Bill Text - HB383 (2020)

(New Title) relative to the prohibition on unlawful discrimination in public and nonpublic schools.


Revision: March 7, 2019, 12:06 p.m.

HB 383 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

 

7Mar2019... 0285h

2019 SESSION

19-0320

05/06

 

HOUSE BILL 383

 

AN ACT relative to the prohibition on unlawful discrimination in public and nonpublic schools.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Tanner, Sull. 9; Rep. Cannon, Straf. 18; Rep. Le, Rock. 31; Rep. Van Houten, Hills. 45; Rep. J. Schmidt, Hills. 28; Rep. Cornell, Hills. 18

 

COMMITTEE: Education

 

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

This bill prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, race color, marital status, physical or mental disability, religious creed, or national origin in any public school, nonpublic school, or approved school tuition program.

 

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

7Mar2019... 0285h 19-0320

05/06

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen

 

AN ACT relative to the prohibition on unlawful discrimination in public and nonpublic schools.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

1  New Subparagraph; Pupils; Change of School or Assignment; School Tuition Programs; Unlawful Discrimination Prohibited.  Amend RSA 193:3, VII by inserting after subparagraph (d) the following new subparagraph:

(e)  Ensure that there shall be no unlawful discrimination in any approved school tuition program, public school, or nonpublic school, that receives public funds, against any person on the basis of sex, gender identity, race, color, marital status, physical or mental disability, religious creed, or national origin or denial of the benefits in educational programs, activities, and employment practices.

2  Duties of the State Board of Education.  Amend RSA 21-N:11, XXXIII to read as follows:

XXXIII.  Discrimination.  Ensure that there shall be no unlawful discrimination in any public school, private school, or approved school tuition program, that receives public funds, against any person on the basis of sex, gender identity, race, religious creed, color, marital status, physical or mental disability, or national origin in educational programs, and that there shall be no denial to any person on the basis of sex, gender identity, race, religious creed, color, marital status, mental or physical disability, national origin, or economic status of the benefits of educational programs or activities.

3  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage..