---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to the performance-based school accountability system task force."
description: "relative to the performance-based school accountability system task force."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 378"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 378 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ruth Ward"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-12-12"
last_action: "2024-07-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/06c136e0-3d78-4510-9d39-37a567df18f7"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=3029&sy=2024&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2024"
source_hash: "43fe44e0b31957038ddc73d04ff235a068bf119f8d59b3c93536964b239c05f5"
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 378 (2024) — relative to the performance-based school accountability system task force.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2024-1898h** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=2024-1898h&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=2120&txtFormat=html)

## Sponsors

- Ruth Ward — primary (person)
- Timothy Lang — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-12-12** 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, 09:45 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; OT3rdg; 02/15/2024; SJ 4 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-02-29** Introduced (in recess of) 02/22/2024 and referred to Education HJ 6 P. 138 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-21** Public Hearing: 03/26/2024 01:00 pm LOB 205-207
- **2024-04-05** ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 04/10/2024 01:00 pm LOB 205-207
- **2024-04-05** Full Committee Work Session: 04/10/2024 10:00 am LOB 205-207
- **2024-04-10** Subcommittee Work Session: 04/16/2024 01:00 pm LOB 205-207
- **2024-04-17** Subcommittee Work Session: 04/30/2024 10:00 am LOB 205-207
- **2024-05-01** ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 05/14/2024 11:00 am LOB 205-207
- **2024-05-15** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-1898h 05/14/2024 (Vote 18-1; CC) HC 20 P. 9 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-23** Amendment # 2024-1898h: AA VV 05/23/2024 HJ 14 P. 15
- **2024-05-23** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-1898h: MA VV 05/23/2024 HJ 14 P. 15 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-05-30** Sen. Ward Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/30/2024; SJ 16
- **2024-07-11** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/13/2024); SJ 18 `enrolled`
- **2024-07-15** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 51
- **2024-07-30** Signed by the Governor on 07/26/2024; Chapter 0285; Effective 06/30/2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/06c136e0-3d78-4510-9d39-37a567df18f7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).