CHAPTER 100
HB 604 – FINAL VERSION
11Mar2015… 0747h
2015 SESSION
15-0560
04/08
HOUSE BILL 604
AN ACT relative to the use of mixed use school busses by special education pupils.
SPONSORS: Rep. Jones, Straf 24; Rep. Shaw, Hills 16; Rep. Boehm, Hills 20; Rep. Cheney, Straf 17; Rep. Cordelli, Carr 4; Rep. Hannon, Straf 25; Rep. Ferreira, Hills 28; Rep. Sylvia, Belk 6; Rep. C. Chase, Ches 8; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17; Sen. Cataldo, Dist 6; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Kelly, Dist 10
This bill allows pupils receiving special education services to be transported in a mixed use school bus unless prohibited by the pupil’s individualized education program or accommodation plan.
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Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
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11Mar2015… 0747h
15-0560
04/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen
AN ACT relative to the use of mixed use school busses by special education pupils.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
100:1 School Boards; Pupils Transported in a Mixed Use School Bus. Amend RSA 189:6-c to read as follows:
189:6-c Pupils Transported in a Mixed Use School Bus.
I. Pupils may be transported to or from [school or a school-sponsored activity] school activities in a mixed use school bus, as defined by RSA 259:96-a, which bears a valid state inspection sticker and is operated by a driver who holds a valid driver’s license to operate that vehicle.
II. Pupils with disabilities may be transported to or from school activities in a mixed use school bus unless the pupil’s individualized education program as defined in RSA 186-C:2, III, or the pupil’s accommodation plan pursuant to section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. section 794, states that such a vehicle shall not be used.
III. In this section, “school activities” shall include, but is not limited to, sporting events, intramural events, events associated with student clubs or organizations, job training programs, field trips, and special education transition services. “School activities” shall not include transportation between home and school.
100:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 5, 2015
Effective Date: August 4, 2015