Signed by Governor Maggie Hassan

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that appropriates funds for fiscal years 2014 and 2015.

Highlights:

• Limits appropriations for chartered public schools in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 to the following amounts (Sec. 88):
• $18.57 million for fiscal year 2014; and
• $21.02 million for fiscal year 2015.

• Establishes a committee to study the “realized and potential effects” of charter public school funding options and requires the committee to report its findings and recommendations by November 1, 2013 (Sec. 85).

• Requires the Department of Education to perform an audit on a chartered public school at least once every 3 years (Sec. 87).

• Prohibits a new chartered public school from being approved by the State Board of Education between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2015 (Sec. 152).

• Prohibits school building aid or alternative school building aid from being issued for a building project that is approved between June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2015 (Sec. 3).

• Increases the tobacco tax rate as follows (Secs. 98 & 99):
• From $1.68 to $1.98 for each cigarette package containing 20 cigarettes; and
• From 48 to 56.6 cents for tobacco products other than cigarettes.

• Increases the per-gallon tax on gasoline as follow (Sec. 162):
• From 18 to 22 cents per gallon beginning July 1, 2013;
• From 22 to 26 cents per gallon beginning July 1, 2014; and
• From 26 to 30 cents per gallon beginning July 1, 2015.

• Increases the per-gallon tax on diesel as follows (Sec. 162):
• From 18 to 20 cents per gallon beginning July 1, 2013;
• From 20 to 22 cents per gallon beginning July 1, 2014;
• From 22 to 24 cents per gallon beginning July 1, 2015;
• From 24 to 26 cents per gallon beginning July 1, 2016;
• From 26 to 28 cents per gallon beginning July 1, 2017; and
• From 28 to 30 cents per gallon beginning July 1, 2018.

• Appropriates funds collected from the increase in motor fuel taxes to the New Hampshire state and municipal road and bridge account (Sec. 162).

• Authorizes payments from the Uncompensated Care Fund to be made to a medical provider to support no more than 80 percent of the uncompensated care costs of hospitals in the state (Sec. 54).

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