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NH Rev Stat § 194:38 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 194 - School Districts|Section 194:38 - By Petition.

    194:38 By Petition. –||When a town or city is divided into 2 or more districts, either district may petition the state board of education to unite the districts, and, if the board after notice and hearing finds that justice requires action, it may make an order consolidating the districts, and when and after that order is filed and recorded in the office of the secretary of state said town shall constitute a single school district.|||Source. 1921, 123:1. PL 119:37. RL 138:37.|
NH Rev Stat § 194:39 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 194 - School Districts|Section 194:39 - Taking Over Property.

    194:39 Taking Over Property. –||In any such case the town district so formed shall forthwith take possession of the schoolhouses, lands, apparatus and other property owned and used for school purposes by the district so dissolved which the district might lawfully sell or convey.|||Source. 1887, 110:1. PS 89:15. 1921, 85, IV:37. PL 119:38. RL 138:38.|
NH Rev Stat § 194:40 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 194 - School Districts|Section 194:40 - Adjustments.

    194:40 Adjustments. –||The property so taken, and also like property of the district to which the special district is united, shall be appraised by the selectmen of the town, and at the next annual assessment a tax shall be levied upon the whole town district equal to the amount of the whole appraisal; and there shall be remitted to the taxpayers of each district the appraised value of its property.|||Source. 1885, 43:2. 1887, 110:1. PS 89:16. 1921, 85, IV:38. PL 119:39. RL 138:39.|
NH Rev Stat § 194:41 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 194 - School Districts|Section 194:41 - Continuance; Trust Funds.

    194:41 Continuance;  Trust Funds. –||The corporate powers of a district shall continue for the purpose of settling up its affairs and of holding, managing and enjoying any property held by it in trust, notwithstanding its dissolution, but the school board of the district of which it forms a part shall be its agents to expend the income of any such trust property that is devoted to the support of schools.|||Source. 1854, 1540:1. GS 78:24. 1870, 8:5. GL 86:28. 1887, 87:1. PS 89:24. 1921, 85, IV:46. PL 119:40. RL 138:40.|
NH Rev Stat § 194:42 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 194 - School Districts|Section 194:42 - Application of Funds.

    194:42 Application of Funds. –||The school board shall first give to such district or districts such term or character of schooling as would be just and reasonable if no such fund were in existence, and only use the income to lengthen the school or schools, or to carry out the purposes of the trust under which the funds are held.|||Source. 1887, 87:2. PS 89:25. 1921, 85, IV:47. PL 119:41. RL 138:41.|
NH Rev Stat § 194:43 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 194 - School Districts|Section 194:43 - Meetings.

    194:43 Meetings. –||Any justice of the peace may, upon application of 3 or more voters, resident within the limits of the dissolved district, call a meeting thereof in the same manner as other school district meetings are called, at which a moderator, clerk and agents may be chosen and any other business transacted for the purposes mentioned in RSA 194:41.|||Source. 1887, 75:1. PS 89:26. 1921, 85, IV:48. PL 119:42. RL 138:42.|
NH Rev Stat § 194:44 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 194 - School Districts|Section 194:44 - Records.

    194:44 Records. –||The records of dissolved school districts whose corporate existence is not continued for any purpose shall be returned by the clerks of such districts to the town clerk's office for preservation with the public records of the town.|||Source. 1885, 43:3. PS 89:27. 1921, 85, IV:29. PL 119:43. RL 138:43.|
NH Rev Stat § 194:45 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 194 - School Districts|Section 194:45 - Adjustments.

    194:45 Adjustments. –||If a district so dissolved is formed of parts of 2 or more towns an equitable apportionment of its assets and liabilities between such parts shall be made by the selectmen of the towns in which they are situate, acting as a joint board, within 60 days after the dissolution.|||Source. 1885, 43:2. 1887, 110:1. PS 89:17. 1921, 85, IV:39. PL 119:44. RL 138:44.|
NH Rev Stat § 194:46 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 194 - School Districts|Section 194:46 - Petition for Referee.

    194:46 Petition for Referee. –||If such joint board fails to make an apportionment within the time limited therefor any taxpayer within the district may apply by petition to a justice of the superior court for the appointment of a referee to make the apportionment.|||Source. 1885, 43:2. 1887, 110:1. PS 89:18. 1921, 85, IV:40. PL 119:45. RL 138:45.|
NH Rev Stat § 194:47 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 194 - School Districts|Section 194:47 - Hearing.

    194:47 Hearing. –||The justice shall appoint a time and place of hearing upon the petition, and order notice thereof to be given to all parties interested, and after hearing he shall appoint a referee.|||Source. PS 89:19. 1921, 85, IV:41. PL 119:46. RL 138:46.|
NH Rev Stat § 194:48 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 194 - School Districts|Section 194:48 - Notice.

