---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to the educational credentials for master teacher."
description: "relative to the educational credentials for master teacher."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 521"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 521 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel E. Innis"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 27
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-12-14"
last_action: "2024-08-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/72b54952-9c8c-4e77-b3c5-56deb688a993"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2853&sy=2024&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2024"
source_hash: "25c5259248f2d0bbd722eb5d316ee48ff68a667ac35853f907681fa0eae51166"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nh"]
---

# New Hampshire SB 521 (2024) — relative to the educational credentials for master teacher.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment #2024-1442h** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=2024-1442h&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=1944&txtFormat=html)

## Sponsors

- Daniel E. Innis — primary (person)
- Corinne E Cascadden — cosponsor (person)
- David H. Watters — cosponsor (person)
- Donovan Fenton — cosponsor (person)
- Mel Myler — cosponsor (person)
- Peter Petrigno — cosponsor (person)
- Rick M. Ladd — cosponsor (person)
- Ruth Ward — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-12-14** To Be Introduced 01/03/2024 and Referred to Education; SJ 1 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-01-18** Hearing: 01/23/2024, Room 101, LOB, 09:30 am; SC 4
- **2024-02-06** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 02/15/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 7 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-15** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 02/15/2024; SJ 4 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-02-21** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-0799s, 03/07/2024, Vote 7-0; SC 9 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-07** Committee Amendment # 2024-0799s, AA, VV; 03/07/2024; SJ 6
- **2024-03-07** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-0799s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/07/2024; SJ 6 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-03-12** Introduced 03/07/2024 and referred to Education HJ 7 P. 110 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-21** Public Hearing: 03/27/2024 10:45 am LOB 205-207
- **2024-04-05** Executive Session: 04/09/2024 01:00 pm LOB 205-207
- **2024-04-12** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-1442h 04/09/2024 (Vote 18-1; CC) HC 17 P. 7 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-02** Amendment # 2024-1442h: AA VV 05/02/2024 HJ 12 P. 10
- **2024-05-02** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-1442h: MA VV 05/02/2024 HJ 12 P. 10 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-05-30** Sen. Ward Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of C, MA, VV; 05/30/2024; SJ 16
- **2024-05-30** President Appoints: Senators Ward, Lang, Prentiss; 05/30/2024; SJ 16
- **2024-05-30** House Accedes to Senate Request for CofC (Rep. Ladd): MA VV 05/30/2024 HJ 15 P. 29
- **2024-05-30** Speaker Appoints: Reps. Ladd, Cordelli, McDonnell, Cascadden 05/30/2024 HJ 15 P. 29
- **2024-06-04** ==RECESSED== Committee of Conference Meeting: 06/04/2024, 10:30 am, Room 100, SH
- **2024-05-31** Conferee Change: Rep. Luneau Replaces Rep. McDonnel 05/31/2024 HJ 15 P. 34
- **2024-06-05** ==RECONVENE== Committee of Conference Meeting: 06/05/2024, 02:00 pm, Room 103, SH
- **2024-06-06** Conferee Change: Rep. Doucette Replaces Rep. Cascadden 06/06/2024 HJ 15 P. 36
- **2024-06-06** Conference Committee Report # 2024-2270c Filed 06/06/2024; Senate Amendment + New Amendment HJ 15 P. 36
- **2024-06-12** Conference Committee Report # 2024-2270c, Adopted, VV; 06/13/2024; SJ 17
- **2024-06-13** Conference Committee Report 2024-2270c: Adopted, VV 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 11
- **2024-07-18** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/13/2024); SJ 18 `enrolled`
- **2024-07-23** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 56
- **2024-08-07** Signed by the Governor on 08/02/2024; Chapter 361; Effective 10/01/2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/72b54952-9c8c-4e77-b3c5-56deb688a993`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).