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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193 - Pupils › Section 193:10 - Exception.

193:10 Exception. –
The provisions relating to illiterates and non-English-speaking persons over 16 years of age shall not apply to persons employed in cutting, harvesting or driving pulp-wood and timber, nor to persons temporarily employed in any sort of construction or agricultural work.
Source.
1921, 85, III:7. PL 118:9. RL 137:9.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193 - Pupils › Section 193:11 - Disturbance.

193:11 Disturbance. –
Any person not a pupil who shall wilfully interrupt or disturb any school shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Source.
GL 91:17. 1887, 15:1. PS 93:17. 1921, 85, III:8. PL 118:10. RL 137:10. RSA 193:11. 1973, 528:106, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193 - Pupils › Section 193:14-a - Change of School Assignment; Duties of Board of Education.

193:14-a Change of School Assignment;  Duties of Board of Education. –
The state board of education in conjunction with the department of education shall make available to local school boards information regarding the responsibilities of the local boards when parents request a change in school assignment. Such information shall include an explanation of local board's authority and responsibilities, as well as the rights and responsibilities of parents seeking a change of assignment as set forth in RSA 193:3 and applicable rules adopted under RSA 541-A.
Source.
1994, 126:6. 2017, 63:7, eff. Aug. 1, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193 - Pupils › Section 193:15 - Penalty for Unauthorized Attendance, etc.

193:15 Penalty for Unauthorized Attendance, etc. –
Any pupil who, after notice, attends or visits a school which the pupil has no right to attend, or interrupts or disturbs such school, shall for the first offense be guilty of a violation, and shall for any subsequent offense be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Source.
1849, 85:41. CS 78:5. GS 83:5. GL 91:5. PS 93:5. 1921, 85, III:12. PL 118:14. RL 137:14. RSA 193:15. 1973, 528:107. 1997, 183:7, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193 - Pupils › Section 193:16 - Bylaws as to Nonattendance.

193:16 Bylaws as to Nonattendance. –
Districts may make bylaws, not repugnant to law, concerning habitual truants and children between the ages of 6 and 18 years not attending school or who are not participating in an alternative learning plan under RSA 193:1, I(h), and to compel the attendance of such children at school; failure to comply with such bylaws shall constitute a violation for each offense.
Source.
1852, 1278. CS 78:1. GS 83:6. GL 91:6. PS 93:6. 1921, 85, III:13. PL 118:15. RL 137:15. RSA 193:16. 1973, 531:48. 2007, 350:3, eff. July 1, 2009.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193 - Pupils › Section 193:18 - Suspension of Sentence.

193:18 Suspension of Sentence. –
Any offender so convicted may give bond to the district in the sum of $25, with sufficient sureties, approved by the court or justice before whom such offender was convicted, conditioned to attend regularly a school assigned by the local school board for one term next ensuing, to comply with the regulations thereof, and to be obedient and respectful to the teacher, and such offender's sentence may be suspended.
Source.
1852, 1278. CS 75:5. GS 83:10. GL 91:10. PS 93:9. 1921, 85, III:15. PL 118:17. RL 137:17. RSA 193:18. 1969, 356:7. 1997, 183:8, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193 - Pupils › Section 193:18-a, 193:18-b - Repealed by 1981, 326:2, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.

193:18-a, 193:18-b Repealed by 1981, 326:2, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193 - Pupils › Section 193:19 - Purpose of Appropriations.

193:19 Purpose of Appropriations. –
The sums appropriated under the provisions of this section shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated for the sole purpose of contributing to the payment of board, room rent, books and supplies, at an institution of higher education, for veteran's natural or adopted children between the ages of 16 and 25 years, who are legal residents of the state at the time of application, whose parent served on active duty in the armed services of the United States from December 7, 1941 to December 31, 1946; or from June 27, 1950 to January 31, 1955; or from February 28, 1961 to May 7, 1975; or from August 2, 1990 through a final date of the Gulf War conflict to be prescribed by Presidential proclamation or law; or in any operation not otherwise covered by this section for which the armed forces expeditionary medal or a theater of operations service medal, as defined in RSA 72:29, has been awarded to the veteran, and the veteran, who was a New Hampshire resident at the time of his or her death, either died while on active duty during the service described above, or has since died from a service-connected disability so rated by the federal government. Not more than $2,500 shall be paid under this section to any one student in any one year, provided that no individual shall be eligible to receive such benefits for a period of more than 4 years.
Source.
1943, 35:1. 1945, 196:1. 1951, 220:1. RSA 193:19. 1973, 278:1. 1981, 409:2. 2003, 44:1. 2005, 97:1. 2006, 28:6. 2009, 280:3, eff. Sept. 27, 2009.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193 - Pupils › Section 193:20 - Tuition.

