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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 200 - Health and Sanitation › Section 200:40-b - Glucagon Administration.

200:40-b Glucagon Administration. –
I. (a) The state board of education, after consultation with the department of health and human services, shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A for addressing incidents of hypoglycemia resulting in unconsciousness, seizure, and/or the inability to swallow in order to provide for the health and safety of children who have been medically identified as having diabetes. The rules shall provide that:
(1) A parent or legal guardian of any child may authorize a school employee, or person employed on behalf of the school in cases where there is no school nurse immediately available, to administer glucagon to a child in case of an emergency, while at school or a school sponsored activity;
(2) The glucagon shall be kept in a conspicuous place, readily available; and
(3) Glucagon administration training may be provided by a licensed physician, physician assistant, advanced practiced registered nurse, or registered nurse, however in no case shall school nurses be required to provide training; and the school administration shall allow school employees to voluntarily assist with the emergency administration of glucagon when authorized by a parent or legal guardian.
(b) No school employee shall be subject to penalty or disciplinary action for refusing to be trained in glucagon administration.
(c) A parent or legal guardian shall provide a diabetes management plan or physician's order, signed by the student's health care provider, that prescribes the care and assistance needed by the student including glucagon administration.
II. The state board of education, in conjunction with the American Diabetes Association, and the New Hampshire chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics, shall develop standards and guidelines for the training and supervision of personnel, other than the school nurse, who provide emergency medical assistance to students under this section. Such personnel shall only be authorized to provide such assistance upon successful completion of glucagon administration training.
III. No school teacher, school administrator, school health care personnel, person employed on behalf of the school, any other school personnel, nor any local educational authority shall be liable for civil damages which may result from acts or omissions in use of glucagon which may constitute ordinary negligence. This immunity shall not apply to acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton conduct.
IV. Training on the administration of glucagon for school personnel, or those employed on behalf of the school, shall not be considered the delegation of nursing practice.
V. The administration of glucagon by school personnel, or those employed on behalf of the school, shall not be considered the practice of nursing.
Source.
2015, 20:1, eff. July 4, 2015. 2022, 215:1, eff. Aug. 16, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 200 - Health and Sanitation › Section 200:40-c - Emergency Plans for Sports Related Injuries.

200:40-c Emergency Plans for Sports Related Injuries. –
I. The local board of each school district or the governing body of each nonpublic school that includes any of the grades 4 through 12, shall establish an emergency action plan for responding to serious or potentially life-threatening sports related injuries. Each plan shall:
(a) Document the proper procedures to be followed when a student sustains a serious injury or illness while participating in school sponsored sports or other athletic activity.
(b) List the employees, team coaches, and licensed athletic trainers in each school who are trained in first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
(c) Identify the employees, team coaches, or licensed athletic trainers responsible for carrying out the emergency action plan.
(d) Identify the activity location, address, or venue for the purpose of directing emergency personnel.
(e) Identify the equipment and supplies and location thereof needed to respond to the emergency.
(f) Identify the location of any automated external defibrillators and personnel trained in the use of the automated external defibrillator.
(g) Document policies related to cooling for an exertional heat stroke victim consistent with guidelines established by the American College of Sports Medicine and the National Athletic Trainers' Association.
II. The plan shall be posted within each school and disseminated to, and coordinated with emergency medical services, fire department, and law enforcement. In addition, each school district shall adopt procedures for obtaining student-participant medical information relative to any injury or illness related to or involving any head, face, or cervical spine, cardiac injury or diagnosis, exertional heat stroke, sickle cell trait, asthma, allergies, or diabetes for each student athlete prior to engaging in activities; policies related to hydration, heat acclimatization and wet bulb globe temperature guidelines as established by the American College of Sports Medicine and the National Athletic Trainers' Association; and procedures for students to return to play after a sports or illness-related injury, which shall be kept on file by each school district and made available to the department of education and public upon request. Access, filing, and confidentiality of student-participant medical information shall be managed in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Each plan shall be added to the school's emergency response plan and adopted procedures shall be reviewed annually and updated as necessary.
III. The plans shall be implemented by the beginning of the first full school year after the effective date of this section.
Source.
2021, 210:2, Pt. III, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 200 - Health and Sanitation › Section 200:42 - Possession and Use of Epinephrine Auto-Injectors Permitted.

