Bill Text - HB132 (2005)

Relative to grounds for dismissal of a teacher.


Revision: Jan. 21, 2010, midnight

CHAPTER 178

HB 132 – FINAL VERSION

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HOUSE BILL 132

AN ACT relative to the grounds for dismissal of a teacher.

SPONSORS: Rep. Carter, Hills 3; Rep. Alger, Graf 6

COMMITTEE: Education

ANALYSIS

This bill amends the grounds for dismissal of a teacher.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Five

AN ACT relative to the grounds for dismissal of a teacher.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

178:1 School Boards; Dismissal of Teacher. Amend RSA 189:13 to read as follows:

189:13 Dismissal of Teacher. The school board may dismiss any teacher found by them to be immoral [or incompetent], or who has not satisfactorily maintained the competency standards established by the school district, or one who [shall] does not conform to regulations prescribed; provided, that no teacher shall be so dismissed before the expiration of the period for which said teacher was engaged without having previously been notified of the cause of such dismissal, nor without having previously been granted a full and fair hearing.

178:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

(Approved: June 30, 2005)

(Effective Date: August 29, 2005)