193:20 Tuition. –
Children, as described in RSA 193:19, enrolled at a New Hampshire public institution of higher education shall receive free tuition.
Source.
1943, 35:2. RSA 193:20. 1981, 409:3. 1987, 171:3. 2005, 97:2, eff. Aug. 7, 2005.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193 - Pupils › Section 193:21 - Payment.

193:21 Payment. –
The amounts payable to recipients shall be determined by the department of education, division of educator support and higher education. The higher education commission established in RSA 21-N:8-a shall determine the eligibility in accordance with rules adopted under RSA 541-A of the children who make application for the benefits provided for in this subdivision.
Source.
1943, 35:3. RSA 193:21. 1981, 409:4. 1987, 171:4. 2005, 97:3. 2011, 224:132. 2013, 164:2, eff. June 28, 2013. 2018, 315:20, eff. Aug. 24, 2018.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193 - Pupils › Section 193:26 - Powers of Minors to Borrow for Educational Expense.

193:26 Powers of Minors to Borrow for Educational Expense. –
Notwithstanding any statutory provisions or rule of law to the contrary, any minor who contracts to borrow money to defray the expenses of attending any institution of higher education shall have full legal capacity to act in the minor's own behalf and shall have all the rights, powers, and privileges and be subject to the obligations of persons of full age with respect to any such contracts.
Source.
1959, 241:1. 1961, 189:1. 1997, 183:9, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193 - Pupils › Section 193:26-a - Graduation Requirements; Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

193:26-a Graduation Requirements;  Free Application for Federal Student Aid. –
I. Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, each student who is at least 18 years of age or legally emancipated, who is otherwise eligible to graduate from high school, or the parent of such a student who is under the age of 18 years, as a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma from a public high school, shall either:
(a) File a Free Application for Federal Student Aid with the United States Department of Education; or
(b) File a waiver on a form created by the state board of education with the student's school district indicating that the parent or guardian or, if applicable, the student, understands what the Free Application for Federal Student Aid is and has chosen not to file an application
II. Each school district with a high school shall provide to each high school student and, if applicable, his or her parent or guardian, any support or assistance necessary to comply with paragraph I. A school district shall award a high school diploma to a student who is unable to meet the requirements of paragraph I if the student has met all other graduation requirements and the principal attests that the school district has made a good faith effort to assist the student or, if applicable, his or her parent or guardian in filing an application or a waiver.
Source.
2021, 209:2, Pt. I, Sec. 1, eff. July 1, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193 - Pupils › Section 193:27 - Definitions.

193:27 Definitions. –
As used in this subdivision:
I. "Home for children" means any orphanage; institution for the care, treatment, or custody of children; child care agency as defined by RSA 170-E:25, II and III; or any residential school approved under RSA 186:11, XXIX.
II. "Health care facility" means any hospital, nursing home, sheltered home, or other institution licensed under RSA 151.
III. "State institution" means the New Hampshire hospital, Laconia developmental services, and the youth development center.
IV. "Sending district" means the school district in which a child most recently resided other than in a home for children, the home of a relative or friend in which a child is placed by the department of health and human services or a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to RSA 169-B, RSA 169-C, RSA 169-D, RSA 170-C, or RSA 463, health care facility, or state institution, if such child is not in the legal custody of a parent or if the parent resides outside the state; if the child is retained in the legal custody of a parent residing within the state, "sending district" means the school district in which the parent resides. For the purposes of this paragraph a parent shall not have legal custody if legal custody has been awarded to some other individual or agency, even if that parent retains residual parental rights. An award of legal custody by a court of competent jurisdiction, in this state or in any other state, shall determine legal custody under this paragraph.
V. "Receiving district" means the school district in which a home for children or health care facility is located if a child who is placed therein attends a public school in that district or receives educational services from that district.
VI. "School district" means a school district in the state.
VII. "Episode of treatment" means when a child needs to be placed by the department of health and human services (DHHS) in a DHHS-contracted and/or certified program to receive more intensive treatment and supports and has the objective of helping children in crisis avoid or reduce the use of psychiatric hospitals or emergency rooms.
Source.
1981, 326:1. 1982, 39:6. 1985, 241:1, 2; 355:3, 4. 1988, 107:5. 1990, 257:9. 1998, 206:4. 2006, 139:1. 2008, 274:20, eff. July 1, 2008. 2023, 79:139, eff. July 1, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193 - Pupils › Section 193:28 - Right of Attendance.

193:28 Right of Attendance. –
Whenever any child is placed and cared for in any home for children, or is placed by the department of health and human services in the home of a relative or friend of such child pursuant to RSA 169-B, RSA 169-C, RSA 169-D, RSA 170-C, or RSA 463, such child, if of school age, shall be entitled to attend:
I. The public schools of the school district that the child attended prior to placement, if continuing in the same school district is in the best interest of the child as determined by the court, if the home is within a reasonable distance of the school to be attended, and if suitable transportation can be arranged without imposing additional transportation costs on a school district or the department of health and human services; or
II. The public schools of the school district in which said home is located, unless such placement was solely for the purpose of enabling a child residing outside said district to attend such schools, provided that the school district for a child placed in a group home, as defined in RSA 170-E:25, II(b), within a cooperative school district, shall be the cooperative school district, not the pre-existing district within the cooperative.
Source.
1981, 326:1. 1993, 322:7. 1998, 206:5. 2001, 294:2. 2008, 274:21, eff. July 1, 2008.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193 - Pupils › Section 193:29 - Liability for Education of Children in Homes for Children or Health Care Facilities.

193:29 Liability for Education of Children in Homes for Children or Health Care Facilities. –
I. For any child placed and cared for in any home for children or health care facility, the sending district shall make payments to the receiving district as follows:
(a) For a child attending a public school in the receiving district who receives special education as required by RSA 186-C, the sending district is liable for the actual prorated cost of the special education and any related services, as defined in RSA 186-C:2, provided by the receiving district.
(b) For a child attending a public school to which the receiving district as defined in RSA 193:27 shall pay tuition under an AREA or other contractual agreement, the sending district as defined in RSA 193:27 is liable for all costs which said receiving district must pay under that agreement.
(c) If a child is assigned to an out-of-district special education program, the sending district is liable for all costs under RSA 186-C.
II. Actual fiscal liability under paragraph I commences upon enactment of this statute. However, the determination of liability as applied in paragraph I refers to children placed in a home for children or health care facility prior to as well as subsequent to enactment.
III. If the receiving district receives any state or federal aid for educating a child in any home for children or health care facility, including but not limited to aid for foster children under RSA 198:23, that amount shall be deducted from the liability of the sending district for that child.
IV. The agency responsible for placing the child shall inform the sending and receiving districts of where the child presently resides and where the child last resided before placement in a home for children, health care facility, or state institution or where the parent of the child resides if the child is in the legal custody of a parent who resides within the state.
V. The cooperative school district, not the pre-existing district, shall be liable for the cost associated with the education of children placed in a group home, as defined in RSA 170-E:25, II(b), within such cooperative school district provided, however, that the provisions of RSA 193:29, I(a) shall apply to children receiving special education.
Source.
1981, 326:1. 1982, 39:7. 1983, 286:1. 1993, 322:8. 2008, 274:33, eff. July 1, 2008. 2018, 90:1, eff. July 24, 2018.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193 - Pupils › Section 193:30 - Rulemaking Authority.

193:30 Rulemaking Authority. –
The state board of education shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A and RSA 21-N:9, II(l), relative to education of children placed in homes for children, health care facilities or state institutions. Such rules may include provisions for administrative hearings to resolve disputes between school districts relative to reimbursement under RSA 193:29.
Source.
1981, 326:1. 1986, 41:22, eff. April 3, 1988.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193 - Pupils › Section 193:31 - Program Established; Rules.

193:31 Program Established;  Rules. –
The department of education, in cooperation with the department of health and human services, shall establish the "missing child educational program" that shall perform the functions specified in this subdivision. The program shall operate under the supervision and control of the commissioner of education in accordance with procedures that the commissioner shall adopt by rule, pursuant to RSA 541-A, to implement this subdivision.
Source.
1985, 318:6. 1994, 212:2. 1995, 310:181, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193 - Pupils › Section 193:32 - Educational Materials.