200:42 Possession and Use of Epinephrine Auto-Injectors Permitted. –
A pupil with severe, potentially life-threatening allergies may possess and self-administer an epinephrine auto-injector if the following conditions are satisfied:
I. The pupil has the written approval of the pupil's physician and, if the pupil is a minor, the written approval of the parent or guardian. The school shall obtain the following information from the pupil's physician:
(a) The pupil's name.
(b) The name and signature of the licensed prescriber and business and emergency numbers.
(c) The name, route, and dosage of medication.
(d) The frequency and time of medication administration or assistance.
(e) The date of the order.
(f) A diagnosis and any other medical conditions requiring medications, if not a violation of confidentiality or if not contrary to the request of the parent or guardian to keep confidential.
(g) Specific recommendations for administration.
(h) Any special side effects, contraindications, and adverse reactions to be observed.
(i) The name of each required medication.
(j) Any severe adverse reactions that may occur to another pupil, for whom the epinephrine auto-injector is not prescribed, should such a pupil receive a dose of the medication.
II. The school principal or, if a school nurse is assigned to the pupil's school building, the school nurse shall receive copies of the written approvals required by paragraph I.
III. The pupil's parent or guardian shall submit written verification from the physician confirming that the pupil has the knowledge and skills to safely possess and use an epinephrine auto-injector in a school setting.
IV. If the conditions provided in this section are satisfied, the pupil may possess and use the epinephrine auto-injector at school or at any school-sponsored activity, event, or program.
V. In this section, "physician" includes any physician or health practitioner with the authority to write prescriptions.
Source.
2003, 50:1, eff. Aug. 15, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 200 - Health and Sanitation › Section 200:43 - Use of Epinephrine Auto-Injector.

200:43 Use of Epinephrine Auto-Injector. –
Immediately after using the epinephrine auto-injector during the school day, the pupil shall report to the nurse's office or principal's office to enable the nurse or another school employee to provide appropriate follow-up care.
Source.
2003, 50:1, eff. Aug. 15, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 200 - Health and Sanitation › Section 200:44 - Availability of Epinephrine Auto-Injector.

200:44 Availability of Epinephrine Auto-Injector. –
The school nurse or, if a school nurse is not assigned to the school building, the school principal shall maintain for a pupil's use at least one epinephrine auto-injector, provided by the pupil, in the nurse's office or in a similarly accessible location.
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2003, 50:1, eff. Aug. 15, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 200 - Health and Sanitation › Section 200:44-a - Anaphylaxis Training Required.

200:44-a Anaphylaxis Training Required. –
I. (a) Designated assistive personnel shall complete an anaphylaxis training program prior to providing or administering an epinephrine auto-injector at least every 2 years following completion of the initial anaphylaxis training program. Such training shall be conducted based on resources provided by the National Association of School Nurses, the Food and Allergy Anaphylaxis Network, or the New Hampshire School Nurses' Association. Training shall be conducted online or in person and, at a minimum, shall cover:
(1) Techniques on how to recognize symptoms of severe allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis.
(2) Standards and procedures for the storage and administration of an epinephrine auto-injector.
(3) Emergency follow-up procedures.
(b) The school nurse conducting the anaphylaxis training shall maintain a list of individuals who have successfully completed the anaphylaxis training program.
II. Not later than January 1, 2017, the department of education, in consultation with the New Hampshire School Nurses' Association, shall develop and make available to all schools guidelines for the management of students with life-threatening allergies. The guidelines shall include, but not be limited to implementation of the following by a school nurse: education and training for designated unlicensed assistive personnel on the management of students with life-threatening allergies, including training related to the administration of an epinephrine auto-injector; procedures for responding to life-threatening allergic reactions; the development of individualized health care plans and allergy action plans for every student with a known life-threatening allergy; and protocols to prevent exposure to allergens. Not later than September 1, 2017, each school district, under the direction of a school nurse, shall implement a plan based on the guidelines developed pursuant to this section for the management of students with life-threatening allergies enrolled in the schools under its jurisdiction, and make such plan available to the public.
Source.
2016, 39:2, eff. July 2, 2016.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 200 - Health and Sanitation › Section 200:45 - Immunity.

200:45 Immunity. –
I. No school district, member of a school board, or school district employee shall be liable in a suit for damages as a result of any act or omission related to a pupil's use of an epinephrine auto-injector pursuant to RSA 200:43, if the provisions of RSA 200:42 have been met, unless the damages were caused by willful or wanton conduct or disregard of the criteria established in that section for the possession and self-administration of an epinephrine auto-injector by a pupil.
II. No school that possesses and makes available epinephrine auto-injectors, member of its school board, school nurse, school district employee, agents or volunteers, no health care practitioner that prescribes epinephrine auto-injectors to a school, and no person that conducts the training described in RSA 200:44-a shall be liable for damages as a result of the administration or self-administration of an epinephrine auto-injector, the failure to administer an epinephrine auto-injector, or any other act or omission related to the possession or use of an epinephrine auto-injector, unless the damages were caused by willful or wanton misconduct.
III. The administration of an epinephrine auto-injector by designated school personnel pursuant to the provisions of this subdivision shall not require licensure.
IV. This section shall not be construed to eliminate, limit, or reduce any other immunity or defense that may be available under state law.
Source.
2003, 50:1, eff. Aug. 15, 2003. 2016, 39:3, eff. July 2, 2016.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 200 - Health and Sanitation › Section 200:46 - Possession and Self-Administration of Asthma Inhalers Permitted.

