awarded to the extent that funds are available. If a school district declines a full or partial grant, a grant shall be made to the next ranked school district until the amount appropriated has been exhausted. Any amounts not distributed in the first year of any biennium may be distributed in the second year if required to distribute the maximum amount permissible under RSA 198:15-a.
Source.
1955, 335:9, par. 14-e. 2008, 289:4, eff. Aug. 26, 2008. 2012, 275:4, eff. Aug. 18, 2012.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 198 - School Money › Section 198:15-g - Federal School Building Aid.

198:15-g Federal School Building Aid. –
The department of education is hereby designated as the agency of the state of New Hampshire for the receipt and distribution of federal funds in aid of school building construction and is hereby given such authority in connection therewith as it may be required to possess by any federal act relating thereto in order to receive and distribute such funds, and it is hereby authorized to cooperate with the federal government or any agency thereof in the development of plans for the distribution of federal funds in aid of the construction of school buildings and to receive and expend in accordance with such plans all funds made available to it or the state of New Hampshire by the federal government or any of its agencies; provided, however, to the extent permitted by any federal act relating thereto, the department of education, in formulating plans for the distribution of federal funds, may give consideration to the effort made by any local school district in providing school buildings, its financial ability to pay for school buildings, the encouragement of cooperative school districts and the amounts received or to be received by school districts as state aid to school buildings under the provisions of this chapter as now or hereafter amended.
Source.
1957, 301:3. 1986, 41:23, eff. April 3, 1988.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 198 - School Money › Section 198:15-i - to 198:15-k Repealed by 1999, 17:58, VIII, eff. April 29, 1999.

198:15-i to 198:15-k Repealed by 1999, 17:58, VIII, eff. April 29, 1999. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 198 - School Money › Section 198:15-l - to 198:15-q Repealed by 1999, 17:58, VIII, eff. April 29, 1999.

198:15-l to 198:15-q Repealed by 1999, 17:58, VIII, eff. April 29, 1999. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 198 - School Money › Section 198:15-s - Eligibility; Administration.

198:15-s Eligibility;  Administration. –
I. [Repealed.]
II. [Repealed.]
III. A kindergarten construction grant request shall contain, at a minimum, the following information:
(a) A set of educational specifications, prepared by district staff.
(b) Construction plans and cost estimates, prepared by a licensed architect. Construction plans and cost estimates shall comply with the following:
(1) To be eligible for reimbursement pursuant to RSA 198:15-r, kindergarten construction shall be approved by the school district's legislative body on or before June 30, 2013.
(2) The number of classrooms shall be based upon the largest projected kindergarten enrollment in the first 5 years following construction, based on a minimum of 20 students per half-day kindergarten class.
(3) Classrooms shall be no larger than 1,000 square feet in size including restrooms and storage space.
(4) Costs shall be limited to the annual maximum eligible cost standards in accordance with RSA 198:15-b, unless waived by the commissioner of the department of education for good cause.
(5) Classroom furniture and equipment purchased for temporary classrooms pursuant to RSA 198:15-r, IV shall be relocated to permanent classrooms or replaced at district expense.
(c) An assurance signed by the superintendent and the chair of the school board that facilities constructed under this subdivision will be used for a public kindergarten program.
IV. The department of education shall administer the kindergarten construction program and shall be responsible for the following:
(a) Providing technical assistance relative to kindergarten construction to school districts.
(b) Developing and maintaining a kindergarten construction guide, including a list of recommended furnishings and equipment for kindergarten classrooms.
(c) Establishing forms and procedures for school districts to use for the development and submission to the department of education of kindergarten construction grant requests.
(d) Reviewing grant requests, including educational specifications, kindergarten construction plans, and cost estimates, and forwarding them to the commissioner of education with recommendations relative to their adequacy, educational appropriateness, and cost effectiveness.
(e) Distributing kindergarten construction grant payments to eligible districts in accordance with the payment schedule specified by the commissioner of education in the district's grant approval notification.
(f) Assuring that the facilities are used as specified in the grant request.
Source.
1997, 348:5. 2001, 287:6, I, eff. July 1, 2001. 2008, 384:6, III, eff. July 11, 2008. 2011, 224:331, eff. July 1, 2011. 2012, 275:5, eff. Aug. 18, 2012.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 198 - School Money › Section 198:15-t - Penalty.