193:32 Educational Materials. –
I. The program shall acquire or prepare educational materials relating to missing children issues and matters. These issues and matters include, but are not limited to, the following:
(a) The types of missing children.
(b) The reasons why and how minors become missing children, the potential adverse consequences of a minor becoming a missing child, and, in the case of minors who are considering running away from home or from the care, custody, and control of their parents, custodial parent, guardian, legal custodian, or another person responsible for them, alternatives that may be available to address their concerns and problems.
(c) How to avoid becoming a missing child and what to do if one becomes a missing child.
(d) Efforts that schools, parents, and members of a community can undertake to reduce the risk that a minor will become a missing child and to quickly locate or identify a minor who becomes a missing child, including, but not limited to, fingerprinting programs.
II. The program shall provide, upon request, a reasonable number of copies of the educational materials acquired or prepared pursuant to paragraph I to boards of education in this state and to nonpublic schools in this state. The program shall provide assistance, upon request, to a board of education or nonpublic school that is developing an educational program concerning missing children issues and matters.
III. The program shall provide, upon request, a copy of any educational material to another person or entity.
Source.
1985, 318:6. 1997, 183:10, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193 - Pupils › Section 193:33 - Report.

193:33 Report. –
Each year the program shall issue a report describing its performance of the functions specified in this subdivision and shall provide a copy of the report to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the governor, the attorney general, and the commissioner of the department of health and human services.
Source.
1985, 318:6. 1994, 212:2. 1995, 310:182, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193 - Pupils › Section 193:34 - Policy and Purposes.

193:34 Policy and Purposes. –
I. This act recognizes the importance of the early childhood years upon children's brain development. Given appropriate stimulation, babies develop critical cognitive and social skills from birth to age 3. These early years provide a window of opportunity to enrich a child's cognitive and social development. The least intrusive and most successful way to impact early childhood experiences is to educate parents as to how they can best teach their children. Studies have shown that parents who are trained as to how to interact with their children can help their children enter school ready to learn and are more likely to stay involved with their child's educational process throughout the school years.
II. The Parents as Teachers Program was established in 1981 and has a presence in 49 states, including New Hampshire. The New Hampshire program is operated at 8 sites in New Hampshire by the Parent Information Center with funds from Goals 2000. The Parents as Teachers Program creates a partnership between parents and early childhood development professionals. Early childhood development professionals conduct monthly home visits and group meetings to help parents understand what to expect from their children in each stage of development and to teach parents how to encourage learning, manage challenging behavior and strengthen parent-child relationships.
III. The purpose of this subdivision is to expand the Parents as Teachers Program in New Hampshire by developing 2 school district based programs, one of which shall be in a rural community and one in an urban community.
Source.
2000, 140:1, eff. May 15, 2000.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193 - Pupils › Section 193:35 - Parents as Teachers Program Established.

193:35 Parents as Teachers Program Established. –
I. The department of education shall establish the school district based Parents as Teachers Program for a rural community in Sullivan county in cooperation with School Administrative Unit 6 and the Parent Information Center. Sullivan county will be the rural site for the program because of its unique demographic profile, including the high number of risk factors affecting its children, the demonstrated interest of its public officials in the program, and the capacity to link the program to existing programs within the county including Good Beginnings, the Parent Information Center, and department of education programs in Sullivan county. The department shall use the following criteria to measure the effectiveness of the program:
(a) Whether the pilot program was implemented according to the criteria established by the Parents as Teachers National Center.
(b) The number of families served, the number of contacts with each family, and family profile information for the families served, including the percentages of families served by town.
(c) The total cost and the cost per family for the program.
(d) The number of children identified with Parents as Teachers participants that were identified as having developmental delays who have received services during the pilot program to address these delays.
(e) The number of children identified with Parents as Teachers participants who were, during the pilot program, the subject of a founded report of abuse or neglect pursuant to RSA 169-C.
(f) The results of 3-year-old developmental screening for all children of appropriate age identified with Parents as Teachers participants.
(g) The level of parental participant knowledge and achievement including, but not limited to high school equivalency completion, employment, and volunteerism.
II. The department shall, consistent with available funding and the expressed commitment of an urban community, establish a school district based Parents as Teachers Program in an urban community on or before January 1, 2002.
III. The programs established by this subdivision shall serve parents of children aged birth through 3 years of age. The programs shall utilize at least
1/2 of the appropriated funds to serve areas with high concentrations of low income families in order to serve parents who are educationally or economically disadvantaged.
Source.
2000, 140:1. 2003, 317:2. 2013, 215:2, eff. Sept. 8, 2013.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193 - Pupils › Section 193:36 - Rulemaking.