200:46 Possession and Self-Administration of Asthma Inhalers Permitted. –
A pupil may possess and use a metered dose inhaler or a dry powder inhaler to alleviate asthmatic symptoms, or before exercise to prevent the onset of asthmatic symptoms, if the following conditions are satisfied:
I. The pupil has the written approval of the pupil's physician and, if the pupil is a minor, the written approval of the parent or guardian. The school shall obtain the following information from the pupil's physician:
(a) The pupil's name.
(b) The name and signature of the licensed prescriber and business and emergency numbers.
(c) The name, route, and dosage of medication.
(d) The frequency and time of medication administration or assistance.
(e) The date of the order.
(f) A diagnosis and any other medical conditions requiring medications, if not a violation of confidentiality or if not contrary to the request of the parent or guardian to keep confidential.
(g) Specific recommendations for administration.
(h) Any special side effects, contraindications, and adverse reactions to be observed.
(i) At least one emergency telephone number for contacting the parent or guardian.
(j) The name of each required medication.
II. The school principal or, if a school nurse is assigned to the pupil's school building, the school nurse shall receive copies of the written approvals required by paragraph I.
III. The pupil's parent or guardian shall submit written verification from the physician confirming that the pupil has the knowledge and skills to safely possess and use an asthma inhaler in a school setting.
IV. If the conditions provided in this section are satisfied, the pupil may possess and use the inhaler at school or at any school sponsored activity, event, or program.
V. In this section, "physician" includes any physician or health practitioner with the authority to write prescriptions.
Source.
2003, 51:3, eff. Aug. 15, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 200 - Health and Sanitation › Section 200:47 - Immunity.

200:47 Immunity. –
No school district, member of a school board, or school district employee shall be liable in a suit for damages as a result of any act or omission related to a pupil's use of an inhaler if the provisions of RSA 200:46 have been met, unless the damages were caused by willful or wanton conduct or disregard of the criteria established in that section for the possession and self-administration of an asthma inhaler by a pupil.
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2003, 51:3, eff. Aug. 15, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 200 - Health and Sanitation › Section 200:48 - Air Quality in Schools.

200:48 Air Quality in Schools. –
The school board of each school district shall develop and implement a policy governing air quality issues in schools. The policy shall address methods of minimizing or eliminating emissions from buses, cars, delivery vehicles, maintenance vehicles, and other motorized vehicles used for transportation on school property taking into account the state anti-idling and clean air zone policies established by the department of environmental services.
Source.
2010, 100:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 200 - Health and Sanitation › Section 200:49 - Head Injury Policies for Student Sports.

200:49 Head Injury Policies for Student Sports. –
Education is the key to identification and appropriate management of all concussions. The school board of each school district shall develop guidelines and other pertinent information and forms for student sports to inform and educate coaches, student-athletes, and student-athletes' parents or guardians of the nature and risk of concussion and head injury including continuing to play after concussion or head injury. On an annual basis, a school district or school shall distribute a concussion and head injury information sheet to all student-athletes. The Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire is available to educate and assist the public with implementing and/or updating concussion management protocols.
Source.
2012, 234:2, eff. Aug. 17, 2012. 2014, 42:1, eff. July 26, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 200 - Health and Sanitation › Section 200:50 - Removal of Student-Athlete.

200:50 Removal of Student-Athlete. –
I. A school employee coach, official, licensed athletic trainer, or health care provider who suspects that a student-athlete has sustained a concussion or head injury in a practice or game shall remove the student-athlete from play immediately.
II. A student-athlete who has been removed from play shall not return to play on the same day or until he or she is evaluated by a health care provider and receives medical clearance and written authorization from that health care provider to return to play. The student-athlete shall also present written permission from a parent or guardian to return to play.
III. No person who authorizes a student-athlete to return to play shall be liable for civil damages resulting from any act or omission in the rendering of such care, other than acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.
Source.
2012, 234:2, eff. Aug. 17, 2012.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 200 - Health and Sanitation › Section 200:51 - School Districts; Limitation of Liability.

