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2011 House Bills Retained in Committee Include the Following:
EDUCATION COMMITTEE
CACR 8, relating to education. Providing that the legislature shall have the power to authorize schools.
HB 179, establishing a task force to study the formula for determining adequate education grants to school districts.
HB 219, establishing a committee to study the abolishment of the department of education.
HB 296, relative to procedures for juvenile delinquency petitions filed by a school district or school official.
HB 301, amending the home education statutes.
HB 318, reducing a school district's liability for special education costs.
HB 545, repealing the department of education's rulemaking authority for home education programs.
HB 595, amending the compulsory school attendance statutes to permit parent-directed instruction programs and repealing the home education statutes.
HB 604, relative to the procedures for approval of plans, specifications, and costs of school building construction or renovation.
LABOR, INDUSTRIAL AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE HB 582, relative to communication between employers and employees during bargaining negotiations.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION FUNDING REFORM CACR 7, relating to education funding. Providing that the general court shall distribute funds in the manner that it determines will best promote an equal opportunity for an adequate education. HB 233, restricting judicial review of state education trust fund distributions. HB 533, establishing a cap on the amount of school building aid grants distributed in each fiscal year. HCR 26, declaring that the Claremont case's mandates that the legislative and executive branches define an adequate education, determine its cost, fund its entire cost with state taxes, and ensure its delivery through accountability, are not binding on the legislative and executive branches.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PENSIONS REFORM HB 227, relative to the membership of the retirement system board of trustees. HB 265, redefining earnable compensation in the retirement system for new and non-vested members in service. HB 460, relative to the retirement age for group II members. HB 463, relative to the retirement system maximum initial benefit limitation. HB 465, relative to the number of years for calculating average final compensation for retirement system benefits. |