193:36 Rulemaking. –
The commissioner of the department of education shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, necessary to carry out the provisions of this subdivision.
Source.
2000, 140:1. 2003, 317:3, eff. July 1, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193 - Pupils › Section 193:38 - Discrimination in Public Schools.

193:38 Discrimination in Public Schools. –
No person shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination in public schools because of their age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, marital status, familial status, disability, religion, or national origin, all as defined in RSA 354-A. Any person claiming to be aggrieved by a discriminatory practice prohibited under this section, including the attorney general, may initiate a civil action against a school or school district in superior court for legal or equitable relief, or with the New Hampshire commission for human rights, as provided in RSA 354-A:27-28.
Source.
2019, 282:1, eff. Sept. 17, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193 - Pupils › Section 193:39 - Discrimination Prevention Policy Required.

193:39 Discrimination Prevention Policy Required. –
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 presence of, intervene in, and respond to incidents of discrimination on the basis of age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, marital status, familial status, disability, religion, national origin, or any other classes protected under RSA 354-A.
Source.
2019, 282:1, eff. Sept. 17, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193 - Pupils › Section 193:40 - Prohibition on Teaching Discrimination.

193:40 Prohibition on Teaching Discrimination. –
I. No pupil in any public school in this state shall be taught, instructed, inculcated or compelled to express belief in, or support for, any one or more of the following:
(a) That one's age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, marital status, familial status, mental or physical disability, religion or national origin is inherently superior to people of another age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, marital status, familial status, mental or physical disability, religion, or national origin;
(b) That an individual, by virtue of his or her age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, marital status, familial status, mental or physical disability, religion, or national origin, is inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously;
(c) That an individual should be discriminated against or receive adverse treatment solely or partly because of his or her age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, marital status, familial status, mental or physical disability, religion, or national origin; or
(d) That people of one age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, marital status, familial status, mental or physical disability, religion, or national origin cannot and should not attempt to treat others without regard to age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, marital status, familial status, mental or physical disability, religion, or national origin.
II. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit discussing, as part of a larger course of academic instruction, the historical existence of ideas and subjects identified in this section.
III. Any person claiming to be aggrieved by a violation of this section, including the attorney general, may initiate a civil action against a school or school district in superior court for legal or equitable relief, or with the New Hampshire commission for human rights as provided in RSA 354-A:34.
IV. Violation of this section by an educator shall be considered a violation of the educator code of conduct that justifies disciplinary sanction by the state board of education.
V. For the purposes of this section, "educator" means a professional employee of any school district whose position requires certification by the state board pursuant to RSA 189:39. Administrators, specialists, and teachers are included within the definition of this term.
Source.
2021, 91:298, eff. June 25, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193-A - Home Education › Section 193-A:1 - Definitions.

193-A:1 Definitions. –
In this chapter:
I. "Child" means a child or children at least 6 years of age and under 18 years of age who is a resident of New Hampshire.
II. "Nonpublic school" means a nonpublic school approved pursuant to rules adopted by the state board of education and administered by the department of education and which has agreed to administer the relevant provisions of this chapter.
III. "Parent" means a parent, guardian, or person having legal custody of a child.
IV. "Resident district" means the school district in which the child resides.
Source.
1990, 279:3. 2007, 242:4, eff. July 1, 2009.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193-A - Home Education › Section 193-A:3 - Rulemaking.

193-A:3 Rulemaking. –
The state board of education shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to administering the home education program. The state board of education shall, in addition to the provisions of RSA 541-A, submit any notice of proposed rulemaking under RSA 541-A:6 and any final proposed rule under RSA 541-A:12 to the home education advisory council established in RSA 193-A:10 for review and comment.
Source.
1990, 279:3. 2012, 203:1, eff. Aug. 12, 2012.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193-A - Home Education › Section 193-A:4 - Home Education; Defined.

193-A:4 Home Education;  Defined. –
I. Instruction shall be deemed home education if it consists of instruction in science, mathematics, language, government, history, health, reading, writing, spelling, the history of the constitutions of New Hampshire and the United States, and an exposure to and appreciation of art and music. Home education shall be provided, coordinated, or directed by a parent for his or her own child.
II. The department of education, resident district superintendent, or a nonpublic school shall work with parents upon request in meeting the requirements of this section.
Source.
1990, 279:3. 2006, 13:1, eff. May 12, 2006. 2022, 131:2, eff. June 2, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193-A - Home Education › Section 193-A:5 - Notification and Other Procedural Requirements.