200:51 School Districts;  Limitation of Liability. –
An employee of a school administrative unit, school, or chartered public school, or a school volunteer, pupil, parent, legal guardian, or employee of a company under contract to a school, school district, school administrative unit, or chartered public school, shall be immune from civil liability for good faith conduct arising from or pertaining to the injury or death of a student-athlete provided the action or inaction was in compliance with this subdivision and local school board policies relative to the management of concussions and head injuries. This limitation of liability shall extend to school-sponsored athletic activities. A school district or school may provide concussion guidelines to other organizations sponsoring athletic activities on school property, however the school district or school shall not be required to enforce compliance with such guidelines.
Source.
2012, 234:2, eff. Aug. 17, 2012.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 200 - Health and Sanitation › Section 200:52 - Definitions.

200:52 Definitions. –
As used in this subdivision:
I. "Health care provider" means a person who is licensed, certified, or otherwise statutorily authorized by the state to provide medical treatment and is trained in the evaluation and management of concussions.
II. "School property" means school property as defined in RSA 193-D:1, V.
III. "Student-athlete" means a student involved in any intramural sports program conducted outside the regular teaching day or competitive student sports program between schools in grades 4-12.
IV. "Student sports" means intramural sports programs conducted outside the regular teaching day for students in grades 4-12 or competitive athletic programs between schools for students in grades 4-12.
V. "Head injury" means injuries to the scalp, skull, or brain caused by trauma, and shall include a concussion which is the most common type of sports-related brain injury.
Source.
2012, 234:2, eff. Aug. 17, 2012. 2013, 19:1, eff. July 15, 2013. 2014, 42:2, eff. July 26, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 200 - Health and Sanitation › Section 200:53 - Definitions.

200:53 Definitions. –
In this subdivision:
I. "Administer" means the direct provision of a bronchodilator, spacer, or nebulizer to an individual.
II. "Asthma" means a chronic lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways. It causes recurring periods of wheezing, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and coughing. For the purpose of this subdivision, "asthma" also includes "reactive airway disease," commonly referred to as RAD.
III. "Bronchodilator" means any medication used for the quick relief of asthma symptoms that dilates the airways and is recommended by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's national asthma education and prevention program guidelines for the treatment of asthma, such bronchodilators may include an orally inhaled medication that contains a premeasured single dose of albuterol or albuterol sulfate delivered by a nebulizer (compressor device), or by a pressured metered dose inhaler used to treat respiratory distress, including, but not limited to, wheezing, shortness of breath, and difficulty breathing, or another dosage of a bronchodilator recommended in the guidelines for the treatment of asthma.
IV. "Designated unlicensed assistive personnel" means a school employee or agent of a school designated by the school nurse, who has completed the New Hampshire School Nurses' Association approved training required to provide or administer bronchodilators, spacers, or nebulizers. Designated unlicensed assistive personnel shall complete an asthma training program prior to providing or administering a bronchodilator, spacer, or nebulizer made available by the school nurse and at least annually following completion of the initial asthma training program. Such training shall be conducted by the school nurse based on resources provided by the New Hampshire School Nurses' Association, the National Association of School Nurses, and the American Lung Association. Training shall be conducted in person and at a minimum shall address techniques on how to recognize symptoms of severe respiratory distress or asthma, and standards and procedures for the storage and administration of a bronchodilator with a spacer or nebulizer. The school nurse shall maintain a current list of those individuals who have successfully completed the asthma training program.
V. "Health care practitioner" means a person who is licensed to prescribe, administer, or distribute controlled drugs.
VI. "Provide" means to supply a bronchodilator to an individual.
VII. "School" means any public or private elementary, middle, junior high, or senior high school.
VIII. "School nurse" means a registered nurse (RN) licensed by the New Hampshire board of nursing employed by a school district or a school.
IX. "Self-administration" means a student or other person's discretionary use of a bronchodilator, spacer, or nebulizer, whether provided by the student or by a school nurse or designated school personnel pursuant to this subdivision.
Source.
2016, 45:1, eff. July 2, 2016.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 200 - Health and Sanitation › Section 200:54 - Supply of Bronchodilators, Spacers, or Nebulizers.

