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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193-I - Math Learning Communities Program in Public Secondary Schools › Section 193-I:2 - Structure and Sequence.

193-I:2 Structure and Sequence. –
I. Eligible students shall have completed or be near completion of algebra I. The department shall encourage every public high school in the state to administer the Next-Generation Acuplacer QAS exam to students who may benefit from this program as recommended by a school teacher or guidance counselor and a parent in the spring of grade 10. Students who score less than 63 and who have the recommendation of a teacher or guidance counselor and a parent may be assigned to course I, advanced math foundations. Students who score 63 or above shall be considered for either algebra II or course II, quantitative reasoning.
II. Course I, advanced math foundations, is a review and expansion of a student's understanding and ability to apply fundamental competencies in algebra, geometry, probability, and statistics. This course provides one math credit toward high school graduation.
III. Course II, quantitative reasoning, is a college level math course for students achieving a 63 or above on the Next-Generation Acuplacer QAS exam. This course can be taken through the concurrent dual enrollment program and upon satisfactory completion shall satisfy the math requirement for high school graduation and the math requirement associated with many degree programs at the community college system of New Hampshire. This course may be offered to students in grades 11 or 12.
IV. The community college system of New Hampshire shall annually submit a report listing the New Hampshire high schools that are partners in the math learning communities program to the department of education, the house education committee and the senate education committee no later than October 1. The submitted report shall contain, but not be limited to, the total number of students participating in the advanced mathematical foundation and quantitative reasoning courses; the number of summer institute participants; a summary of student achievement and growth using data based upon the Next-Generation Accuplacer (QAS) exam and the SAT math examination; and any other information as determined by the community college system of New Hampshire.
Source.
2018, 305:2, eff. June 25, 2018. 2023, 79:385, eff. July 1, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193-I - Math Learning Communities Program in Public Secondary Schools › Section 193-I:3 - to 193-I:6 Repealed by 2020, 37:4, XVIII, eff. July 29, 2020.

193-I:3 to 193-I:6 Repealed by 2020, 37:4, XVIII, eff. July 29, 2020. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193-J - Suicide Prevention Education › Section 193-J:1 - Legislative Purpose.

193-J:1 Legislative Purpose. –
The general court finds that:
I. Suicide cuts across ethnic, economic, social, and age boundaries and has a tremendous and traumatic impact on surviving family members, friends, and the community at-large.
II. After unintentional injury, suicide is the leading cause of death among young people between the ages of 10 and 24. At a time when unintentional injuries have been on the decline, suicides have increased.
III. In 2008, the state board of education, under RSA 186:11, was charged with providing "information about youth suicide prevention to all public and private schools to facilitate the delivery of appropriate courses and programs."
IV. The legislature recognizes that suicide is a complex issue that requires school, family, and community resources to be harnessed for appropriate and timely help to be available to New Hampshire students in order to prevent suicide.
V. The purpose of this chapter is to reduce the number of suicides in our school population by ensuring that suicide prevention education and training is available to school personnel and to students and their parents using age-appropriate and evidence-based materials.
Source.
2019, 315:1, eff. July 1, 2020.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193-J - Suicide Prevention Education › Section 193-J:2 - Suicide Prevention Education.

193-J:2 Suicide Prevention Education. –
I. Each school district and chartered public school shall develop a policy that guides the development and implementation of a coordinated plan to prevent, assess the risk of, intervene in, and respond to suicide. The policy shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following provisions:
(a) Training school faculty and staff, including contracted personnel and designated school volunteers, in youth suicide risk factors, warning signs, protective factors, response procedures, referrals, post-intervention, and resources available within the school and community consistent with the provisions of paragraph II.
(b) Educating students in the importance of safe and healthy choices and coping strategies, recognizing risk factors and warning signs of mental disorders and suicide in oneself and others, and providing help-seeking strategies for oneself or others, including how to engage school resources and refer friends for help.
(c) Identifying within the school the person or persons who serve as the point of contact when a student is believed to be at an elevated risk for suicide.
(d) Making referral, crisis intervention, and other related information, both within the school and the community, available for students, parents, faculty, staff, and school volunteers.
(e) Promoting cooperative efforts between school districts, chartered public schools, and community suicide prevention program personnel.
II. Each school district and chartered public school shall, within 9 months of the effective date of this chapter, require all school faculty and staff, including contracted personnel, to receive at least 2 hours of training in suicide awareness and prevention annually. Such training may include, but not be limited to, youth suicide risk factors, warning signs, protective factors, response procedures, referrals, post-intervention, and resources available within the school and community. The training may be accomplished within the framework of existing in-service training programs or offered as part of ongoing professional development activities. School districts and chartered public schools shall allow the use of self-training materials in fulfilling the annual training requirements of this paragraph and each school district and chartered public school may determine how to both administer the annual training requirements and ensure that such training requirements are met. This paragraph may apply to all or some school volunteers in accordance with school district policy.
III. School suicide prevention policies required under paragraph I and the training required under paragraph II shall be evidence-informed.
IV. Nothing in this chapter shall require the inclusion of any specific curriculum, textbook, or other material designed to address the topic of suicide in any program or activity conducted by a school district or chartered public school.
Source.
2019, 315:1, eff. July 1, 2020.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193-J - Suicide Prevention Education › Section 193-J:2-a - Public School Identification Cards.

