HB 1232 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
10Mar2016... 0532h
2016 SESSION
\t16-2141
\t04/06
HOUSE BILL\t1232
AN ACT\trelative to visits to schools by non-academic government or private organizations.
SPONSORS:\tRep. V. Sullivan, Hills. 16; Rep. Boehm, Hills. 20; Rep. Moore, Hills. 21; Rep. Cordelli, Carr. 4; Rep. Lachance, Hills. 8; Rep. Hogan, Hills. 34
COMMITTEE:\tEducation
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ANALYSIS
\tThis bill requires school districts to adopt a policy governing visits to schools by non-government academic or private organizations.
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Explanation:\tMatter added to current law appears in bold italics.
\t\tMatter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
10Mar2016... 0532h\t16-2141
\t04/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT\trelative to visits to schools by non-academic government or private organizations.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
\t1 New Paragraph; State Board of Education; Visits by Non-academic Government or Private Organizations. Amend RSA 186:11 by inserting after paragraph IX-d the following new paragraph:
\t\tIX-e. Require school districts to adopt a policy governing visits to the school by a non-academic government or private organization that will address the student body or a portion thereof. The policy shall require school districts to notify a parent or legal guardian of such visits and their purpose. The school district shall publish the purpose of such visit at the school and on the school or school district's website, for review by a student's parent or legal guardian at least 10 days prior to the organization's visit. The policy shall also allow a parent or legal guardian to opt their child out of any participation with the organization. In this paragraph, "non-academic government or private organization" means any organization that elicits, presents, or reveals information concerning a student's social behavior, family life, religion, politics, sexual orientation, sexual activity, drug use, or any other information not related to a student's academics.
\t2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.