200:54 Supply of Bronchodilators, Spacers, or Nebulizers. –
I. A school board may authorize a school nurse who is employed by the school district and for whom the board is responsible to maintain a supply of asthma-related rescue medications at the school. The nurse shall determine the quantity of medication the school should maintain.
II. To obtain asthma rescue medications for a school district, a health care practitioner may prescribe bronchodilators, spacers, or nebulizers in the name of a school district for use in asthma emergency situations.
III. A pharmacist may dispense bronchodilators, spacers, or nebulizers pursuant to a prescription issued in the name of a school. A school, under the direction of the school nurse, may maintain a supply of bronchodilators, spacers, or nebulizers for use in accordance with this subdivision.
IV. A school may enter into an agreement with a manufacturer of bronchodilators, spacers, or nebulizers, third-party suppliers of bronchodilators, spacers, or nebulizers, or health care offices to obtain bronchodilators, spacers, or nebulizers at no charge or at fair-market prices or at reduced prices. A school district may accept gifts, grants or donations from foundations, organizations, or private parties to purchase bronchodilators, spacers, or nebulizers.
V. A school that possesses and makes available a supply of bronchodilators, spacers, or nebulizers pursuant to this subdivision shall maintain an annual report summarizing the use of the bronchodilators, spacers, or nebulizers.
Source.
2016, 45:1, eff. July 2, 2016.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 200 - Health and Sanitation › Section 200:55 - Administration of Bronchodilator, Spacer, or Nebulizer.

200:55 Administration of Bronchodilator, Spacer, or Nebulizer. –
I. A school nurse and designated unlicensed assistive personnel may administer or make available to self-administer a bronchodilator, spacer, or nebulizer to a student who has been diagnosed with asthma for use in emergency or other situations as determined by the school nurse provided that:
(a) The school has on file an asthma action plan for the student which shall be filed annually and updated as necessary with the school and includes an order from the student's health care provider to provide the student with an asthma rescue inhaler, including dosage information and permission for the student to use the school's stock in the event of an emergency; and
(b) The student's parent/guardian has provided written permission to the school nurse to administer a bronchodilator, spacer, or nebulizer from the school's supply.
II. The school nurse shall notify the student's parent or legal guardian whenever a bronchodilator, spacer, or nebulizer from the emergency stockpile is administered to a student. The school nurse shall make the notification as soon as practicable in accordance with the contact information on file at the school.
Source.
2016, 45:1, eff. July 2, 2016.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 200 - Health and Sanitation › Section 200:56 - Department of Education Guidance Provided to Schools.

200:56 Department of Education Guidance Provided to Schools. –
No later than 90 days following the effective date of this section, the department of education, in consultation with the New Hampshire School Nurses' Association and the American Lung Association, shall provide guidelines to all schools for the management of students with asthma. The guidelines shall include, but not be limited to, implementation of education and training for designated unlicensed assistive personnel on the management of students with asthma, including training related to the administration of a bronchodilator with a spacer or nebulizer, and procedures for responding to life-threatening respiratory distress.
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2016, 45:1, eff. July 2, 2016.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 200 - Health and Sanitation › Section 200:57 - Immunity.

200:57 Immunity. –
I. No school district, school district employee, member of a school board, school nurse, designated unlicensed assistive personnel, or agent or volunteer of a school district shall be liable in a suit for damages as a result of any act or omission related to a student's use of a bronchodilator, spacer, or nebulizer pursuant to this subdivision, except for damages caused by willful or wanton conduct or disregard of the requirements established in this subdivision.
II. The administration of a bronchodilator, spacer, or nebulizer in accordance with this subdivision shall be considered to be the administration of emergency medication in school. If delegated the task of administering a bronchodilator, spacer, or nebulizer by a school nurse, the designated unlicensed assistive personnel shall not require licensure as a health care provider.
III. This section shall not be construed to eliminate, limit, or reduce any other immunity or defense that may be available under state law.
Source.
2016, 45:1, eff. July 2, 2016.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 200 - Health and Sanitation › Section 200:58 - Definitions.

200:58 Definitions. –
In this subdivision:
I. "Dyslexia" means a specific learning disability that is:
(a) Neurobiological in origin;
(b) Characterized by difficulties with accurate or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities that typically result from a deficit in the phonological component of language; and
(c) Often unexpected in relation to other cognitive abilities and the provision of effective classroom instruction, and may include secondary consequences such as reading comprehension problems and reduced reading experience that can impede growth of vocabulary and background knowledge.
II. "Potential indicators or risk factors of dyslexia and related disorders" means indicators that include, but shall not be limited to, difficulty in acquiring language skills, inability to comprehend oral or written language, difficulty in rhyming words, difficulty in naming letters, recognizing letters, matching letters to sounds, and blending sounds when speaking and reading words, difficulty recognizing and remembering sight words, consistent transposition of number sequences, letter reversals, inversions, and substitutions, and trouble in replication of content.
III. "Related disorders" include disorders similar to or related to dyslexia, such as a phonological processing disorder, reading fluency disorder, and dysphasia.
Source.
2016, 262:1, eff. Aug. 14, 2016.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 200 - Health and Sanitation › Section 200:59 - Screening and Intervention for Dyslexia and Related Disorders.