193-J:2-a Public School Identification Cards. –
I. Each school district and chartered public school that serves any students in grades 6 through 12 that issues student identification cards shall include on either side of the cards the telephone number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
II. The requirement in paragraph I shall apply to any student identification card issued for the first time or for replacement cards issued for damaged or lost student identification cards after the effective date of this section.
III. Public schools and charter schools issuing student identification cards pursuant to this section shall annually and prior to the start of each school year certify to their respective governing bodies that the contact information being included on student identification cards for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is accurate and up to date.
IV. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline shall be labeled on student identification cards and include the telephone number: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255 or 988.
Source.
2022, 344:2, eff. July 31, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193-J - Suicide Prevention Education › Section 193-J:3 - Immunity.

193-J:3 Immunity. –
Nothing in this chapter shall create a private right of action against any school administrative unit, school district, public academy, chartered public school, the state, or any employee, contractor, subcontractor, or agent thereof. A school administrative unit employee, school employee, chartered public school employee, public academy employee, regular 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 conduct arising from or related to the implementation of, or failure to adequately implement, this chapter.
Source.
2019, 315:1, eff. July 1, 2020.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:1 - What Constitutes a District.

194:1 What Constitutes a District. –
Each town shall constitute a single district for school purposes; provided that districts organized under special acts of the legislature may retain their present organization, and the word "town," wherever used in the statutes in connection with the government, administration, support, or improvement of the public schools, shall mean district. The special state prison school district, as established by RSA 194:60, shall constitute a single district for school purposes, and shall be subject to the provisions of RSA 194:60. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in the case of unincorporated towns or unorganized places in a county, the county shall constitute the district.
Source.
RS 69:1. CS 73:1. GS 78:1. GL 86:1. 1885, 43:1. PS 89:1. 1909, 23:1. 1921, 85, IV:1. PL 119:1. RL 138:1. RSA 194:1. 1992, 124:1. 1998, 270:5. 2007, 99:1, eff. Aug. 10, 2007.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:1-a - Single District School Administrative Units.

194:1-a Single District School Administrative Units. –
As provided in RSA 194-C:3, single district school administrative units shall be considered the same as a single school district.
Source.
1996, 298:2, eff. Aug. 9, 1996.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:2 - Districts to be Corporations.

194:2 Districts to be Corporations. –
All districts legally organized shall be corporations, with power to sue and be sued, to hold and dispose of real and personal property for the use of the schools therein, and to make necessary contracts in relation thereto.
Source.
RS 70:1. CS 73:4. GS 78:14. GL 86:14. PS 89:2. 1909, 23:2. 1921, 85, IV:2. PL 119:2. RL 138:2.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:3 - Powers of Districts.

194:3 Powers of Districts. –
School districts may raise money, as required by law, or, in addition thereto:
I. To procure land for lots for schoolhouses and school administrative unit facilities, and for the enlargement of existing lots;
II. To build, purchase, rent, repair, or remove schoolhouses and outbuildings, buildings to be used for occupancy by teachers in the employ of such school district, and buildings to be used for educational administration including office facilities for school administrative units;
III. To procure insurance against such risks of loss, cost or damage to itself, its employees or its pupils as its school board may determine;
IV. To provide group plan life, accident, medical, surgical and hospitalization insurance benefits, or any combinations of such benefits, for all regular employees of the district and their dependents, the cost thereof to be borne in whole or in part by the district;
V. To plant and care for shade and ornamental trees upon schoolhouse lots;
VI. To provide suitable furniture, books, maps, charts, apparatus and conveniences for schools;
VII. To purchase vehicles for the transportation of children;
VIII. To provide for health and sanitation;
IX. To provide for adult high school diploma and continuing education programs; and
X. To pay debts.
Source.
RS 71:1. 1845, 224. CS 75:1. 1853, 1435. 1862, 2619:1, 2. GS 78:18; 80:1. GL 86:18; 88:1. 1889, 82:1. PS 89:3. 1911, 46:1. 1913, 51:1. 1921, 85, IV:3. PL 119:3. RL 138:3. 1951, 211:1. RSA 194:3. 1959, 164:1. 1967, 267:1; 449:1. 1975, 363:2. 1979, 459:4, eff. Aug. 24, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:3-a - Certain Districts may Assess Tuition.