198:15-t Penalty. –
If, within 20 years of the completion of kindergarten facilities constructed under this subdivision, a school district or city maintaining a school department discontinues the kindergarten program or uses these classrooms for other than kindergarten, it shall be required to pay back to the state 100 percent of the kindergarten construction grant payments received under RSA 198:15-s, IV(e). Upon a showing of good cause by the school district, the commissioner of education may waive this penalty in whole or part on a case by case basis.
Source.
1997, 348:5, eff. July 1, 1997.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 198 - School Money › Section 198:15-u - Definitions.

198:15-u Definitions. –
As used in this subdivision:
I. "Median family income" means that income for each municipality using the most recent data available from the United States Bureau of the Census.
II. "Equalized valuation per pupil" means the average equalized valuation within the school district over the most recent 5 years divided by the current number of pupils within the school district expressed as an average from the most recent 5 years of available data collected by the department of education.
Source.
2003, 296:2, eff. July 1, 2005.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 198 - School Money › Section 198:15-v - Alternative School Building Aid Grants.

198:15-v Alternative School Building Aid Grants. –
I. The amount of the annual grant to any school district duly organized, any city maintaining a school department within its corporate organization, any cooperative school district as defined in RSA 195:1, or any receiving district operating an area school as defined in RSA 195-A:1, shall be determined as follows:
(a) Determine each municipality's equalized valuation per pupil by dividing the municipality's equalized valuation by the average daily membership in residence within each municipality. Assign each municipality a rank beginning with the municipality having the lowest equalized valuation per pupil ranked as number one, and continuing therefrom.
(b) Determine each municipality's median family income, and assign each municipality a rank beginning with the municipality having the lowest median family income ranked as number one and continuing therefrom.
(c) Add the rankings assigned in subparagraphs I(a) and I(b) and divide the sum by 2 to yield the building aid factor.
II. (a) The amount of the annual grant in this subdivision shall be a sum equal to a percentage of the amount of the annual payment of principal on all outstanding borrowings of the school district, city, cooperative school district, joint maintenance agreement, or receiving district, for all approved costs of construction or purchase of school buildings and school administrative unit facilities, for grants approved on or before July 1, 2013 according to the following table:
Building Aid Factor
Single District
Preexisting District in a Cooperative School District, Area School, or Joint Maintenance Agreement
0-59
60 percent
60 percent
60-69
55 percent
60 percent
70-89
45 percent
55 percent
90-114
40 percent
50 percent
115 or greater
30 percent
40 percent
(b) For projects approved after July 1, 2013, the amount of the grant to any school district, city, cooperative school district, joint maintenance agreement, or receiving district shall be a sum equal to the percentage of all approved costs for construction or purchase of school buildings according to the following table:
Building Aid Factor
Building Aid Grant
0-59
60 percent
60-69
55 percent
70-89
45 percent
90-114
40 percent
115 or greater
30 percent
III. A cooperative school district, receiving district operating an area school, or joint maintenance agreement grant amount shall be determined by calculating the percentage of the average daily membership in residence represented by each municipality which has entered into the agreement and multiplying this percentage by each municipality's percentage of annual building aid eligibility under paragraph II of this section. This product shall be multiplied by the projected cost of the building project. The sum of the resulting products shall be the annual building aid grant for the cooperative school district, area school, or joint maintenance agreement.
Source.
2003, 296:2, eff. July 1, 2005. 2012, 275:6, eff. Aug. 18, 2012.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 198 - School Money › Section 198:15-w - Alternative School Building Aid Grants; Procedures.

198:15-w Alternative School Building Aid Grants;  Procedures. –
The provisions of RSA 198:15-c through 198:15-h shall apply to any grant made under this subdivision.
Source.
2003, 296:2, eff. July 1, 2005.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 198 - School Money › Section 198:15-z - Public School Infrastructure Commission Established.