200:59 Screening and Intervention for Dyslexia and Related Disorders. –
I. School districts shall screen all public school and chartered public school students, including English learners, using an evidence-based screener for the identification of potential indicators or risk factors of dyslexia and related disorders upon entry to public school. The initial screening shall be completed no later than 60 school days of a student entering public school in kindergarten through third grade. The screening shall be repeated one additional time during the current school year, and repeated at a minimum of twice yearly through third grade to monitor progress.
I-a. If any such screening determines that a student fails to meet relevant benchmarks for grade-typical development in specific foundational skills, then the school must complete a secondary assessment within 30 days to determine whether the school shall provide such student with modified, differentiated, or supplementary evidence-based reading instruction intervention or refer the student to special education for further evaluation. The school shall inform the student's parent or legal guardian of the screening results. If a special education referral is made for further evaluation, the state's required timeline shall be followed. During this time general education accommodations shall be initiated within 21 days of the initial screening, and continue until a special education determination is made.
II. The student's school district or chartered public school shall provide age-appropriate, evidence-based, intervention strategies to begin by the January 1 of the school year for any student who is identified as having characteristics that are associated with potential indicators or risk factors of dyslexia and related disorders.
III. The parent or legal guardian of any student who is identified by the public school as having characteristics that are associated with potential indicators or risk factors of dyslexia and related disorders shall be notified and provided with all screening information and findings, in addition to periodic formal screening results based on individual written intervention and support plans developed with the student's parents or legal guardian.
IV. A parent or legal guardian of any student who is identified as having characteristics that are associated with potential indicators or risk factors of dyslexia and related disorders has the right to submit the results of an independent evaluation from a licensed reading or intervention specialist trained in dyslexia and related disorders for consideration by the student's school district. A parent or legal guardian who submits an independent evaluation shall assume all fiscal responsibility for that independent evaluation.
Source.
2016, 262:1, eff. Aug. 14, 2016. 2023, 151:1, eff. Sept. 26, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 200 - Health and Sanitation › Section 200:60 - Reading Specialist.

200:60 Reading Specialist. –
I. The commissioner of the department of education shall issue a request for proposals pursuant to RSA 21-G to secure the contract services of a reading specialist, or employ a staff member who is a reading specialist, to enable the department to provide school districts with the support and resources necessary to assist students with dyslexia and related disorders and their families. The reading specialist shall be qualified by education and experience in accordance with paragraph II and shall provide technical assistance for dyslexia and related disorders to school districts.
II. The reading specialist shall:
(a) Be trained and certified in best practice interventions and treatment models for dyslexia, with expertise in related disorders, and dysgraphia.
(b) Have a minimum of 3 years of field experience in screening, identifying, and treating dyslexia and related disorders.
(c) Be responsible for the implementation of professional awareness.
(d) Serve as the primary source of information and support for school districts to address the needs of students with dyslexia and related disorders, and dysgraphia.
III. The commissioner shall submit a report assessing the effectiveness of the reading specialist in complying with the requirements of this section, to the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president, the chairpersons of the house and senate education committees, and the governor no later than November 1, 2018, and annually thereafter.
Source.
2016, 262:1, eff. Aug. 14, 2016. 2017, 156:152, eff. July 1, 2017. 2023, 47:1, eff. May 19, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 200 - Health and Sanitation › Section 200:61 - Teacher Professional Development and Training.

200:61 Teacher Professional Development and Training. –
I. No later than June 30, 2017, the reading specialist shall develop and make available a program to ensure all New Hampshire teachers and school administrators have access to materials to support professional awareness of best practices on:
(a) Recognition of the characteristics of dyslexia and related disorders, and dysgraphia.
(b) Evidence-based interventions and accommodations for dyslexia and related disorders, and dysgraphia.
II. The reading specialist and the council for teacher education established in RSA 190 shall collaborate to ensure that all teacher education programs offered at New Hampshire's public institutions of higher education provide explicit professional awareness of best practices on:
(a) Recognition of characteristics of dyslexia and related disorders, and dysgraphia.
(b) Evidence-based interventions and accommodations for dyslexia and related disorders, and dysgraphia.
Source.
2016, 262:1, eff. Aug. 14, 2016.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 200 - Health and Sanitation › Section 200:62 - Dyslexia Resource Guide.

