Revision: Dec. 18, 2015, midnight
\t \t\tSB 320 - AS INTRODUCED
2016 SESSION
\t16-2826
\t04/01
SENATE BILL\t320
AN ACT\trelative to non-academic surveys administered by a public school to its students.
SPONSORS:\tSen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17; Rep. Ladd, Graf. 4; Rep. Weyler, Rock. 13; Rep. Hill, Merr. 3; Rep. Burt, Hills. 39; Rep. Moore, Hills. 21
COMMITTEE:\tEducation
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ANALYSIS
\tThis bill provides that no student shall be required to volunteer or submit to a non-academic survey or questionnaire without written consent of a parent or legal guardian.
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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\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
\t16-2826
\t04/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT\trelative to non-academic surveys administered by a public school to its students.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
\t1 State Board of Education; Duties. Amend RSA 186:11, IX-d to read as follows:
\t\tIX-d. Require school districts to adopt a policy governing the administration of non-academic surveys or questionnaires to students. The policy shall require school districts to notify a parent or legal guardian of a non-academic survey or questionnaire and its purpose. The policy shall provide that no student shall be required to volunteer for or submit to a non-academic survey or questionnaire, as defined in this paragraph, without written consent of a parent or legal guardian unless the student is an adult or an emancipated minor. The school district shall make such surveys or questionnaires available, 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 distribution to students. The policy shall also allow a parent or legal guardian to opt out of the non-academic survey or questionnaire either in writing or electronically. In this paragraph, "non-academic survey or questionnaire'' means surveys, questionnaires, or other documents designed to elicit information about 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.