198:15-z Public School Infrastructure Commission Established. –
I. There is hereby established the public school infrastructure commission, which shall advise the governor on proposals for expenditures from the public school infrastructure fund established in RSA 198:15-y. The commission shall consist of the following members:
(a) Two members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(b) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(c) The director of the division of homeland security and emergency management, department of safety, or designee.
(d) The commissioner of the department of education, or designee.
(e) The chairperson of the New Hampshire school building authority, or designee.
(f) The chairperson of the state board of education, or designee.
II. Members of the commission shall serve at the pleasure of their appointing authority.
III. Members of the commission shall serve without compensation, except that legislative members shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission.
IV. The members of the commission shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the commission shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the commission shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. The commission shall meet at least monthly. The commission shall provide a report on or before June 30, 2021 to the general court with information on fund expenditures for the year, projects begun or completed during the previous year, the balance in the public school infrastructure fund, and any other information the commission deems appropriate.
V. The commission shall review the work and projects funded by the public school infrastructure fund during the previous year.
Source.
2017, 156:67, eff. June 30, 2017. 2019, 27:2, eff. May 15, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 198 - School Money › Section 198:16 - Unincorporated Towns and Unorganized Places.

198:16 Unincorporated Towns and Unorganized Places. –
I. By August 1, 1989, the department of education shall certify to county commissioners of each county responsible for unincorporated towns, unorganized places, and towns where by act of the legislature the school districts have been abolished, the amount of money deemed necessary to be raised by taxation to pay the costs of education for school children from such towns and places.
II. The certified amount shall be assessed under RSA 81 on the taxpayers of each unincorporated town, unorganized place, and town where by act of the legislature the school district has been abolished on a pro rata basis based upon the actual number of school children who reside in each town or place.
III. The county commissioners shall, following receipt of the taxes collected under this section, pay them to the county treasurer. From time to time, as deemed advisable by the department of education, it shall submit to the county commissioners bills for payment for the costs of education of the children from such unincorporated towns, unorganized places, and towns where by act of the legislature the school districts have been abolished and the education of the children made the responsibility of the state.
IV. The unexpended proceeds of any balance in the fund created under RSA 198:16 prior to October 1, 1989, shall be transferred to the county treasurers of counties with unincorporated towns, unorganized places, and towns where by act of the legislature the school districts have been abolished on a pro rata basis according to the number of school children who reside in each county. The pro rata distribution shall be based on the number of school children who resided in each unincorporated town and unorganized place, or town where by act of the legislature the school districts have been abolished at the close of the 1988-89 school year. The distribution shall be made prior to December 1, 1989.
Source.
1919, 106:23. 1921, 85, VI:6. PL 121:15. RL 140:15. RSA 198:16. 1955, 224:2. 1963, 147:2. 1973, 544:8. 1989, 262:1, eff. May 26, 1989; 266:33, eff. July 1, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 198 - School Money › Section 198:18 - Cooperative School District Aid.

198:18 Cooperative School District Aid. –
I. As an incentive to the pre-existing districts which, heretofore or hereafter, undertake the obligations of a cooperative school district, the state board shall, from funds appropriated by the general court to carry out the provisions hereof, pay annually to each cooperative school district sums in accordance with the following schedule: For each pupil from a pre-existing district who attends a cooperative school located in another pre-existing district in average daily membership in the preceding school year, in a cooperative elementary school, $45; in a cooperative junior high school or equivalent program, $60; and in a cooperative high school, $75.
II. As of June 30 in each year the state board shall cause to be computed the amount of annual grants to be paid to cooperative school districts in the succeeding fiscal year based upon average daily memberships in the preceding fiscal year. If in any year the amount appropriated for distribution hereunder is insufficient therefor, the available appropriation shall be apportioned proportionately among the several cooperative school districts. Any available appropriation not fully distributed in the first year of any biennium may be distributed in the second year if required to meet the formula established in paragraph I.
Source.
1963, 277:2, eff. July 1, 1964.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 198 - School Money › Section 198:19 - Area School Aid.