193-A:5 Notification and Other Procedural Requirements. –
A parent may provide home education to a child or children at home, subject to the following requirements:
I. Any parent commencing a home education program for a child, for a child who withdraws from a public school, or for a child who moves into a school district shall notify the commissioner of the department of education, resident district superintendent, or principal of a nonpublic school of such within 5 business days of commencing the program.
II. Notification made by the parent pursuant to paragraph I shall include a list of the names, addresses, and birth dates of all children who are participating in the home education program.
III. Written notice of termination of a home education program shall be filed by the parent with the commissioner of education, the resident district superintendent, or the nonpublic school principal within 15 days of said termination
IV. The commissioner of education, resident district superintendent, or nonpublic school principal shall acknowledge receipt of notification within 14 days of such receipt.
V. Any parent who previously notified the resident district superintendent of a home education program who moves from said district shall notify the original resident district superintendent that the child has moved from the district and shall provide notification pursuant to paragraph I.
Source.
1990, 279:3. 1996, 222:1. 2006, 13:2, 3. 2008, 344:1. 2012, 203:2, eff. Aug. 12, 2012; 227:1, eff. June 16, 2012. 2022, 131:3, 4, eff. June 2, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193-A - Home Education › Section 193-A:6 - Records; Evaluation.

193-A:6 Records;  Evaluation. –
I. The parent shall maintain a portfolio of records and materials relative to the home education program. The portfolio shall consist of a log which designates by title the reading materials used, and also samples of writings, worksheets, workbooks, or creative materials used or developed by the child. Such portfolio, which at all times remains the property of the parent, shall be preserved for 2 years from the date of the ending of the instruction.
II. The parent shall provide for an annual educational evaluation in which is documented the child's demonstration of educational progress at a level commensurate with the child's age, ability, and/or disability. The child shall be deemed to have successfully completed an annual evaluation upon meeting the requirements of any one of the following:
(a) A certified teacher or a teacher currently teaching in a nonpublic school who is selected by the parent shall evaluate the child's educational progress upon review of the portfolio and discussion with the parent or child;
(b) The child shall take any national student achievement test, administered by a person who meets the qualifications established by the provider or publisher of the test;
(c) The child shall take a state student assessment test used by the resident district; or
(d) The child shall be evaluated using any other valid measurement tool mutually agreed upon by the parent and the commissioner of education, resident district superintendent, or nonpublic school principal.
III. The parent shall maintain a copy of the evaluation. The results of the evaluation:
(a) May be used to demonstrate the child's academic proficiency in order to participate in public school programs, and co-curricular activities which are defined as school district-sponsored and directed athletics, fine arts, and academic activities. Home educated students shall be subject to the same participation policy and eligibility conditions as apply to public school students.
(b) Shall not be used as a basis for termination of a home education program.
(c) Provides a basis for a constructive relationship between the parent and the evaluator, both working together in the best interest of the child.
Source.
1990, 279:3. 2006, 13:4. 2012, 227:2, eff. June 16, 2012. 2022, 131:5, eff. June 2, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193-A - Home Education › Section 193-A:9 - Liability Limited.

193-A:9 Liability Limited. –
The resident school district, the board of such district, and any employees of the resident school district associated with a child who is or has been receiving home education are not liable in damages in a civil action for any injury, death or loss to person or property allegedly sustained by that child, the child's parent, or any other person as a result of the child's receipt of home education, including but not limited to, any liability allegedly based on the failure of the child to receive a free appropriate or adequate public education.
Source.
1990, 279:3. 2012, 227:3, eff. June 16, 2012.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193-A - Home Education › Section 193-A:10 - Home Education Advisory Council.

193-A:10 Home Education Advisory Council. –
I. There is established the home education advisory council which shall consist of the following members:
(a) Two members of the house of representatives from the house education committee, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, who shall be nonvoting members.
(b) One member of the senate from the senate education committee, appointed by the president of the senate, who shall be a nonvoting member.
(c) The following individuals who shall be appointed by the commissioner of the department of education from persons named as follows:
(1) Six members nominated by home educator associations organized within New Hampshire.
(2) Two members nominated by the commissioner of the department of education, or designee.
(3) One member nominated by the New Hampshire School Administrators Association.
(4) One member nominated by the New Hampshire School Boards Association.
(5) One member nominated by the New Hampshire Association of School Principals.
(6) One member nominated by the nonpublic school advisory council established by the state board of education pursuant to RSA 21-N:9, II(f).
II. The duties of the council and the terms of office of the members appointed under subparagraph I(c) shall be prescribed in accordance with rules proposed by the commissioner of education and adopted by the state board of education pursuant to RSA 541-A. Legislative members of the council shall serve a term which is coterminous with their elected office.
III. The chair of the council shall be elected by the council members from the home educator membership on the council appointed under subparagraph I(c). All vacancies on the council shall be filled in the same manner as that of the original appointment.
IV. Legislative members of the council shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the council.
Source.
1990, 279:3. 2008, 344:2. 2012, 203:3, eff. Aug. 12, 2012.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193-A - Home Education › Section 193-A:11 - Authority of School District Officials.

