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NH Rev Stat § 186:62 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 186 - The State School Organization|Section 186:62 - Establishment of Other Adult Education Programs.

    186:62 Establishment of Other Adult Education Programs. –||I. The state board of education shall promote and encourage other programs of adult and continuing education. The board shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to standards and accreditation of those adult and continuing education programs which involve certification of adult learners at the high school level.||II. These programs shall be administered by the division of learner support. The division shall:||(a) Receive applications from school district officials seeking those funds which have been designated for adult education programs operating within school district auspices and grant funds to school districts for such programs.||(b) Accept grants, gifts and funds for such programs.||(c) Request, receive and expend federal funds for such programs.||III. It is the intent of this subdivision to:||(a) Encourage the development of adult and continuing education programs by persons and organizations operating both within and outside of the public school system and to encourage such persons and organizations to apply for federal or state funds which are available for the support of programs in adult education, continuing education, and community education.||(b) Encourage the use of public school facilities by various educational groups and organizations within the community, subject to those guidelines and policies which might be established by local school boards.||IV. This subdivision should not be construed to:||(a) Restrict through certification or other procedures the ability of individuals or organizations to act in a teaching capacity with respect to adult, continuing, or community education programs for which no diploma or certification is offered.||(b) Extend control over adult or continuing education programs organized by public or private institutions of higher or postsecondary education to the state board of education, except where such programs are already under its jurisdiction.|||Source. 1975, 363:1. 1986, 41:14. 1994, 379:6, eff. June 9, 1994. 2018, 315:13, eff. Aug. 24, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 186:63 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 186 - The State School Organization|Section 186:63 - Funding of Educational Programs.

    186:63 Funding of Educational Programs. –||Funding for the programs authorized by this subdivision shall be from monies appropriated by the state and the school districts for such programs and from such other funds as may be made available by the state board of education.|||Source. 1975, 363:1, eff. Aug. 6, 1975.|
NH Rev Stat § 186:64 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 186 - The State School Organization|Section 186:64 - to 186:67 Repealed by 1986, 41:29, III, eff. April 3, 1988.

    186:64 to 186:67 Repealed by 1986, 41:29, III, eff. April 3, 1988. –|
NH Rev Stat § 186:67-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 186 - The State School Organization|Section 186:67-a - Repealed by 2009, 105:2, eff. June 15, 2009.

    186:67-a Repealed by 2009, 105:2, eff. June 15, 2009. –|
NH Rev Stat § 186:68 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 186 - The State School Organization|Section 186:68 - Military Recruiters; Access; Reporting.

    186:68 Military Recruiters;  Access;  Reporting. –||I. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, all public high schools and all institutions within the state university system, and all private high schools, colleges, and universities which receive state funds shall offer the same on-campus recruiting opportunities to representatives of state or United States armed services as they offer to nonmilitary recruiters.||II. (a) A public school subject to this section shall provide notice to each student and to the parent or guardian of each student enrolled at the school that, in accordance with federal law, the student or the parent or guardian of the student may request that the student's name, address, and telephone number not be released to military recruiters.||(b) The notice described under subparagraph (a) shall:||(1) Be included in a clear and conspicuous manner and in the same size type as the other statements on the card requesting emergency contact information that is distributed by the school to each student or parent or guardian of the student; and||(2) Request that the student or the parent or guardian of the student indicate if the student's name, address, and telephone number is not to be released to military recruiters by checking the box "Do not release contact information."||III. (a) In this paragraph, "ASVAB" means the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery.||(b) Each public school that administers the ASVAB shall choose "option 8" as the score reporting option for military recruiter contact to prohibit the general release of any student information to military recruiters.||(c) Each public school that administers the ASVAB shall:||(1) Send a written notice to the ASVAB representative coordinating the school's administration of the ASVAB of the requirement set forth in subparagraph (b); and||(2) Notify students taking the ASVAB and the parent or guardian of students taking the ASVAB of the release of student information requirements set forth in subparagraphs (b) and (d).||(d) A student or a student's parent or guardian may choose to release the student's personal information and ASVAB scores to recruiting representatives of the military services by individually submitting the required forms to the military services authorizing the release of the information.|||Source. 1983, 464:1. 2014, 220:1, eff. July 1, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 186:69 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 186 - The State School Organization|Section 186:69 - Repealed by 1996, 300:7, eff. July 1, 1996.

    186:69 Repealed by 1996, 300:7, eff. July 1, 1996. –|
NH Rev Stat § 186:70 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 186 - The State School Organization|Section 186:70 - Reading Recovery Training Program.