198:19 Area School Aid. –
I. As an incentive to receiving and sending districts which undertake the obligations of an area school, the state board shall, from funds appropriated by the general court to carry out the provisions of this chapter, pay annually to each receiving district sums in accordance with the following schedule: For each pupil from a sending district in average daily membership in the preceding school year; in an area elementary school, $ 45; in an area junior high school or equivalent program, $ 60; and in an area high school, $ 75.
II. As of June 30 in each year, the state board shall cause to be computed the amount of annual grants to be paid to eligible receiving districts for use as provided in area plans approved hereunder, in the succeeding fiscal year, based upon average daily membership from sending districts in the preceding fiscal year. If, in any year, the amount appropriated for distribution hereunder is insufficient therefor, the available appropriation shall be distributed proportionately among the receiving districts entitled to such grant. Any available appropriations not fully distributed in the first year of any biennium may be distributed in the second year if required to meet the formula established in paragraph I.
Source.
1969, 104:12, eff. June 24, 1969.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 198 - School Money › Section 198:20 - Closing of Nonpublic Schools.

198:20 Closing of Nonpublic Schools. –
Whenever a nonpublic school, or a portion thereof, closes and any of its pupils become enrolled in the public schools, the state board in determining eligibility for any form of state aid computed wholly or in part on the basis of average daily membership of pupils may count these newly enrolled pupils as though they had been in average daily membership at the public schools of the district during the preceding school year.
Source.
1969, 104:14. 1971, 211:1, eff. Aug. 17, 1971.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 198 - School Money › Section 198:20-a - Payment of Governmental Moneys Prohibited in Nonpublic School Without Program Approval by the Board of Education for Disabled Children.

198:20-a Payment of Governmental Moneys Prohibited in Nonpublic School Without Program Approval by the Board of Education for Disabled Children. –
No state moneys or moneys raised and appropriated by any political subdivision of the state or any federal moneys administered by the state or any political subdivision thereof shall be paid or granted to a nonpublic school for the education and training of disabled children as defined by RSA 186-C:2, I which has not been approved by the state board of education pursuant to those policies adopted under the provisions of RSA 186:11, XXIX.
Source.
1974, 28:2. 1990, 140:2, X, eff. June 18, 1990.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 198 - School Money › Section 198:20-b - Appropriation for Unanticipated Funds Made Available During Year.

198:20-b Appropriation for Unanticipated Funds Made Available During Year. –
I. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any school district at an annual meeting may adopt an article authorizing indefinitely, until specific rescission of such authority, the school board to apply for, accept and expend, without further action by the school district, unanticipated money from a state, federal or other governmental unit or a private source which becomes available during the fiscal year. The following shall apply:
(a) Such warrant article to be voted on shall read: "Shall the school district accept the provisions of RSA 198:20-b providing that any school district at an annual meeting may adopt an article authorizing indefinitely, until specific rescission of such authority, the school board to apply for, accept and expend, without further action by the school district, unanticipated money from a state, federal or other governmental unit or a private source which becomes available during the fiscal year?"
(b) If a majority of voters voting on the question vote in the affirmative, the proposed warrant article shall be in effect in accordance with the terms of the article until such time as the school district votes to rescind its vote.
II. Such money shall be used only for legal purposes for which a school district may appropriate money. No funds disbursed from the education trust fund pursuant to RSA 198:42 shall, under any circumstances, emergency or otherwise, be deemed to be unanticipated money under the provisions of this section.
III. (a) For unanticipated funds in the amount of $20,000 or more, the school board shall hold a prior public hearing on the action to be taken. Notice of the time, place, and subject of such hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the relevant municipality at least 7 days before the meeting is held.
(b) A school board may establish the amount of unanticipated funds required for notice under this subparagraph, provided such amount is less than $20,000. For unanticipated funds in an amount less than $20,000, the school board shall post notice of the funds in the agenda and shall include notice in the minutes of the school board meeting in which such funds are discussed. The acceptance of unanticipated funds under this subparagraph shall be made in public session of any regular school board meeting.
IV. Action to be taken under this section shall:
(a) Not require the expenditure of other school district funds except those funds lawfully appropriated for the same purpose; and
(b) Be exempt from all provisions of RSA 32 relative to limitation and expenditure of school district moneys.
Source.
1981, 167:1. 1991, 329:1. 1993, 176:12, 13. 2000, 201:1. 2005, 188:1, eff. Aug. 29, 2005. 2023, 38:1, eff. July 18, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 198 - School Money › Section 198:20-d - Reimbursement Anticipation Notes.