200:62 Dyslexia Resource Guide. –
No later than June 30, 2017, the reading specialist shall develop and publish on the department of education's Internet website, a reading support resource guide to be used by school districts as a resource. The reading specialist shall solicit the advice of experts in the fields of dyslexia and related disorders, and dysgraphia in the development of the guide. The reading specialist shall update the guide as necessary.
Source.
2016, 262:1, eff. Aug. 14, 2016.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 200 - Health and Sanitation › Section 200:63 - Head Injuries; Return to Learning Policy and Plan.

200:63 Head Injuries;  Return to Learning Policy and Plan. –
I. The department of education shall collaborate with the Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire to develop a concussion and traumatic brain injury return to learning policy and plan for school districts. The plan shall include a recommendation on school-based concussion and brain injury in-service training.
II. The school board of each school district shall adopt a concussion and traumatic brain injury return to learning policy school education program.
Source.
2020, 38:16, eff. Sept. 27, 2020.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 200-A - The New England Higher Education Compact › Section 200-A:2 - Effective Date.

200-A:2 Effective Date. –
When the governor shall have executed said compact on behalf of this state and shall have caused a verified copy to be filed with the secretary of state, and when said compact shall have been ratified by one or more of the states named in RSA 200-A:1, then said compact shall become operative and effective as between this state and such other state or states. The governor is hereby authorized and directed to take such action as may be necessary to complete the exchange of official documents as between this state and any other state ratifying said compact, and to take such steps as may be necessary to secure the consent of the congress of the United States to said compact.
Source.
1955, 232:2, eff. June 30, 1955.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 200-A - The New England Higher Education Compact › Section 200-A:3 - Membership of Board.

200-A:3 Membership of Board. –
There shall be 8 resident members from New Hampshire on the New England Board of Higher Education as provided in article II of the compact. One of such resident members shall always be the chancellor of the university system. The second resident member shall be the director of the division of educator support and higher education, department of education. The third resident member shall be the chancellor of the community college system of New Hampshire. The fourth and fifth resident members shall be citizens of the state appointed by the governor and council. The sixth resident member shall be a member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house. The seventh member shall be a member of the senate appointed by the president of the senate. The eighth resident member shall be a representative of a private college in New Hampshire appointed by the governor and council. The term of office for each of the first 3 resident members shall be concurrent with his or her term as chancellor or director. The term of office for each of the latter 5 resident members shall be for 4 years and until a successor is appointed and qualified, except that the term of any member of the general court shall terminate if such member shall cease to be a state legislator. In that case, another member shall be appointed in a like manner for the unexpired term. The term of the member representing a private college shall end if the member's association with the private college terminates. Each member of the board shall receive his or her expenses actually and necessarily incurred by the member in the performance of his or her duties as a member. In addition to their expenses, the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth members shall receive $15 per day compensation for time actually spent in the work as a member of the New England Board of Higher Education, provided that the total for expenses and per diem compensation for any of such 5 members shall not exceed the sum of $500 during any one fiscal year. All expenses and per diem compensation shall be audited by the commissioner of administrative services as expenses of other employees are audited and shall be a charge against any appropriation provided for this purpose.
Source.
1955, 232:3. 1981, 368:2. 1985, 233:4; 399:3, I. 2003, 38:1. 2007, 361:28, eff. July 17, 2007. 2011, 224:134, eff. July 1, 2011. 2018, 315:22, eff. Aug. 24, 2018.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 200-A - The New England Higher Education Compact › Section 200-A:4 - Appropriations.

200-A:4 Appropriations. –
The state of New Hampshire may biennially appropriate funds for the purpose of contributing to the operational costs at colleges and universities of qualified and accepted New Hampshire residents, pursuant to regional and/or reciprocal agreements and arrangements in the educational field as executed and approved by the New England Board of Higher Education.
Source.
1959, 214:1, eff. July 1, 1961.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 200-A - The New England Higher Education Compact › Section 200-A:5 - Certification to Department of Education.

200-A:5 Certification to Department of Education. –
The New England Board of Higher Education shall certify to the department of education, division of educator support and higher education on or before October 1 of the year preceding each legislative session the amounts needed to carry out the purposes of RSA 200-A:4 for the coming biennium. Upon such certification, the division shall include such amounts in the budget request for its division. The sums appropriated by the legislature in accordance with the provisions of this subdivision shall be a continuing appropriation and shall not lapse.
Source.
1959, 214:1. 1977, 600:22, I, eff. July 1, 1977. 2011, 224:135, eff. July 1, 2011. 2018, 315:23, eff. Aug. 24, 2018.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 200-A - The New England Higher Education Compact › Section 200-A:6 - Payments From Funds.