    186:70 Reading Recovery Training Program. –||I. There is established a reading recovery training program to provide reading recovery training to all eligible first-grade teachers so that reading recovery programs may be made available to all eligible first-grade pupils in those local school districts that choose to implement reading recovery programs.||II. The department of education shall administer the reading recovery training program in accordance with the program requirements outlined in the Guidelines and Standards for the North American Reading Recovery Council.||III. Each biennium, the department shall, subject to the extent of funds appropriated, provide for the training needs of the participating local districts and shall also provide continuing education to teachers who have completed the initial training.||IV. Local districts shall be responsible for all salaries, benefits, and materials for local reading recovery teachers during program training and implementation.||V. Unless excused by the department of education, a teacher who completes reading recovery training shall agree to provide reading recovery programs to New Hampshire pupils for at least 2 years following such training.|||Source. 1997, 286:2, eff. July 1, 1997.|
NH Rev Stat § 186-B:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 186-B - Education and Training of the Blind|Section 186-B:1 - Statement of Purpose.

    186-B:1 Statement of Purpose. –||To enable the state to more effectively provide services to the blind of all ages in the state, it is the intent of this chapter to place the functions of education, training, vocational rehabilitation, and related services of the blind under one administration. By this transfer of functions, all of the responsibility for the education and training of all disabled children in the state becomes the responsibility of the department of education.|||Source. 1970, 34:1. 1990, 140:2, X, eff. June 18, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 186-B:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 186-B - Education and Training of the Blind|Section 186-B:2 - Repealed by 1994, 379:24, I, eff. June 9, 1994.

    186-B:2 Repealed by 1994, 379:24, I, eff. June 9, 1994. –|
NH Rev Stat § 186-B:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 186-B - Education and Training of the Blind|Section 186-B:3 - Program for Blind Established.

    186-B:3 Program for Blind Established. –||I. The department of education shall establish a program for the education, training, and vocational rehabilitation for the blind of all ages, whether or not they are eligible for aid to the needy blind under the department of health and human services.||II. The department of education shall develop or cooperate with other agencies in providing services to the blind, including the locating of blind persons, vocational guidance and training of the blind, placement of blind persons in employment, instruction of the adult blind in their homes and other services to blind persons. In connection with assistance to needy blind persons the board of education shall give due consideration to the special needs associated with the condition of blindness and, in cooperation with the department of health and human services, shall: (a) adopt rules stating in terms of ophthalmic measurements the amount of visual acuity which an applicant may have and be eligible for assistance and providing for an examination by an ophthalmologist or physician skilled in diseases of the eye or by an optometrist, whichever the individual may select, in making the determination whether the individual is eligible and fixing the fee for such examination; (b) establish the procedure for securing competent medical examination; (c) designate or approve a suitable number of ophthalmologists or physicians skilled in diseases of the eye, and optometrists, who must be duly licensed or registered under the laws of this state and actively engaged in the practice of their professions, to examine applicants and recipients of aid to determine their eligibility for assistance; (d) fix the fees to be paid for medical examination from funds available to the department of health and human services.|||Source. 1970, 34:1. 1983, 291:1. 1994, 379:7. 1995, 310:175, 181, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 186-B:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 186-B - Education and Training of the Blind|Section 186-B:4 - Aid to the Blind.

    186-B:4 Aid to the Blind. –||The department of education shall furnish aid to the blind of the state, as follows:||I. The blind services program, bureau of vocational rehabilitation, shall prepare and maintain a register of the blind in the state, which shall describe their condition, cause of blindness, capacity for education and industrial training, and such other data as deemed appropriate.||II. The blind services program, bureau of vocational rehabilitation, shall provide information and industrial aid for the blind, and for this purpose may furnish materials and tools to any blind person. The bureau may assist blind persons engaged in home industries in marketing their products, in finding employment, and in developing home industries. The bureau may ameliorate the condition of the blind by devising means to facilitate the circulation of books, by promoting visits among the aged or helpless blind in their homes, and by such other methods as are expedient. However, the bureau shall not undertake the permanent support or maintenance of any blind person.||III. The blind services program, bureau of vocational rehabilitation, shall furnish assistance to such blind persons, in such amounts and at such asylums, schools, or other institutions designed for the purpose of industrial aid to the blind as the department of education directs.||IV. The commissioner of education at the commissioner's discretion may contribute to the support of the blind persons from New Hampshire receiving instruction in industrial institutions outside the state.||V. The commissioner of education with approval of the state board may appoint other officials and agents necessary to assist in carrying into effect the provisions of this chapter, subject to rules of the division of personnel.|||Source. 1970, 34:1. 1986, 12:4; 41:16. 1994, 379:8, eff. June 9, 1994.|
NH Rev Stat § 186-B:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 186-B - Education and Training of the Blind|Section 186-B:5 - Repealed by 1986, 41:29, IV, eff. April 3, 1988.

    186-B:5 Repealed by 1986, 41:29, IV, eff. April 3, 1988. –|
NH Rev Stat § 186-B:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 186-B - Education and Training of the Blind|Section 186-B:6 - Repealed by 1994, 379:24, II, eff. June 9, 1994.

    186-B:6 Repealed by 1994, 379:24, II, eff. June 9, 1994. –|
NH Rev Stat § 186-B:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 186-B - Education and Training of the Blind|Section 186-B:7 - Repealed by 1994, 379:24, II, eff. June 9, 1994.

    186-B:7 Repealed by 1994, 379:24, II, eff. June 9, 1994. –|
NH Rev Stat § 186-B:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 186-B - Education and Training of the Blind|Section 186-B:8 - Nesmith Fund.

    186-B:8 Nesmith Fund. –||I. There is hereby appropriated annually the entire income derived from the Nesmith Trust Fund to be expended by the department of education for the aid, support, maintenance and education of the indigent blind of the state of New Hampshire. The governor is authorized to draw his warrants which shall be a charge against the Nesmith Fund.||II. In the event that the annual income derived from said Nesmith Fund shall be less than $4,800, there is hereby appropriated from the general fund of the state a sum equal to the difference between the amount of income from the Nesmith Fund and $4,800 which shall be added to the income and expended by the department of education for the aid, support, maintenance and education of the indigent blind to comply with the terms of the trust under the will of John Nesmith. The governor is authorized to draw his warrant for said sum out of any monies in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.|||Source. 1970, 34:1. 1972, 31:2, eff. March 17, 1972.|
NH Rev Stat § 186-B:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 186-B - Education and Training of the Blind|Section 186-B:9 - Purpose.

    186-B:9 Purpose. –||For the purpose of providing blind persons with remunerative employment, enlarging the economic opportunities of the blind and stimulating the blind to greater efforts in striving to make themselves self-supporting, blind persons licensed under this subdivision shall be authorized to operate vending facilities on state property.|||Source. 1975, 260:1, eff. Aug. 5, 1975.|
NH Rev Stat § 186-B:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 186-B - Education and Training of the Blind|Section 186-B:10 - Definitions.

    186-B:10 Definitions. –||In this subdivision:||I. "Blind person" means a person whose central acuity does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with correcting lenses or whose visual acuity, if better than 20/200 is accompanied by a limit to the field of vision in the better eye to such a degree that its widest diameter subtends an angle of no greater than 20 degrees. In determining whether an individual is blind, there shall be an examination by a physician skilled in diseases of the eye, or by an optometrist, whichever the individual shall select.||II. "Blind services" means the administrative unit for the blind services program within the bureau of vocational rehabilitation, department of education.||III. "State property" means any building or land owned, leased or controlled by the state.||IV. "Vending facility" means a vending machine, cafeteria, snack bar, cart service, shelter, counter or any other facility for the vending of newspapers, periodicals, confections, tobacco products, foods or beverages, or any combination of them, whether dispensed automatically or manually, and which are prepared on or off the property.||V. "Vending machine income" means receipts other than those of a blind licensee from the operation of vending machines on state property, after cost of goods sold, where the machines are operated, serviced or maintained by, or with the approval of the state, or commissions paid other than to a blind licensee by a commercial vending concern which operates, services or maintains vending machines on state property for, or with the approval of the state.|||Source. 1975, 260:1. 1981, 403:2. 1986, 41:17. 1994, 379:9, eff. June 9, 1994.|
NH Rev Stat § 186-B:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 186-B - Education and Training of the Blind|Section 186-B:11 - Duties.

    186-B:11 Duties. –||Blind services shall:||I. Survey the vending facility opportunities on all state property;||II. Establish, whenever feasible, vending facilities on state property to the extent that such facilities do not adversely affect the interests of the state;||III. License blind persons for the operation of vending facilities on state property;||IV. Provide vending facility equipment and an adequate initial stock of suitable articles to licensed blind persons;||V. Provide the necessary training and supervision to licensed blind persons;||VI. [Repealed.]||VII. Conduct mandatory training seminars for operators of its vending facilities, which shall address topics concerning the management of vending facilities, including, but not limited to, the following:||(a) Customer relations,||(b) Marketing techniques,||(c) Personnel hiring and training,||(d) Inventory control,||(e) New products,||(f) Machine repair and maintenance, and||(g) Accounting.|||Source. 1975, 260:1. 1985, 232:3. 1994, 379:24, III, eff. June 9, 1994.|
NH Rev Stat § 186-B:11-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 186-B - Education and Training of the Blind|Section 186-B:11-a - Rulemaking Authority; Board of Education.