198:20-d Reimbursement Anticipation Notes. –
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a school district or a city with a dependent school district may incur debt in anticipation of reimbursement under RSA 186-C:18 and under RSA 198:42. The governing body, after notice and public hearing, may elect to borrow such funds and to recognize the proceeds of the borrowing as revenue for property tax rate setting purposes by providing written notification to the commissioner of the department of revenue administration stating the specific amount of borrowing to be recognized as revenue. Any borrowing under this section shall be exempt from the provisions of RSA 33, relative to debt limits.
Source.
1992, 238:4. 1994, 337:3. 1998, 243:2. 1999, 17:43, eff. April 29, 1999; 17:44, eff. at 12:01 a.m., July 1, 1999; 303:9, eff. at 12:02 a.m., July 1, 1999.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 198 - School Money › Section 198:21 - Grants.

198:21 Grants. –
I. Any school district which has in operation an approved dual enrollment agreement under the provisions of RSA 193:1-a shall be granted for the first school year that such agreement is in operation the full operational costs of implementing such agreement, exclusive of any part of the cost and carrying charges of any capital improvements; and for the next succeeding school year, if such operation is then continued,
1/2 of such costs.
II. Application for any such grant shall be submitted by a district to the state board of education no later than the July 1 preceding the start of the school year for which it shall be applicable, provided that the board may, for good cause shown, accept any such application up to but no later than the start of the applicable school year.
III. The board shall determine what costs shall be allowed in computing the amount of any grant, and shall make payments of such grants from the funds appropriated therefor.
IV. In the event that for any year insufficient sums are available to pay grants in full as provided by this section to all qualified applying school districts the state board of education shall prorate such grants so that all such districts receive the same proportion.
V. No pupil counted by any school district for the purpose of calculating the amount of a grant to be paid pursuant to this section shall for the same school year by the same district be counted for the purposes of grants pursuant to RSA 198:22.
Source.
1970, 51:2. 1999, 17:48, eff. April 29, 1999.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 198 - School Money › Section 198:22 - Grants.

198:22 Grants. –
I. Any school district which is providing any child benefit service pursuant to the authority of RSA 189:49 and 50 shall be granted the following proportion of the costs, exclusive of any part of the cost and carrying charges of any capital improvements, of providing such service to any student who regularly attends a nonpublic school within the district for more than
1/2 each school day:
(a) Not more than 70 percent of such cost of any such service.
II. Application for any such grant shall be submitted by a district to the state board of education no later than the July 1 preceding the start of the school year for which it shall be applicable, provided that the board may, for good cause shown, accept any such application up to but no later than the start of the applicable school year. Payment of said grant shall be made upon submission of certified expenses prior to the end of the applicable fiscal year.
III. The board shall determine what costs shall be allowed in computing and the amount of any grant, and shall make payments of such grants from the funds appropriated therefor.
IV. In the event that for any year insufficient sums are available to pay grants in full as provided by this section to all qualified applying school districts the state board of education shall prorate such grants so that all such districts receive the same proportion thereof.
V. No pupil counted by any school for the purpose of calculating the amount of a grant to be paid pursuant to this section shall for the same school year by the same district be counted for the purpose of grants pursuant to RSA 198:21.
Source.
1970, 51:4. 1973, 501:2. 1999, 17:49, eff. April 29, 1999.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 198 - School Money › Section 198:23 - Tuition Paid to School District.