200-A:6 Payments From Funds. –
The amount that may be or may become due to any college, university, or institution shall be payable by the state treasurer to such institution from funds appropriated for carrying out the purposes hereof upon certification by the New England Board of Higher Education. Said board, before approving such vouchers, shall satisfy itself that such student would be unable to receive the course of instruction at any institution of public education in New Hampshire, and shall satisfy itself that the charge made by said institution is in accordance with the terms and conditions of the regional and/or reciprocal agreement in effect between the New England Board of Higher Education and the charging institution. The department of education, division of educator support and higher education shall examine and audit the accounts showing the payments made by the board under the authority of this section. In submitting the budget request made by it pursuant to the certification of the board as provided in RSA 200-A:5, the division shall forward with such request a report of such examination and audit, showing the details of such payments for the 2 fiscal years next preceding the time of said budget requests.
Source.
1959, 214:1. 1977, 600:22, II, eff. July 1, 1977. 2011, 224:135, eff. July 1, 2011. 2018, 315:24, eff. Aug. 24, 2018.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 200-A - The New England Higher Education Compact › Section 200-A:7 - Qualification Requirements.

200-A:7 Qualification Requirements. –
Financial assistance under this chapter shall be granted only to those New Hampshire residents who agree to repay the state for such sums as are expended in their behalf. An interest free note for repayment hereunder shall be signed and be enforceable in an action for debt. It shall not be a defense to such action that the recipient was a minor when the note was executed.
Source.
1972, 60:75, eff. March 27, 1972.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 200-A - The New England Higher Education Compact › Section 200-A:8 - Enforcement.

200-A:8 Enforcement. –
The department of education, division of educator support and higher education is authorized to enforce the collection of accounts that become due under the loan provisions of this chapter.
Source.
1972, 60:75. 1977, 600:22, III, eff. July 1, 1977. 2011, 224:136, eff. July 1, 2011. 2018, 315:25, eff. Aug. 24, 2018.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 200-A - The New England Higher Education Compact › Section 200-A:9 - Repayment of Funds by Medical Students.

200-A:9 Repayment of Funds by Medical Students. –
The department of education, division of educator support and higher education shall prepare a note for signature of any medical student who is a recipient hereunder. The note shall be in an amount that equals the amount paid by the state treasurer for their respective enrollment. Repayment of the note shall be made in equal annual installments beginning on the anniversary date of the recipient's graduation date or termination of enrollment, whichever shall first occur, provided, however, that if the recipient continues without interruption of his or her medical education and/or his or her intern requirements said anniversary date shall be the anniversary of the date on which said continued education or internship terminates. Within a period equal to twice the number of school years of his or her respective enrollment, plus one year, all installments shall be paid in full to the division. The division shall reduce any annual installment by
1/2, providing the recipient has practiced medicine on a full time basis in New Hampshire during 8 of the preceding 12 months.
Source.
1972, 60:75. 1977, 600:22, IV, eff. July 1, 1977. 2011, 224:136, eff. July 1, 2011. 2018, 315:26, eff. Aug. 24, 2018.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 200-A - The New England Higher Education Compact › Section 200-A:10 - Prospective Application of Repayment Provisions.

200-A:10 Prospective Application of Repayment Provisions. –
The provisions of RSA 200-A:7 and 8 shall apply only to recipients whose enrollment in medical school commenced in 1972 or any year thereafter. Any recipient under the provisions of this chapter whose enrollment in medical school commenced prior to 1972 may voluntarily make repayment to the state of all or any part of the funds paid by the state in his behalf.
Source.
1972, 60:75, eff. March 27, 1972.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 200-C - Vocational Rehabilitation Programs › Section 200-C:1 - Federal Vocational Rehabilitation Program.

200-C:1 Federal Vocational Rehabilitation Program. –
The commissioner of education, or if the commissioner of education delegates the authority in writing, the administrator of the bureau of vocational rehabilitation of the department of education, is authorized to make application to and receive funds from, to cooperate with, and to enter into any agreements with the federal government or any agency of the federal government to secure the participation of the United States government through the allotment of federal funds in the vocational rehabilitation program of this state. The bureau of vocational rehabilitation shall comply with the requirements of the applicable federal laws including the determination of eligibility for the determination of the nature and scope of, and the provision of, vocational rehabilitation services under the state plan.
Source.
1967, 417:1. 1986, 41:24. 1994, 379:15, eff. June 9, 1994.