194:3-a Certain Districts may Assess Tuition. –
A local school district may if federal funds are not appropriated sufficient to cover the cost of educating school age pupils who live on federally owned or leased property, assess tuition up to the state average costs against parents or guardians of said pupils which cover the current per pupil cost of the district, if there are more than 100 school age pupils within the federal enclave.
Source.
1973, 552:1, eff. July 5, 1973.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:3-b - Deficit Reduction.

194:3-b Deficit Reduction. –
School districts may vote, at any annual meeting, to raise such sums of money as the voters judge necessary for the purpose of reducing an accumulated general fund deficit.
Source.
1994, 147:6, eff. July 22, 1994.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:3-c - Revolving Funds for Self-Supporting Programs.

194:3-c Revolving Funds for Self-Supporting Programs. –
I. A school district may establish a revolving fund for the purpose of providing moneys for school programs which are self-supporting, in whole or in part. The purposes for which such fund is established shall be specified by the district.
II. (a) A school district may raise revenues from and appropriate funds for such self-supporting school programs.
(b) Revenue may include, but is not limited to, moneys derived from the sale of goods or services associated with such programs or tuition charged for such programs. Such revenue shall be appropriated to fund only the program from which it was derived.
(c) A school district may establish a line item in its budget to supplement revenue derived from such programs. No supplemental appropriation may be made except by such budget line item.
(d) A school district shall establish regular intervals for disbursing funds to such programs for program costs approved by the local school board.
III. The revolving fund shall be subject to annual audit, and all records regarding the programs and revenue derived from such programs shall be public.
IV. Moneys in the revolving funds may be nonlapsing, if so specified by the district.
V. Upon termination of a school program funded under this section, moneys derived from such program remaining in the revolving fund shall be returned to the pupil if derived from tuition, or used as local general funds to reduce the tax rate if derived from the sale of goods or services associated with the program.
Source.
1996, 179:1, eff. July 1, 1996.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:3-d - School District Computer Networks.

194:3-d School District Computer Networks. –
I. Every school district which has computer systems or networks shall adopt a policy which outlines the intended appropriate and acceptable use, as well as the inappropriate and illegal use, of the school district computer systems and networks including, but not limited to, the Internet.
II. All users of a school district's computer systems or networks who intentionally violate the district's policy and who intentionally damage the computer system or network shall assume legal and financial liability for such damage. For purposes of this section, "user" means any person authorized to access the school district's computer systems or networks including, but not limited to, the Internet.
Source.
1997, 285:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:3-e - Reduction of School Food Waste.

194:3-e Reduction of School Food Waste. –
A school may partner with a nonprofit or implement a program on its own to make leftover school food, that was prepared but never served, into frozen to-go meals or portions for distribution in compliance with state food safety regulations and Federal Food and Drug Administration requirements and guidelines. The protections of the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act, 42 U.S.C section 1791, shall apply to any participating school. The school may send such frozen meals or portions home with any child whose family indicates a desire to participate in such program.
Source.
2021, 45:1, eff. July 16, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:4 - Notes of Districts.

194:4 Notes of Districts. –
If the money is hired upon the note or notes of the district, said note or notes shall be signed by the district treasurer and by the school board.
Source.
1909, 138:1. 1921, 85, IV:4. PL 119:4. RL 138:4.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:5 - Taxation.

194:5 Taxation. –
In the assessment of school district taxes every person shall be taxed in the district in which he lives for his personal estate subject to taxation in town. Real estate shall be taxed in the district in which it is situated.
Source.
RS 71:9. CS 75:9. GS 80:10. GL 88:16. PS 89:6. 1921, 85, IV:6. PL 119:5. RL 138:5.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:6 - Invoice of Property.

194:6 Invoice of Property. –
The selectmen may make a new invoice of all the property in the district when necessary for the just assessment of such taxes.
Source.
1844, 148:1. CS 75:10. GS 80:11. GL 88:17. PS 89:7. 1921, 85, IV:7. PL 119:6. RL 138:6.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:7 - Assessment.