198:23 Tuition Paid to School District. –
When a child has been placed in a home by the children and youth services division of the department of health and human services or by a licensed child-placing agency, the school district in which said home is located shall be entitled to the funds provided under the provisions of this subdivision.
Source.
1973, 277:1. 1983, 291:1, I, eff. July 1, 1985.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 198 - School Money › Section 198:24 - Amount of Payment.

198:24 Amount of Payment. –
I. Each school district shall be entitled to receive an amount not to exceed $200 per year for each foster child who attends a school in such district. If more than one school district is involved during any school year, the amount of payment to any one district will be distributed in accordance with RSA 198:26.
II. If the sums appropriated to the foster children tuition fund established by 1975, 505:1.06, 03, 03, 01, 21 is not totally expended for the purpose of paragraph I, then any amount remaining unexpended shall be divided equally between the following 2 categories: foster children placed in a program or school for persons with disabilities and foster children placed in a group home or nonprofit institution which averages 6 or more foster children annually. Each category shall be entitled to receive an equal share of this division; and, within each category, the amount so appropriated shall be distributed on a per capita basis based upon the number of children within the category.
Source.
1973, 277:1. 1977, 340:1. 1990, 140:2, III, eff. June 18, 1990.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 198 - School Money › Section 198:25 - Proration.

198:25 Proration. –
If, in any year, the number of children entitled to receive benefits in accordance with RSA 198:24 shall exceed the amount appropriated for such purpose, the amount shall be prorated proportionally among the districts entitled to the tuition payments. In carrying out the proration, all sums appropriated to the foster children tuition fund established by 1975, 505:1.06, 03, 03, 01, 21 which have not been expended or encumbered on August 30, 1977, shall be divided equally between foster children placed in a program or school for persons with disabilities and foster children placed in a group home or nonprofit institution which averages 6 or more foster children annually. After this division between foster home groups and disabled foster children programs, said sums shall be disbursed on a pro rata basis for each disabled foster child up to 100 percent of actual costs and on a pro rata basis for each foster child in group foster homes. In subsequent years, this same pro rata distribution shall be made of these foster children tuition funds.
Source.
1973, 277:1. 1977, 340:2. 1990, 140:2, III, X, eff. June 18, 1990.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 198 - School Money › Section 198:26 - Time of Computation.

198:26 Time of Computation. –
As of June 30 in each year, the state board shall cause to be computed the amount of annual grants to be paid eligible districts in the succeeding fiscal year as provided herein. If the foster home is located in a pre-existing district within a cooperative district, any aid paid under this subdivision shall be credited to said pre-existing district. Any available appropriation not fully distributed among the districts in the first year of any biennium may be distributed in the second year if required to meet the formula established.
Source.
1973, 277:1. 1977, 340:3, eff. Aug. 30, 1977.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 198 - School Money › Section 198:27 - to 198:33 Repealed by 1999, 17:58, IX, eff. April 29, 1999.

198:27 to 198:33 Repealed by 1999, 17:58, IX, eff. April 29, 1999. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 198 - School Money › Section 198:34 - to 198:37 Repealed by 1999, 17:58, IX, eff. April 29, 1999.

198:34 to 198:37 Repealed by 1999, 17:58, IX, eff. April 29, 1999. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 198 - School Money › Section 198:40 - Repealed by 2005, 257:22, II, eff. July 1, 2005 at 12:02 a.m.

198:40 Repealed by 2005, 257:22, II, eff. July 1, 2005 at 12:02 a.m. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 198 - School Money › Section 198:40-a - Cost of an Opportunity for an Adequate Education.

