Opinion ID: 200135
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Heading: State Law and Liability

Text: 30 The New Hampshire legislature has provided a statutory framework for assigning responsibility for special education costs as part of the state's responsibility to ensure that children with educational disabilities receive a free appropriate education as mandated by federal law. See N.H.Rev. Stat. Ann. § 186-C:1, et seq. Section 186-C:13 16 , entitled Liability for Expenses, provides that when a child with educational disabilities is placed in a home for children the liability for expenses is determined in accordance with section 193:29. Section 193:29 states that for any child placed and cared for in a home for children, the sending district shall make payments to the receiving district. The statute defines sending and receiving district as follows: 193:27 Definitions 31 IV. Sending district means the school district in which the child most recently resided other than in a home for children, the home of a relative or friend in which the child is placed by the department of health and human services or a court of competent jurisdiction..., 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.... 32 V. Receiving district means the school district in which the home for children or health care facility is located.... 33