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type: "Bill"
title: "relative to discipline of students, addressing students' behavioral needs, and making an appropriation therefor; kindergarten funding; violence in schools; policies for students with head injuries; child sexual abuse prevention education and training; authorizing the issuance of bonds or notes by a municipality; adding the chancellor of the university system of New Hampshire to the department of business and economic affairs council of partner agencies; change of school or assignment due to manifest educational hardship; school board expenditure of year-end fund balances; a children's system of care; student wellness; and criminal background checks for bus drivers."
description: "relative to discipline of students, addressing students' behavioral needs, and making an appropriation therefor; kindergarten funding; violence in schools; policies for students with head injuries; child sexual abuse prevention education and training; authorizing the issuance of bonds or notes by a municipality; adding the chancellor of the university system of New Hampshire to the department of business and economic affairs council of partner agencies; change of school or assignment due to manifest educational hardship; school board expenditure of year-end fund balances; a children's system of care; student wellness; and criminal background checks for bus drivers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 1558"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1558 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 27
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-12-03"
last_action: "2020-07-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/58bcec8d-7b08-44c8-bd14-030423bed3bd"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2596&sy=2020&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2020"
source_hash: "3da705e95a93be16b416be19a8c0d094b9e5921fb30d31acd87616f4ef2e3a93"
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 HB 1558 (2020) — relative to discipline of students, addressing students' behavioral needs, and making an appropriation therefor; kindergarten funding; violence in schools; policies for students with head injuries; child sexual abuse prevention education and training; authorizing the issuance of bonds or notes by a municipality; adding the chancellor of the university system of New Hampshire to the department of business and economic affairs council of partner agencies; change of school or assignment due to manifest educational hardship; school board expenditure of year-end fund balances; a children's system of care; student wellness; and criminal background checks for bus drivers.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment #2020-1619e** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2020&id=2020-1619e&txtFormat=amend)
## Votes
- Concur — **201129** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Alicia D. Lekas — cosponsor (person)
- Daryl A. Abbas — cosponsor (person)
- David H Watters — cosponsor (person)
- David Meuse — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey C. Salloway — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph A. Guthrie — cosponsor (person)
- Peter Petrigno — cosponsor (person)
- Richard W. Hinch — cosponsor (person)
- Sue M. Mullen — cosponsor (person)
- Tamara N. Le — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-12-03** Introduced 01/08/2020 and referred to Education HJ 1 P. 26 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-02-05** Public Hearing: 02/12/2020 02:45 pm LOB 207
- **2020-02-18** Executive Session: 02/26/2020 10:00 am LOB 207
- **2020-03-02** Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 03/11/2020 (Vote 19-0; CC) HC 10 P. 12 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-11** Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/11/2020 HJ 7 P. 18 `passage`
- **2020-06-01** Introduced 03/12/2020 and Referred to Education and Workforce Development; SJ 8 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-06-05** Remote Hearing: 06/10/2020, 01:05 pm, on proposed amendment # 2020-1384s; SC 22
- **2020-06-05** Committee members will receive secure Zoom invitations via email. SC 22
- **2020-06-05** Members of the public may attend using the following links: SC 22
- **2020-06-05** 1. To sign-in and/or speak in support or opposition, please register in advance by using this link: https://www.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DxJlsaqKRR6W0xV8gOxVTQ SC 22
- **2020-06-05** 2. To submit your testimony to the committee, please send all documents via email to remotesenate@leg.state.nh.us SC 22
- **2020-06-05** 3. To listen via telephone: Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): 1-301-715-8592, or 1-312-626-6799 or 1-929-205-6099, or 1-253-215-8782, or 1-346-248-7799, or 1-669-900-6833 SC 22
- **2020-06-05** 4. Or iPhone one-tap: 13126266799,,94381869248# or 19292056099,,94381869248# SC 22
- **2020-06-05** 5. Webinar ID: 943 8186 9248 SC 22
- **2020-06-05** 6. To view/listen to this hearing on YouTube, use this link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjBZdtrjRnQdmg-2MPMiWrA SC 22
- **2020-06-05** The following email will be monitored throughout the meeting by someone who can assist with and alert the committee to any technical issues: remotesenate@leg.state.nh.us or call (603-271-3043). SC 22
- **2020-06-05** Remote Hearing: 06/10/2020, 01:00 pm; SC 22
- **2020-06-11** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2020-1447s, 06/16/2020; SC 23 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-16** Committee Amendment # 2020-1447s, AA, VV; 06/16/2020; SJ 8
- **2020-06-16** Sen. Kahn Floor Amendment # 2020-1511s, AA, VV; 06/16/2020; SJ 8
- **2020-06-16** Ought to Pass with Amendments 2020-1447s and 2020-1511s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 06/16/2020; SJ 8 `passage`
- **2020-06-30** House Concurs with Senate Amendment (Rep. Myler): MA RC 201-129 06/30/2020 HJ 10 P. 28
- **2020-07-10** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2020-1619e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/29/2020); SJ 9
- **2020-07-16** Enrolled 06/30/2020 HJ 10 P. 74
- **2020-07-16** Enrolled (In recess 06/29/2020); SJ 9
- **2020-07-30** Signed by Governor Sununu 07/29/2020; Chapter 38; I. RSA 193:13/ I-X as inserted by Sec. 1 Eff: 07/01/2021 II. Sec. 3-5 & 8-10 Eff: 07/01/2020 III.Sec 6 & 7 Eff: 06/30/2020 IV. Sec. 17 and 31-36 Eff: 01/01/2021 V. Sec. 11-16 and 18-30 Eff: 09/27/2020 VI. Rem. Eff: 07/29/2020 `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-10** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2020-1619e: AA VV 06/30/2020 HJ 10 P. 70
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/58bcec8d-7b08-44c8-bd14-030423bed3bd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).