194:7 Assessment. –
The selectmen shall annually assess upon the ratable estate of the district a sum equal to the amounts determined by the district, and shall pay over the same to the district treasurer.
Source.
1909, 22:2. 1921, 85, IV:10. PL 119:7. RL 138:7.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:8 - Collection.

194:8 Collection. –
If such taxes are assessed after July 1 in any year upon the property of nonresidents the collector shall send to the owners of said property, or to their agents, if known, a bill of their taxes within 2 months after the delivery of the list to him, and shall, at the expiration of 4 months after such delivery, advertise and sell the property on which the taxes have not been paid in the same manner as if such taxes had been assessed in April preceding.
Source.
1844, 148:2. CS 75:11. GS 80:12. 1874, 105:1. GL 88:18. PS 89:8. 1921, 85, IV:8. PL 119:8. RL 138:8.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:9 - Apportionment of School Moneys.

194:9 Apportionment of School Moneys. –
Every district situate in 2 or more towns shall be entitled to its just proportion of school taxes, income from school funds, according to the value of property taxable therein.
Source.
1850, 974:1, 2. CS 73:18. GS 78:13. GL 86:13. PS 89:13. 1921, 85, IV:14. PL 119:9. RL 138:9.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:10 - Salaries of District Board and Officers.

194:10 Salaries of District Board and Officers. –
At its annual meeting each school district shall determine the salaries of its school board and other district officers, and the district clerk shall certify the same to the selectmen.
Source.
1909, 22:1. 1921, 85, IV:9. PL 119:10. 1927, 14:1. RL 138:10.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:11 - Payment.

194:11 Payment. –
The district treasurer shall pay to the school board and other district officers their salaries granted by the district, and he shall likewise pay the truant officer upon the order of the school board, they certifying that he has performed the duties required of him by law.
Source.
1909, 22:3. 1921, 85, IV:11. PL 119:11. 1927, 14:2. RL 138:11.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:14 - Nonresident Pupils.

194:14 Nonresident Pupils. –
A district may determine upon what terms scholars from other districts may be admitted to its schools, and if a district neglects to make such determination the school board may do it.
Source.
RS 73:7. CS 77:7. GS 78:19. GL 86:19. PS 89:12. 1921, 85, IV:13. PL 119:14. RL 138:14.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:15 - School Year.

194:15 School Year. –
The fiscal and scholastic year for all school districts shall end June 30 in each year.
Source.
1917, 122:1. 1921, 85, IV:15. PL 119:15. RL 138:15.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:15-a - Lord's Prayer in Public Elementary Schools.

194:15-a Lord's Prayer in Public Elementary Schools. –
As an affirmation of the freedom of religion in this country, a school district may authorize the recitation of the traditional Lord's prayer in public elementary schools. Pupil participation in the recitation of the prayer shall be voluntary. Pupils shall be reminded that this Lord's prayer is the prayer our pilgrim fathers recited when they came to this country in their search for freedom. Pupils shall be informed that these exercises are not meant to influence an individual's personal religious beliefs in any manner. The exercises shall be conducted so that pupils shall learn of our great freedoms, which freedoms include the freedom of religion and are symbolized by the recitation of the Lord's prayer.
Source.
1975, 225:1. 2002, 277:1, eff. July 17, 2002.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:15-b - Instruction in New Hampshire's Cultural Heritage and Ethnic History Authorized.

194:15-b Instruction in New Hampshire's Cultural Heritage and Ethnic History Authorized. –
A school district may include one-semester courses at the elementary and secondary levels in the cultural heritage and ethnic history of New Hampshire's people, and may raise and appropriate money for this purpose.
Source.
1988, 122:1, eff. June 18, 1988.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:15-c - New Hampshire School Patriot Act.

194:15-c New Hampshire School Patriot Act. –
I. As a continuation of the policy of teaching our country's history to the elementary and secondary pupils of this state, this section shall be known as the New Hampshire School Patriot Act.
II. A school district shall authorize a period of time during the school day for the recitation of the pledge of allegiance. Pupil participation in the recitation of the pledge of allegiance shall be voluntary.
III. Pupils not participating in the recitation of the pledge of allegiance may silently stand or remain seated but shall be required to respect the rights of those pupils electing to participate. If this paragraph shall be declared to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, the remaining paragraphs in this section shall not be affected, and shall continue in full force and effect.
Source.
2002, 277:2, eff. July 17, 2002.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:16 - Military Drill, Etc.