    194:48 Notice. –||The notice shall be served by posting copies of the petition and order thereon in at least 2 public places in each of said parts, and by giving to the clerk of the dissolved district, and the clerk of each town district in which any part thereof is located, like copies 10 days at least before the day of hearing.|||Source. PS 89:20. 1921, 85, IV:42. PL 119:47. RL 138:47.|
NH Rev Stat § 194:49 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 194 - School Districts|Section 194:49 - Referee's Procedure.

    194:49 Referee's Procedure. –||The referee shall cause notice of his hearing to be given to all parties interested, in the same manner as is provided in RSA 194:48. He shall hear the parties, make his report in writing, and file a copy thereof with the clerk of the dissolved district and the clerk of each town interested; and the report, so made and filed, shall be final.|||Source. 1885, 43:2. 1887, 110:1. PS 89:21. 1921, 85, IV:43. PL 119:48. RL 138:48.|
NH Rev Stat § 194:50 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 194 - School Districts|Section 194:50 - Assessment.

    194:50 Assessment. –||Upon receiving a copy of the apportionment, the selectmen shall assess upon that part of the district within their town the amount for which it is charged, and cause the same to be collected and paid to the town district in which the creditor part of the dissolved district is situated.|||Source. 1885, 43:2. 1887, 110:1. PS 89:22. 1921, 85, IV:44. PL 119:49. RL 138:49.|
NH Rev Stat § 194:51 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 194 - School Districts|Section 194:51 - Equalization.

    194:51 Equalization. –||The town district shall take the property and assets of that part of the dissolved district which is situate in such town district, and the selectmen of the town shall assess and remit taxes with reference to the property so taken, and like property of the town district, the same as in other cases.|||Source. 1885, 43:2. 1887, 110:1. PS 89:23. 1921, 85, IV:45. PL 119:50. RL 138:50.|
NH Rev Stat § 194:52 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 194 - School Districts|Section 194:52 - Petition to Selectmen.

    194:52 Petition to Selectmen. –||Any person interested in severing part of any town therefrom and annexing it to another town, or school district therein, for school purposes may apply therefor by petition to the selectmen of the town from which it is proposed to sever such territory, and to the selectmen of the town to which it is proposed to annex the same.|||Source. 1893, 72:1. 1921, 85, IV:50. PL 119:51. RL 138:51.|
NH Rev Stat § 194:53 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 194 - School Districts|Section 194:53 - Hearing.

    194:53 Hearing. –||It shall be the duty of said selectmen, upon notice to such petitioners and to the school boards of the respective towns and school districts interested in the proposed transfer, to hear the parties, and determine whether the reasonable accommodation of such petitioners or others requires such transfer, and to make return of their findings to the clerks of their respective towns in writing within 30 days.|||Source. 1893, 72:2. 1921, 85, IV:51. PL 119:52. RL 138:52.|
NH Rev Stat § 194:54 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 194 - School Districts|Section 194:54 - Certificate.

    194:54 Certificate. –||If a majority of each of said boards of selectmen report in favor of such transfer they shall sign a certificate of that fact, describing such territory, and stating that it is annexed to such adjoining town, or district therein, for school purposes, which certificate shall be recorded by the town clerk of each town.|||Source. 1893, 72:4. 1921, 85, IV:52. PL 119:53. RL 138:53.|
NH Rev Stat § 194:55 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 194 - School Districts|Section 194:55 - Restoration.

    194:55 Restoration. –||Any territory annexed for school purposes to an adjoining town, or school district therein, may, upon proceedings such as have been prescribed in this subdivision, be restored to the town or district from which it was severed. Such proceedings may be initiated by any person in either the school district to which the territory has been annexed, or the school district of which it was originally a part. The vote to restore annexed territory shall take effect on July 1 of the calendar year one year subsequent to the date on which the restoration vote is passed. For 3 years after such vote becomes effective, the restored territory shall be allowed to send their school children to the schools in the district to which the territory was previously annexed. The district in which the schools are located shall receive tuition for these school children.|||Source. 1893, 72:4. 1921, 85, IV:53. PL 119:54. RL 138:54. RSA 194:55. 1988, 112:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1989.|
NH Rev Stat § 194:56 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 194 - School Districts|Section 194:56 - Validity.

    194:56 Validity. –||The annexation of territory under this subdivision shall have the same force and validity as if made by a special act of the legislature.|||Source. 1893, 72:5. 1921, 85, IV:54. PL 119:55. RL 138:55.|
NH Rev Stat § 194:57 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 194 - School Districts|Section 194:57 - Effect.