    186-B:11-a Rulemaking Authority;  Board of Education. –||The state board of education shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, to carry out the provisions of this chapter.|||Source. 1994, 379:10, eff. June 9, 1994.|
NH Rev Stat § 186-B:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 186-B - Education and Training of the Blind|Section 186-B:12 - Licenses.

    186-B:12 Licenses. –||Blind services shall issue a license for the operation of a vending facility only to a blind person who is able, with such disability, to operate a vending facility. In issuing any license, blind services shall give preference to a blind person who is a resident of this state. Each license issued shall be for an indefinite period, but may be terminated by blind services if it is satisfied that the facility is not being operated in accordance with rules adopted by the board of education under RSA 186-B:11-a.|||Source. 1975, 260:1. 1990, 140:2, XI. 1994, 379:11, eff. June 9, 1994.|
NH Rev Stat § 186-B:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 186-B - Education and Training of the Blind|Section 186-B:13 - Vending Facilities.

    186-B:13 Vending Facilities. –||I. No person in control of the maintenance, operation and protection of any state property may offer or grant to any other party a contract or concession to operate a vending facility unless:||(a) He has notified blind services and has attempted to make an agreement with blind services for a licensed blind person to operate a vending facility; and||(b) He has determined in good faith that blind services is not willing to establish a vending facility on such property.||II. [Repealed.]||III. Blind services, with the cooperation of the person in control of the maintenance, operation and protection of any state property, shall select the type of location of the vending facility to be provided and the person to operate such facility.||IV. If blind services determines that a vending facility operated by a full-time licensed blind person is not feasible on any state property, blind services may install vending machines on such property with income accruing pursuant to RSA 186-B:14.||V. The contract for the operation of any vending facility shall specify that it shall be operated at a reasonable cost consistent with a fair return, high quality food and reasonable prices.||VI. This section shall not apply to Franconia Notch state park, Mount Sunapee state park and Mount Washington state park; nor shall it apply to any state property which operates its own vending facility unless the person in control of the maintenance, operation and protection of the property contracts with blind services to operate the vending facility.|||Source. 1975, 260:1. 1981, 403:1. 1994, 379:24, IV, eff. June 9, 1994.|
NH Rev Stat § 186-B:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 186-B - Education and Training of the Blind|Section 186-B:14 - Vending Machine Income.

    186-B:14 Vending Machine Income. –||I. If a new vending machine or a replacement for an existing vending machine is installed after August 5, 1975, on any state property, vending machine income shall accrue to the licensed blind person operating a vending facility on the same property, or if none, to blind services. The licensed blind person or blind services shall be responsible for servicing and maintaining the vending machines from which vending machine income is received.||II. Vending machine income which accrues to blind services pursuant to paragraph I may be used to:||(a) Purchase new equipment and replace existing equipment for new and existing vending facilities;||(b) Purchase initial stock and supplies;||(c) Provide training services; and||(d) Establish retirement funds, health insurance contributions, paid sick leave and vacation time for licensed blind persons.||III. If vending machine income which accrues to blind services pursuant to paragraph I is limited, it may be used to earn federal funds on a matching basis.|||Source. 1975, 260:1, eff. Aug. 5, 1975.|
NH Rev Stat § 186-B:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 186-B - Education and Training of the Blind|Section 186-B:15 - Appeal.

    186-B:15 Appeal. –||Any person aggrieved by a decision of blind services under this subdivision may apply for rehearing and appeal pursuant to RSA 541.|||Source. 1975, 260:1, eff. Aug. 5, 1975.|
NH Rev Stat § 186-C:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 186-C - Special Education|Section 186-C:1 - Policy and Purpose.

    186-C:1 Policy and Purpose. –||It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state that:||I. All children in New Hampshire be provided with equal educational opportunities. It is the purpose of this chapter to ensure that all children with disabilities have available to them a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment that emphasizes special education and related services designed to meet their unique needs and prepare them for further education, employment, and independent living.||II. The rights of children with disabilities and parents of such children are protected.||III. Local school districts, the department of education, and other public agencies or approved programs provide for the education of all children with disabilities.|||Source. 1981, 352:2. 1990, 140:2, X. 1998, 177:1. 2002, 158:1. 2003, 215:3. 2008, 274:31, eff. July 1, 2008; 302:34, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.|