194:16 Military Drill, Etc. –
A school district may include military drill and physical exercises in its course of instructions, and may raise and appropriate money for that purpose.
Source.
1917, 100:2. 1921, 85, IV:16. PL 119:16. RL 138:16.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:17 - Instruction in Use of Firearms.

194:17 Instruction in Use of Firearms. –
A school district may include instruction in the safe and proper use of firearms including instruction in game laws and good hunting practices, and may raise and appropriate money for said purposes.
Source.
1953, 50:1, eff. March 26, 1953.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:18 - Evening Schools.

194:18 Evening Schools. –
Any school district may maintain an evening school as a part of its public school system, and every district in which reside or are employed 15 or more persons between the ages of 16 and 18 years who cannot read and speak the English language understandingly shall maintain an evening or special day school for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this title for such time in each year, and under such conditions and with such exceptions, as the state board may prescribe.
Source.
1919, 106:15. 1921, 85, IV:17. PL 119:17. RL 138:17. RSA 194:18. 1973, 72:30, eff. June 3, 1973.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:19 - School for Adults.

194:19 School for Adults. –
Every school district in which reside or are employed 20 or more persons above the age of 18 years who cannot read and speak the English language understandingly shall maintain schools for the instruction of such non-English-speaking persons for such time in each year, and under such conditions and with such exceptions, as the state board may prescribe.
Source.
1919, 106:16. 1921, 85, IV:18. PL 119:18. RL 138:18. RSA 194:19. 1973, 72:15, eff. June 3, 1973.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:19-a - Definition of Elementary School.

194:19-a Definition of Elementary School. –
For the purposes of this chapter, an elementary school is as set forth in RSA 189:25.
Source.
1967, 362:1. 1981, 318:7, eff. Aug. 16, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:20 - Establishment.

194:20 Establishment. –
Any school district may by vote or bylaw establish and maintain a high school in which the higher English branches of education, Latin, Greek and modern languages may be taught.
Source.
1866, 4255. GS 82:2. 1874, 56:1. GL 90:2. 1881, 23:1. PS 89:9. 1901, 96:1. 1921, 85, IV:19. PL 119:19. RL 138:19.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:21 - Joint Maintenance Agreements.

194:21 Joint Maintenance Agreements. –
I. Two or more adjoining districts in the same or different towns may make contracts with each other for establishing and maintaining jointly a high school or other public school for the benefit of their pupils, and may raise and appropriate money to carry the contracts into effect; and their school boards, acting jointly or otherwise, shall have such authority and perform such duties in relation to schools so maintained as may be provided for in the contracts.
II. (a) The school boards of the component school districts shall hold at least one public hearing in each district. Reasonable notice of each hearing shall be provided no less than 10 days prior to the date of the hearing. Upon adoption of the joint maintenance agreement by the component districts, a copy of the agreement executed by each component school board shall be submitted to the state board of education for approval. If the state board of education approves the agreement, it shall forward it to the clerks of the component school districts for submission to the voters as soon as may be reasonably possible at an annual meeting or a special meeting called for the purpose. A majority of voters present and voting in each component district shall be required for approval of the joint maintenance agreement.
(b) If after review the state board of education determines that the joint maintenance agreement fails to comply with the provisions of this section, the state board shall forward written notice of its findings, including specific areas of deficiency, to the school boards of the component school districts. Such school boards shall correct any deficiencies and resubmit the agreement to the state board for review within 30 days of the state board's deficiency notice.
(c) The state board shall act on all joint maintenance agreement proposals within 30 days of receipt.
III. The school boards of the component school districts shall be authorized to incur indebtedness by the issuance and sale of bonds or notes, or otherwise, in the name of the joint maintenance agreement subject to approval by the legislative body of the component districts pursuant to RSA 33. The school boards of the component school districts shall be authorized to engage in collective bargaining pursuant to RSA 273-A and to hire staff in the name of the joint maintenance agreement, as may be necessary.
Source.
1845, 221:1, 2. CS 79:1. 1862, 2618:1. GS 82:3. 1869, 7:1. GL 90:3. PS 89:10. 1921, 85, IV:20. PL 119:20. RL 138:20. 2000, 215:1, eff. July 31, 2000.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:21-a - Long-Term Contracts.

