SB 196 - FINAL VERSION
02/14/2019 0313s
23May2019... 1802h
2019 SESSION
19-0474
06/04
SENATE BILL 196
AN ACT relative to non-academic surveys administered by a public school to its students.
SPONSORS: Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Kahn, Dist 10; Sen. Levesque, Dist 12; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Chandley, Dist 11; Sen. Hennessey, Dist 5; Rep. Kenney, Straf. 6
COMMITTEE: Education and Workforce Development
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ANALYSIS
This bill makes changes to the requirements for school district policies governing the administration of non-academic surveys or questionnaires.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02/14/2019 0313s
23May2019... 1802h 19-0474
06/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT relative 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:
1 Duties of the State Board of Education; Non-academic Surveys or Questionnaires. Amend RSA 186:11, IX-d to read as follows:
IX-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 by written notice given via the student. In addition to the written notice, the school district may provide notice electronically. [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 policy shall include an exception from the consent requirement for the youth risk behavior survey developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The policy shall also allow a parent or legal guardian to opt-out of the youth risk behavior survey developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.] 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.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
VETOED July 12, 2019
Veto Sustained September 19, 2019
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 29, 2019 | Senate | Hearing |
| Feb. 14, 2019 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| Feb. 14, 2019 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 3, 2019 | House | Hearing |
| May 7, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| May 23, 2019 | House | Floor Vote |
Sept. 19, 2019: Notwithstanding the Governor's Veto, Shall SB 196 Become Law: RC 13Y-11N, Veto Sustained, lacking the necessary two-thirds vote; 09/19/2019; SJ 22
July 12, 2019: Vetoed by Governor 07/12/2019
June 27, 2019: Enrolled (In recess 06/27/2019); SJ 21
June 27, 2019: Enrolled 06/27/2019 HJ 20 P. 53
June 13, 2019: Sen. Kahn Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, RC 13Y-11N, MA; 06/13/2019; SJ 20
May 23, 2019: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-1802h: MA RC 218-150 05/23/2019 HJ 16 P. 25
May 23, 2019: FLAM # 2019-1848h (Rep. Shaw): AF RC 155-215 05/23/2019 HJ 16 P. 25
May 23, 2019: Amendment # 2019-1802h: AA VV 05/23/2019 HJ 16 P. 25
: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-1802h (Vote 11-9; RC)
May 23, 2019: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-1802h for 05/23/2019 (Vote 11-9; RC) HC 25 P. 8
May 7, 2019: Executive Session: 05/07/2019 10:00 am LOB 207
April 3, 2019: Public Hearing: 04/03/2019 01:00 pm LOB 207
March 20, 2019: Introduced 03/20/2019 and referred to Education HJ 11 P. 70
Feb. 14, 2019: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-0313s, RC 13Y-10N, MA; OT3rdg; 02/14/2019; SJ 5
Feb. 14, 2019: Committee Amendment # 2019-0313s, RC 13Y-10N, AA; 02/14/2019; SJ 5
Feb. 14, 2019: Special Order to After Energy and Natural Resources, Without Objection, MA; 02/14/2019; SJ 5
Feb. 14, 2019: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-0313s, 02/14/2019; SC 10
Jan. 29, 2019: Hearing: 01/29/2019, Room 103, LOB, 10:15 am; SC 8
Jan. 3, 2019: Introduced 01/03/2019 and Referred to Education and Workforce Development; SJ 4