    194:57 Effect. –||The selectmen and collector of any town to which part of any other town is annexed for school purposes shall have the same powers and duties in respect to such annexed territory, of furnishing blank inventories and of assessing and collecting taxes for school purposes, and the inhabitants and owners thereof shall for such purposes be subject to the same liabilities, as if such territory were in the town to which it is annexed.|||Source. 1893, 72:6. 1897, 26:1. 1921, 85, IV:55. PL 119:56. RL 138:56.|
NH Rev Stat § 194:58 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 194 - School Districts|Section 194:58 - Applicability of Provision.

    194:58 Applicability of Provision. –||The foregoing provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to special districts, but only to town districts.|||Source. 1897, 26:1. 1921, 85, IV:56. PL 119:57. RL 138:57.|
NH Rev Stat § 194:59 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 194 - School Districts|Section 194:59 - Special Districts.

    194:59 Special Districts. –||The selectmen of any town, and the school board of any high school or other special district in the same town, may, upon petition of persons interested, after notice to the school board of the town school district of such town, and after hearing the parties, unite parts of either district to the other, a majority of the board of selectmen and majority of the school board of such special district and a majority of the school board of the town school district concurring therein, and their decision in writing being recorded on the town records.|||Source. 1893, 72:7. 1895, 75:1. 1921, 85, IV:57. PL 119:58. RL 138:58.|
NH Rev Stat § 194-B:1-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 194-B - Chartered Public Schools|Section 194-B:1-a - Statement of Purpose.

    194-B:1-a Statement of Purpose. –||It is the purpose of this chapter to:||I. Promote and encourage the establishment and operation of chartered public schools in New Hampshire.||II. Encourage school districts to allow chartered public schools.||III. Encourage the establishment of public charter schools with specific or focused curriculum, instruction, methods, or target pupil groups.||IV. Improve pupil learning and increase opportunities for learning.||V. Exempt charter schools from state statutes and rules, other than where specified, to provide innovative learning and teaching in a unique environment.||VI. Enhance professional opportunities for teachers.||VII. Establish results-driven accountability for public charter schools and require the measurement of learning.||VIII. Make school improvement a focus at the school level.||IX. Encourage the establishment of public charter schools that meet the needs and interests of pupils, parents, communities, regions, and the state as a whole.|||Source. 1997, 334:1. 2004, 222:1. 2009, 241:3, eff. Sept. 14, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 194-B:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 194-B - Chartered Public Schools|Section 194-B:2 - Chartered Public Schools; Establishment; Parental Choice; Admission.

    194-B:2 Chartered Public Schools;  Establishment;  Parental Choice;  Admission. –||I. Any school district legislative body may vote to designate one or more of its schools as a chartered public school.||II. Every chartered public school shall make available information about its curriculum and policies to all persons, and parents and pupils considering enrollment in that school.||III. There shall be no application fee for pupil admission to any chartered public school.||IV. All chartered public schools shall accept qualified pupils from any school district. A pupil who meets the admission requirements of a chartered public school, and who is a resident of the district where the school is located, shall be given absolute admission preference over a nonresident pupil. Once admitted and unless expelled, chartered public school pupils need not reapply for admission for subsequent years.||V. Attendance at a chartered public school for the purposes of transportation shall not constitute assignment under the provisions of RSA 189:6 and RSA 189:8. Pupils who reside in the school district in which the chartered public school is located shall be provided transportation to that school by the district on the same terms and conditions as provided for non-chartered public schools in the district and utilizing the same regular bus schedules and routes that are provided to pupils attending non-chartered public schools within that district.||VI. Upon approval by each of the district's legislative bodies and after a public hearing, 2 or more school districts may consolidate otherwise eligible resident pupils into one applicant pool for the purposes of an admissions lottery for designated chartered public schools.||VII. A chartered public school may be physically located outside the district establishing it, but shall be deemed within the school district for purposes of RSA 194-B.|||Source. 1995, 260:6. 2008, 354:1. 2009, 241:4. 2016, 236:1, eff. July 1, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 194-B:3-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 194-B - Chartered Public Schools|Section 194-B:3-a - Chartered Public School Approval by State Board of Education.