194:21-a Long-Term Contracts. –
The school districts of the state may enter into a contract with each other for the establishing and maintaining jointly a high school for the benefit of their pupils and may raise and appropriate money to carry said contracts into effect. The school boards of said districts, acting jointly or otherwise, shall have the authority and perform such duties in relation to schools so maintained as may be provided for in the contracts. The term of any such contract may be for a term not to exceed 20 years from the date of the contract. In entering into such contract either of said school districts may bind itself to the payment of tuition for the entire term of the contract and may also bind itself to annual payments on account of capital investments.
Source.
1959, 218:1, eff. Aug. 11, 1959.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:21-b - Special Meetings.

194:21-b Special Meetings. –
The adoption of a long-term contract as provided for by RSA 194:21-a may be taken by the school district at a regular annual meeting or a special meeting called for the purpose provided that an article is inserted in the warrant for said meeting relative to said contract.
Source.
1959, 218:2, eff. Aug. 11, 1959.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:21-c - Application of Statutes.

194:21-c Application of Statutes. –
The provisions of RSA 194:21 relative to joint maintenance of schools, and the provisions of RSA 194:27, as amended, relative to limitations on the payment of tuition, shall not apply to the school districts of the state if any long-term contract herein provided for is adopted by said districts.
Source.
1959, 218:3, eff. Aug. 11, 1959.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:22 - Contracts With Schools.

194:22 Contracts With Schools. –
Any school district may make a contract with an academy, high school or other literary institution located in this or, when distance or transportation facilities make it necessary, in another state, and raise and appropriate money to carry the contract into effect. If the contract is approved by the state board the school with which it is made shall be deemed a high school maintained by the district.
Source.
1874, 69:1. GL 90:15. 1885, 89:2. 1887, 111:1. PS 89:11. 1901, 96:6. 1903, 118:1. 1905, 90:1. 1909, 100:1. 1911, 137:1. 1915, 126:1. 1917, 219:1. 1921, 85, IV:21. PL 119:21. RL 138:21.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:23 - Definition of High School.

194:23 Definition of High School. –
I. The term "high school" shall mean a public school or public academy comprising a span of grades beginning with the next grade following an approved elementary, middle or junior high school as defined by RSA 189:25 and ending with grade 12. Such a school shall:
(a) Offer those subjects prescribed by statute, including instruction in history, government, and constitutions of the United States and New Hampshire and of the organization and operation of New Hampshire municipal, county, and state government;
(b) Provide such other subjects as the school district maintaining such school shall determine by its school board or by vote of the district;
(c) Comply with standards prescribed by the state board of education which shall be uniform in their application to all schools; and
(d) Qualify a pupil to receive a diploma upon completion.
II. In this section, "public academy" means an independent school which contracts with one or more school districts to provide education services to such districts in compliance with RSA 194:23. All contracts between a public academy and a school district shall be subject to approval by the state board of education. In this section, "independent school" means a school which is governed by a board of trustees or other officials who are not publicly elected. An independent school shall not include a chartered public school established under RSA 194-B.
II-a. In this section, the term "high school" shall include the regional career and technical education center in the Manchester school district which complies with the provisions of RSA 188-E.
III. The enactment of paragraph II shall not affect a determination of the New Hampshire retirement system board of trustees under RSA 100-A regarding the eligibility of an employer or its employees to participate in the New Hampshire retirement system.
Source.
1901, 96:1. 1903, 31:1; 118:1. 1905, 19:1. 1921, 85, IV:22. PL 119:22. RL 138:22. RSA 194:23. 1959, 246:1. 1975, 183:3. 1985, 151:1. 2006, 191:1. 2007, 71:3. 2008, 354:1. 2012, 221:2. 2015, 252:13, eff. July 1, 2015.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:23-b - Approval of High Schools.

194:23-b Approval of High Schools. –
I. In order to satisfy compulsory school attendance laws, a high school student less than 16 years old must attend a high school which has been approved by the state board of education as complying with the provisions of RSA 194:23, or its equivalent; and the state board of education shall annually publish a list of all high schools which it has approved as meeting the requirements of RSA 194:23.
II. The commissioner of the department of education may, through an agreement with another state when such state and New Hampshire are parties to an interstate agreement, allow New Hampshire pupils to attend schools that meet the standards established by one of the 2 states.
Source.
1959, 246:2. 1985, 151:2. 1999, 224:3. 2000, 98:1, eff. June 26, 2000.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:23-c - Standards and Uniformity.

194:23-c Standards and Uniformity. –
The state board of education shall have the power to approve for a reasonable period of time a high school that does not fully meet the requirements of RSA 194:23 if in its judgment the financial condition of the school district or other circumstances warrant delay in full compliance.
Source.
1959, 246:2. 1985, 151:3, eff. July 21, 1985.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:23-e - Receipt of Tuition Students.