198:40-a Cost of an Opportunity for an Adequate Education. –
I. For the biennium beginning July 1, 2023, the annual cost of providing the opportunity for an adequate education as defined in RSA 193-E:2-a shall be as specified in paragraph II. The department shall adjust the rates specified in this paragraph in accordance with RSA 198:40-d.
II. (a) A cost of $4,100 per pupil in the ADMR, plus differentiated aid as follows:
(b) An additional $2,300 for each pupil in the ADMR who is eligible for a free or reduced price meal anytime during the determination year; plus
(c) An additional $800 for each pupil in the ADMR who is an English language learner anytime during the determination year; plus
(d) An additional $2,100 for each pupil in the ADMR who is receiving special education services anytime during the determination year.
III. The sum total calculated under paragraph II shall be the cost of an adequate education. The department shall determine the cost of an adequate education for each municipality based on the ADMR of pupils who reside in that municipality.
Source.
2005, 257:6, eff. July 1, 2005 at 12:02 a.m. 2008, 173:5, eff. July 1, 2009. 2011, 258:2, eff. July 1, 2011. 2012, 198:4-6, eff. July 1, 2012. 2016, 8:2, eff. Mar. 16, 2016. 2017, 100:2, eff. Aug. 7, 2017. 2022, 175:4, eff. July 1, 2022. 2023, 79:150, eff. July 1, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 198 - School Money › Section 198:40-d - Annual Adjustment.

198:40-d Annual Adjustment. –
Beginning July 1, 2024 and every year thereafter, the department of education shall adjust the following with an increase of 2 percent annually:
I. Per pupil costs in RSA 198:40-a, II;
II. Extraordinary need grant "grant floor," "grant ceiling," "factor," and "max grant" as defined in RSA 198:40-f, II, (a)-(d); and
III. Chartered public school additional grants under RSA 194-B:11, I(b)(1)(A) and (B).
Source.
2008, 173:8, eff. July 1, 2011. 2011, 258:8, eff. July 1, 2011 at 12:01 a.m. 2016, 8:3, eff. Mar. 16, 2016. 2022, 175:5, eff. July 1, 2022. 2023, 79:151, eff. July 1, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 198 - School Money › Section 198:42 - Distribution Schedule of Adequate Education Grants; Appropriation.

198:42 Distribution Schedule of Adequate Education Grants;  Appropriation. –
I. The adequate education grant determined in RSA 198:41 shall be distributed to each municipality's school district or districts from the education trust fund in 4 payments of 20 percent on September 1, 20 percent on November 1, 30 percent on January 1, and 30 percent on April 1 of each school year; provided that for a dependent school district, the grant determined in RSA 198:41 shall be distributed to the municipality, which shall appropriate and transfer the grant funds to its dependent school department.
II. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005, and every fiscal year thereafter, the amount necessary to fund the grants under RSA 198:41 is hereby appropriated to the department from the education trust fund created under RSA 198:39. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant from the education trust fund to satisfy the state's obligation under this section. Such warrant for payment shall be issued regardless of the balance of funds available in the education trust fund. If the balance in the education trust fund, after the issuance of any such warrant, is less than zero, the comptroller shall transfer sufficient funds from the general fund to eliminate such deficit. The commissioner of the department of administrative services shall inform the fiscal committee and the governor and council of such balance. This reporting shall not in any way prohibit or delay the distribution of adequate education grants.
III. The department of education shall certify the amount of each grant to the state treasurer and direct the payment thereof to the school district or municipality.
Source.
1999, 17:41; 65:3; 303:11. 2003, 319:159. 2004, 200:9. 2005, 257:9. 2006, 301:5. 2007, 270:3, eff. June 29, 2007. 2008, 274:31, eff. July 1, 2008; 354:1, eff. Sept. 5, 2008. 2011, 224:153, eff. July 1, 2011. 2012, 198:3, eff. July 1, 2012. 2013, 144:61, eff. July 1, 2013. 2016, 8:6, eff. Mar. 16, 2016. 2017, 156:153, eff. July 1, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 198 - School Money › Section 198:43 - Additional Education Expenditures.

198:43 Additional Education Expenditures. –
School districts are authorized to develop educational programs beyond those required for an adequate education and to raise and appropriate amounts necessary for such programs.
Source.
1999, 17:41. 2005, 257:15. 2007, 270:3, eff. June 29, 2007.