193-A:11 Authority of School District Officials. –
No superintendent, school board, school principal, or other school district official shall propose, adopt, or enforce any policy or procedure governing home educated pupils that is inconsistent with or more restrictive than the provisions of this chapter and any rules adopted pursuant to RSA 193-A:3.
Source.
2012, 203:4, eff. Aug. 12, 2012.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193-B - Drug-Free School Zones › Section 193-B:1 - Definitions.

193-B:1 Definitions. –
In this chapter:
I. "Controlled drug or its analog" means those drugs or substances included within the definitions provided in RSA 318-B:1, VI and VI-a.
II. "Drug-free school zone" means an area inclusive of any property used for school purposes by any school, whether or not owned by such school, within 1,000 feet of any such property, and within or immediately adjacent to school buses.
III. "School" means any public or private elementary, secondary, or secondary vocational-technical school or Head Start facility in New Hampshire.
IV. "School property" means all real property, physical plant and equipment used for school purposes, including but not limited to school playgrounds and buses, whether public or private.
Source.
1991, 364:1. 1996, 290:1, eff. Aug. 9, 1996.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193-B - Drug-Free School Zones › Section 193-B:2 - Drug-Free School Zones.

193-B:2 Drug-Free School Zones. –
Except as otherwise provided by law, it shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, sell, prescribe, administer, dispense, or possess with intent to sell, dispense, or compound any controlled drug or its analog, within a drug-free school zone at any time of the year.
Source.
1991, 364:1. 1994, 28:1, eff. June 21, 1994.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193-B - Drug-Free School Zones › Section 193-B:3 - Maps of Drug-Free Zones; Exemption.

193-B:3 Maps of Drug-Free Zones;  Exemption. –
I. Each school administrative unit within the state shall, in consultation with the local police authority having jurisdiction over drug enforcement where each drug-free zone is located, publish a map clearly indicating the boundaries of each permanent drug-free school zone in accordance with the provisions of RSA 193-B:1, II. Such map shall be posted in a prominent place in the district or municipal court of jurisdiction, the local police department, and in all schools existing in the drug-free school zone.
II. The mapping requirements under paragraph I shall not apply to Head Start facilities.
Source.
1991, 364:1. 1996, 290:2, eff. Aug. 9, 1996.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193-B - Drug-Free School Zones › Section 193-B:4 - Rulemaking; Notice; Posting.

193-B:4 Rulemaking;  Notice;  Posting. –
The state board of education, in consultation with the New Hampshire Police Chiefs' Association, shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A relative to:
I. Developing a procedure by which to mark drug-free zones, including the use of signs or other markings as appropriate. Such signs or other markings shall:
(a) Be posted in a prominent place:
(1) On or near each school;
(2) In each school bus; and
(3) On or near non-school-owned property serving as a temporary drug-free zone by virtue of its use for the school's instructional program, for the duration of such use;
(b) Indicate that the posted area is a drug-free zone which extends to 1,000 feet surrounding such property; and
(c) Warn that violation of this chapter shall subject the offender to severe penalties under the law.
II. Assisting each school administrative unit in providing for the posting required in this section.
Source.
1991, 364:1. 1994, 28:2, 3, eff. June 21, 1994.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193-B - Drug-Free School Zones › Section 193-B:5 - Toll-Free Hotline; Rulemaking; Local Hotlines; Notice.

193-B:5 Toll-Free Hotline;  Rulemaking;  Local Hotlines;  Notice. –
I. There is hereby established a toll-free statewide hotline for the purpose of reporting anonymous information on drug activity to local law enforcement agencies. The department of safety shall coordinate and adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A for the establishment and operation of the hotline.
II. The toll-free statewide telephone number established under paragraph I shall be displayed in the drug-free zone signs developed and posted pursuant to RSA 193-B:4, I. If a local police hotline telephone exists in a community, such telephone number shall be posted on relevant signs in lieu of the toll-free statewide telephone number.
Source.
1991, 364:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193-B - Drug-Free School Zones › Section 193-B:6 - Penalties.