194:23-e Receipt of Tuition Students. –
In order to be entitled to accept tuition students, a public high school must be approved by the state board of education as complying with the provisions of RSA 194:23.
Source.
1959, 246:2. 1985, 151:5, eff. July 21, 1985.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:23-f - High School Student as School Board Member.

194:23-f High School Student as School Board Member. –
The provisions of this section shall apply to all public high schools maintained by the local school board as provided in RSA 189:1-c.
I. In addition to the school board members authorized in RSA 671:4, a high school shall select, in accordance with the directives of paragraph II and the provisions of RSA 189:1-c, one or more students from among its members to be nonvoting members of the school board for the district in which the high school is located. A student member shall have all the rights of a regular school board member regarding school board business except the right to vote.
II. A student board member shall be chosen by a simple majority vote of the high school student body. The student government of the high school shall establish procedures for the nomination and election of candidates. The student government shall also establish a procedure for any public high school student in the school district to petition a student board member to present proposals and opinions to the school board.
III. A student board member shall serve for a term of one year. The school board shall decide the date at which the term shall begin. Any student who will graduate during the term's duration is not eligible to be a candidate and is not eligible to vote. The student government of the high school shall establish a procedure for filling any vacancy that may occur in this position. A student board member shall serve without pay.
IV. The duties of a student school board member shall include:
(a) Attending all school board meetings except as specified in paragraph V;
(b) Representing all public high school students within the district;
(c) Presenting to the school board specific proposals and opinions from students as directed in paragraph II; and, when appropriate, placing proposals on the school board agenda in accordance with the board procedures;
(d) Serving as a liaison between students and the principal, other faculty, student government advisors, and appropriate outside agencies;
(e) Keeping public high school students informed of the business of the school board.
V. A student school board member shall be excluded from discussions and procedures of the school board involving subjects which are confidential under RSA 91-A.
Source.
1983, 111:3. 2009, 5:2, eff. June 16, 2009. 2022, 195:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:24 - Transfer of Scholar.

194:24 Transfer of Scholar. –
Whenever it shall appear that the attendance of a pupil at the school with which the contract is made will work a manifest hardship, which may be avoided by permitting the child to attend another approved school, the pupil through his parents, guardian or some other responsible person may apply to the school board for an order transferring the pupil to the more accessible school.
Source.
1901, 96:6. 1903, 118:1. 1905, 90:1. 1915, 126:1. 1917, 219:1. 1921, 85, IV:23. PL 119:23. RL 138:23.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:25 - Hearing.

194:25 Hearing. –
The school board shall thereupon order a hearing within 10 days thereafter, and, if it shall appear to the board that the claim is well-founded, the board shall make the order prayed for, and the district in which the pupil resides shall be liable to the school to which the pupil is assigned for the pupil's tuition not to exceed in any one year a sum based upon the costs as set forth in RSA 194:27.
Source.
1901, 96:6. 1903, 118:1. 1905, 90:1. 1915, 126:1. 1917, 219:1. 1921, 85, IV:23. PL 119:24. RL 138:24. 1949, 139:1, eff. July 1, 1949.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:26 - Appeal.

194:26 Appeal. –
The person applying for the pupil's transfer, or the governing board of the school with which the district has made the contract, may appeal from the decision of the school board to the state board within 10 days from the date of the filing of the order, or if no order is filed within 10 days after the application. The state board may upon such appeal, or if application is made directly therefor, modify the provisions of RSA 194:22 when conditions of transportation or accessibility require such action for the best interests of the pupil, and the order of the board shall be final and binding upon any school board affected thereby.
Source.
1901, 96:6. 1903, 118:1. 1905, 90:1. 1915, 126:1. 1917, 219:1. 1921, 85, IV:23. PL 119:25. RL 138:25. 1943, 149:1, eff. May 4, 1943.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:27 - Tuition.

194:27 Tuition. –
Any district not maintaining a high school or school of corresponding grade shall pay for the tuition of any pupil who with parents or guardian resides in said district or who, as a resident of said district, is determined to be entitled to have his or her tuition paid by the district where the pupil resides, and who attends an approved public high school or public school of corresponding grade in another district, an approved public academy, or a private school approved as a school tuition program by the school board pursuant to RSA 193:3, VII. Except under contract as provided in RSA 194:22, the liability of any school district hereunder for the tuition of any pupil shall be the current expenses of operation of the receiving district for its high school, as estimated by the state board of education for the preceding school year. This current expense of operation shall include all costs except costs of transportation of pupils.
Source.
1901, 96:1. 1903, 118:1. 1917, 16:1. 1921, 85, IV:24. 1923, 89:1. 1925, 129:1. PL 119:26. 1927, 18:1. 1933, 126:1. RL 138:26. 1949, 139:2. RSA 194:27. 1955, 166:1. 1957, 51:1. 1973, 299:1. 1998, 271:2. 2017, 182:5, eff. Aug. 28, 2017. 2021, 106:5, eff. Aug. 5, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:27-a - Tuition Liability for Nongraduating Pupils.

