CHAPTER 51
SB 359 - FINAL VERSION
02/15/2018 0487s
2018 SESSION
18-2928
05/04
SENATE BILL 359
AN ACT 51:relative to notice to school districts of out-of-home placements.51:
SPONSORS: Sen. Reagan, Dist 17; Sen. Ward, Dist 8; Sen. Giuda, Dist 2; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Kahn, Dist 10; Rep. Ladd, Graf. 4; Rep. M. Moffett, Merr. 9; Rep. Cordelli, Carr. 4
COMMITTEE: Education
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires the department of health and human services to notify the child's school district of an out-of-home placement recommended or initiated by the department in a juvenile court proceeding.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02/15/2018 0487s 18-2928
05/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to notice to school districts of out-of-home placements.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
51:1 Child Protection Act; Notice to School District of Out-of-Home Placement; Development of Transition Plan. Amend RSA 169-C:20-a to read as follows:
169-C:20-a Notice to School District of Out-of-Home Placement; Development of Transition Plan [Required].
I. If the department of health and human services recommends or initiates an out-of-home placement or a change in placement [that will result in a change of school assignment], whether within or out of the district, the department shall notify the school district as soon as possible of the change in placement and shall work with the school district to determine how, consistent with the best interest of the child, to assure the child's educational stability [to allow the school district to participate in the facilitation of a successful transition of the child from one school to the next].
II. When necessary to transition the child to a different school or school district, the department and school district shall develop a transition plan for the child. The objective of the plan shall be to minimize the number of placements for the child and to facilitate any change in placement or school assignment with the least [emotional and mental impact to the child] disruption to the child's education. To the extent appropriate, the child may be involved in the formation of the plan.
51:2 New Section; Delinquent Children; Notice to School District of Out-of-Home Placement; Development of Transition Plan. Amend RSA 169-B by inserting after section 22 the following new section:
169-B:22-a Notice to School District of Out-of-Home Placement; Development of Transition Plan.
I. If the department of health and human services recommends or initiates an out-of-home placement or a change in placement, whether within or out of the district, the department shall notify the school district as soon as possible of the change in placement and shall work with the school district to determine how, consistent with the best interest of the child, to assure the child's educational stability.
II. When necessary to transition the child to a different school or school district, the department and school district shall develop a transition plan for the child. The objective of the plan shall be to minimize the number of placements for the child and to facilitate any change in placement or school assignment with the least disruption to the child's education. To the extent appropriate, the child may be involved in the formation of the plan.
51:3 New Section; Children in Need of Services; Notice to School District of Out-of-Home Placement; Development of Transition Plan. Amend RSA 169-D by inserting after section 18-a the following new section:
169-D:18-b Notice to School District of Out-of-Home Placement; Development of Transition Plan.
I. If the department of health and human services recommends or initiates an out-of-home placement or a change in placement, whether within or out of the district, the department shall notify the school district as soon as possible of the change in placement and shall work with the school district to determine how, consistent with the best interest of the child, to assure the child's educational stability.
II. When necessary to transition the child to a different school or school district, the department and school district shall develop a transition plan for the child. The objective of the plan shall be to minimize the number of placements for the child and to facilitate any change in placement or school assignment with the least disruption to the child's education. To the extent appropriate, the child may be involved in the formation of the plan.
51:4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: May 15, 2018
Effective Date: July 14, 2018
Date | Body | Type |
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Jan. 23, 2018 | Senate | Hearing |
Feb. 15, 2018 | Senate | Floor Vote |
March 20, 2018 | House | Hearing |
March 20, 2018 | House | Exec Session |
House | Floor Vote | |
April 5, 2018 | House | Floor Vote |
May 15, 2018: Signed by the Governor on 05/15/2018; Chapter 0051; Effective 07/14/2018
April 12, 2018: Enrolled (In recess 04/12/2018); SJ 13
April 12, 2018: Enrolled (In recess 04/12/2018); SJ 13
April 19, 2018: Enrolled 04/19/2018 HJ 13 P. 2
April 5, 2018: Ought to Pass: MA VV 04/05/2018 HJ 11 P. 3
: Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 8-0; CC)
April 5, 2018: Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 04/05/2018 (Vote 8-0; CC) HC 13 P. 3
March 20, 2018: Executive Session: 03/20/2018 LOB 206
March 20, 2018: Public Hearing: 03/20/2018 01:00 PM LOB 206
March 7, 2018: Introduced 03/07/2018 and referred to Children and Family Law HJ 7 P. 51
Feb. 15, 2018: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2018-0487s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/15/2018; SJ 4
Feb. 15, 2018: Committee Amendment # 2018-0487s, AA, VV; 02/15/2018; SJ 4
Feb. 15, 2018: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-0487s, 02/15/2018; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 7
Jan. 23, 2018: Hearing: 01/23/2018, Room 103, LOB, 09:15 am; SC 48
Jan. 3, 2018: To Be Introduced 01/03/2018 and Referred to Education; SJ 1