    194-B:3-a Chartered Public School Approval by State Board of Education. –||I. The state board of education may grant charter status to applicants that meet the requirements of this chapter.||II. The proposed chartered public school application shall be presented for approval directly to the state board of education by the applicant for the prospective chartered public school. The content of such application shall conform to the requirements set forth in RSA 194-B:3, II(a)-(bb) and (dd)-(ee). The department of education shall notify an applicant of any missing information within 10 days of the initial filing. The applicant shall file any missing information before the department reviews the application.||III. The department of education may forward the proposed application to the applicant, along with a written statement detailing any suggested amendments or modifications.||IV. The state board of education shall either approve or deny an application using reasonable discretion in the assessment of the elements set forth in RSA 194-B:3, II, (a)-(bb) and (dd)-(ee). Lack of state funding alone shall not constitute grounds for the denial of an application. Approval of an application constitutes the granting of charter status and the right to operate as a chartered public school. The state board of education shall notify all applicants of its decision in writing, and shall include in any notice of denial a written statement specifying any areas deemed deficient, the reasons for the denial, and explaining that the applicant may reapply under RSA 194-B:3 or under this section in a subsequent year.||V. (a) The following provisions of law shall not apply to chartered public school applications proposed under this section, or to chartered public schools granted approval for operation under this section:||(1) RSA 194-B:3, II(cc).||(2) RSA 194-B:3, III-IV.||(3) RSA 194-B:3, XI.||(4) RSA 194-B:15, II.||(b) Except as provided in this paragraph, the provisions of RSA 194-B shall apply to chartered public schools approved for operation by the state board of education under this section.||(c) [Repealed.]|||Source. 2003, 273:1. 2004, 222:4, 5. 2008, 354:1. 2009, 241:5. 2011, 228:1. 2013, 144:62. 2014, 61:1, eff. July 26, 2014. 2021, 142:3, 4, eff. Sept. 21, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 194-B:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 194-B - Chartered Public Schools|Section 194-B:4 - Repealed by 2009, 241:16, I, eff. Sept. 14, 2009.

    194-B:4 Repealed by 2009, 241:16, I, eff. Sept. 14, 2009. –|
NH Rev Stat § 194-B:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 194-B - Chartered Public Schools|Section 194-B:6 - Chartered Public Schools; Liability.

    194-B:6 Chartered Public Schools;  Liability. –||No host, sending, or receiving district shall be held liable for damages in an action to recover for: (a) bodily injury, personal injury, or property damage as defined in RSA 507-B:1, or (b) for failure to educate pupils, where such actions arise out of the establishment or operation of a chartered public school.|||Source. 1995, 260:6. 1998, 268:3. 2008, 354:1, eff. Sept. 5, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 194-B:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 194-B - Chartered Public Schools|Section 194-B:7 - Chartered Public Schools; Secular or Nonsecular Determination.

    194-B:7 Chartered Public Schools;  Secular or Nonsecular Determination. –||For purposes of determining whether a proposed chartered public school is a prohibited religious school, the following 3-part test set forth by the United States Supreme Court shall be used.||I. The school shall have a secular purpose.||II. The school's "primary effect" shall neither advance nor prohibit religion.||III. The school shall not foster "excessive entanglement" between the school and religion.|||Source. 1995, 260:6. 2008, 354:1, eff. Sept. 5, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 194-B:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 194-B - Chartered Public Schools|Section 194-B:8 - Chartered Public Schools; Requirements; Options.

    194-B:8 Chartered Public Schools;  Requirements;  Options. –||I. A chartered public school shall not discriminate nor violate individual civil rights in any manner prohibited by law. A chartered public school shall not discriminate against any child with a disability as defined in RSA 186-C. A chartered public school shall provide due process in accordance with state and federal laws and rules.||II. A chartered public school shall comply with all applicable state and federal health and safety laws, rules, and regulations.||III. A chartered public school shall provide instruction for at least the number of days required by state law. A chartered public school shall comply with compulsory attendance laws as provided in RSA 189:1, 189:1-a, and 193:1. Innovative scheduling resulting in at least that number of attendance hours required under RSA 186-C:15, 189:1, 189:1-a, and 193:1 and current state board attendance rules shall be encouraged.||IV. A chartered public school providing the only available public education services at a specific grade level in a school district shall offer those educational services to all resident pupils of that grade level.||V. At least annually and near the end of each school year, a chartered public school shall evaluate the educational progress of each pupil, as specified in RSA 194-B:3, II(h). Such evaluation shall include, but not be limited to, the New Hampshire statewide education improvement and assessment program, as provided in RSA 193-C. The cost of the state assessment program shall be borne by the state.||VI. A chartered public school may be located in part of an existing public school building, in space provided on a private work site, in a public building, or any other suitable location. A chartered public school may own, lease, or rent its own space, or utilize space based on other innovative arrangements.||VII. (a) A chartered public school may contract for services with any private or public entity including, but not limited to, private and public schools or districts, except for teaching services which may not be obtained from a nonpublic school.||(b) All contracted services shall be defined by purchase order or written contract in advance of such service being provided.||(c) Any contractor shall provide proof of adequate professional liability insurance.||(d) Subcontracts for teaching services with nonpublic schools are prohibited.|||Source. 1995, 260:6. 2008, 274:25, 26; 274:34, 35; 354:1. 2012, 185:2, eff. Aug. 10, 2012.|