194:27-a Tuition Liability for Nongraduating Pupils. –
A pupil who has attended a high school, or schools of corresponding grades, for such time as is usually required and who has not been graduated may be required to certify to the school board of the district liable for the pupil's tuition that he will make the effort required to profit from his attendance before he is entitled to any further tuition payments on his behalf. The school board of the district liable for tuition for any such pupil may refuse tuition for such pupil when it has been determined that such pupil is grossly neglecting his school work. A decision of the board to refuse tuition under such circumstances stands, subject only to review by the state board of education. The decision of the state board of education is binding and final on both the district and the pupil. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a school board from making tuition payments beyond the time usually required for the completion of a high school program if in the board's judgment it is desirable to extend the educational opportunity for a pupil.
Source.
1969, 356:9, eff. July 1, 1969.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:28 - Recovery of.

194:28 Recovery of. –
If any town in which a high school or school of corresponding grade is not maintained neglects or refuses to pay for tuition as provided in RSA 194:27, such town shall be liable therefor to the parent or guardian of the child furnished with such tuition, if the parent or guardian has paid the same; otherwise to the town or city furnishing the same in an action of assumpsit.
Source.
1901, 96:2. 1921, 85, IV:25. PL 119:27. RL 138:27.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:31 - Registers; Reports.

194:31 Registers;  Reports. –
All academies, private schools and public schools shall be furnished with copies of the school register, and shall make an annual report of membership to the department of education in accordance with RSA 189:28.
Source.
1901, 96:5. 1921, 85, IV:30. PL 119:30. RL 138:30. RSA 194:31. 1991, 169:3. 2005, 189:2, eff. Aug. 29, 2005.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:31-a - Student Records.

194:31-a Student Records. –
All elementary and secondary educational institutions including academies, private schools and public schools shall, upon request of a private school or a school district as authorized by a parent, student, or former student, furnish a student record to any elementary or secondary educational institution. There shall be no charge for any record furnished pursuant to this section.
Source.
1993, 147:1, eff. July 16, 1993.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:32 - Catalogues.

194:32 Catalogues. –
The principal of each college, academy, seminary or other institution of learning, incorporated by the laws of this state, shall annually, and before November 1 of each year, forward to the New Hampshire Genealogical Society, for its library, one copy of each printed catalogue of its officers and students and courses of studies published during the year next preceding said date.
Source.
1907, 40:1. 1921, 85, IV:31. PL 119:31. RL 138:31.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:33 - Union of Districts.

194:33 Union of Districts. –
Whenever any school district organized under a special act of the legislature shall vote to abolish such district and to unite with the town district, if said town district shall vote to receive said special district, and the special district has for the 5 years next preceding such vote maintained a high school, it shall be incumbent on the town district with which it unites to thereafter keep and maintain a high school within the limits of said special district for at least 34 weeks in each year, of equal grade to that which had been previously maintained therein by such special district, said high school to be open to all scholars in the town district, of suitable age and qualifications.
Source.
1891, 64:4. 1921, 85, IV:32. PL 119:32. RL 138:32.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:34 - Maintenance of High Schools.

194:34 Maintenance of High Schools. –
It shall be the duty of said town district to raise and appropriate each year thereafter sufficient money, in addition to the school money which the town in which it is situated may raise, to properly maintain such high school, or schools, as may be established under RSA 194:33.
Source.
1891, 64:2. 1921, 85, IV:33. PL 119:33. RL 138:33.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 194 - School Districts › Section 194:35 - Discontinuance.

194:35 Discontinuance. –
No high school shall be discontinued, or the location thereof be changed, except by the superior court, on petition of 20 or more legal voters of the town or district in which such high school is located, in addition to a majority of the school board for said town or district, after such notice as the court may order and proof that the educational interests of the town or district require such discontinuance or change.
Source.
1905, 20:1. 1921, 85, IV:34. PL 119:34. RL 138:34. 1943, 41:1, eff. March 3, 1943.