HB 219 – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
09Mar2005… 0364h
2005 SESSION
05/01
HOUSE BILL 219
AN ACT relative to permitting audio and video recording on school buses.
SPONSORS: Rep. Winchell, Rock 6; Rep. Welch, Rock 8; Rep. Packard, Rock 3; Rep. Knowles, Straf 6; Rep. Movsesian, Hills 22; Sen. Letourneau, Dist 19; Sen. Morse, Dist 22
This bill permits a school bus owner to make an audio and video recording of a student on a school bus if the school district authorizes the recording and the parents and students are notified of the recording.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
09Mar2005… 0364h
05-0684
05/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Five
AN ACT relative to permitting audio and video recording on school buses.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subparagraph; Capture of Audio on School Buses Allowed. Amend RSA 570-A:2, II by inserting after subparagraph (j) the following new subparagraph:
(k) The owner or operator of a school bus, as defined in RSA 259:96, to make an audio recording in conjunction with a video recording in the interior of the school bus while students are being transported to and from school or school activities provided that the school district authorizes such recording, the school bus company or school district provides notification of such recording to the parents and students, and there is a sign informing the occupants of such recording prominently displayed on the school bus. The length of time which the recording is retained and the ownership of the recording shall be determined by the school district or subject to agreement between the school district and the school bus company. In no event, however, shall the recording be retained for longer than 60 days unless the school district determines that the recording is relevant to a disciplinary proceeding, or a court orders that it be retained for a longer period of time.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.