193-B:6 Penalties. –
I. It shall be a violation for any person to cover, remove, deface, alter or destroy any sign or other marking identifying a drug-free zone as provided in RSA 193-B:4, I.
II. Lack of knowledge that the prohibited act as defined in RSA 193-B:2 occurred on or within 1,000 feet of school property shall not be a defense.
III. A violation of RSA 193-B:2 shall not include an act which occurs entirely within a private residence wherein no person 17 years of age or under is present.
Source.
1991, 364:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193-B - Drug-Free School Zones › Section 193-B:7 - Penalty Assessment.

193-B:7 Penalty Assessment. –
In addition to the penalties imposed under RSA 193-B:6, I and RSA 318-B:26, V, every court shall levy a penalty assessment of $100 for an offense in violation of RSA 193-B:2. The clerk of each court shall collect all penalty assessments and, notwithstanding RSA 6:11, shall transmit the amount collected to the general fund.
Source.
1994, 28:4. 2011, 224:225, eff. July 1, 2011.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193-C - Statewide Education Improvement and Assessment Program › Section 193-C:1 - Statement of Purpose.

193-C:1 Statement of Purpose. –
I. Improvement and accountability in education are of primary concern to all of the citizens of New Hampshire. A well-educated populace is essential for the maintenance of democracy, the continued growth of our economy, and the encouragement of personal enrichment and development.
II. A statewide education improvement and assessment program built upon the establishment of academic standards specifying what students should know and be able to do is an important element in educational improvement. Such a program also serves as an effective measure of accountability and student performance when the assessment exercises or tasks are valid and appropriate representations of the knowledge and skills that students are expected to achieve.
III. Widespread participation in the establishment of a statewide education improvement and assessment program is essential. Consultation with educators at all levels, business people, government officials, community representatives, and parents must occur in the development of academic standards. In turn, widespread dissemination of those standards, once established, must occur. Teachers, administrators, and school board members must be fully apprised of these state-developed standards. They must, in turn, communicate these expectations to students and parents, and find and implement methods to enable students to acquire and apply the requisite knowledge and skills.
IV. In addition, the assessment results must be reported to students, parents, teachers, administrators, school board members, and to all other citizens of New Hampshire in order that informed decisions can be made concerning curriculum, in-service education, instructional improvement, teacher training, resource allocation, and staffing.
V. [Repealed.]
VI. The purpose of the statewide education improvement and assessment program is not to establish a statewide curriculum. It is, rather, to establish what New Hampshire students should know and be able to do and to develop and implement effective methods for assessing that learning and its application so that local decisions about curriculum development and delivery can be made.
Source.
1993, 290:2. 2013, 263:7, I. 2016, 84:3, eff. July 18, 2016.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193-C - Statewide Education Improvement and Assessment Program › Section 193-C:2 - Definitions.

193-C:2 Definitions. –
In this chapter:
I. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of education.
II. "Committee" means the legislative oversight committee established to review the statewide education improvement and assessment program.
III. "Department" means the department of education.
IV. "Program" means the New Hampshire statewide education improvement and assessment program.
V. "Testing entity" means any vendor contracted to provide the statewide assessment under RSA 193-C:6.
Source.
1993, 290:2, eff. June 22, 1993. 2019, 323:7, eff. Oct. 12, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193-C - Statewide Education Improvement and Assessment Program › Section 193-C:4 - Rulemaking.

193-C:4 Rulemaking. –
The state board of education shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to the exemption of certain students from participation in the program. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the ability of the state board of education to adopt rules pursuant to the authority granted by the general court.
Source.
1993, 290:2, eff. June 22, 1993.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XV - Education › Chapter 193-C - Statewide Education Improvement and Assessment Program › Section 193-C:5 - Areas of Assessment.

193-C:5 Areas of Assessment. –
The statewide academic areas to be assessed shall include reading and language arts, mathematics, and science. History, geography, civics, and economics remain required critical areas of study. Therefore, assessment of these subjects remains within the purview of the local school board. The statewide assessment program shall only measure student understanding of key content-specific concepts, skills, and knowledge applied within or across academic content domains.
Source.
1993, 290:2. 2007, 3:1. 2014, 321:1. 2016, 75:1, eff. July 18, 2016.