Revision: June 10, 2021, 10:52 a.m.
HB 140 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
05/20/2021 1425s
2021 SESSION
21-0265
06/04
HOUSE BILL 140
AN ACT relative to private rights of action regarding pupil safety.
SPONSORS: Rep. Cordelli, Carr. 4; Rep. Ladd, Graf. 4; Rep. Boehm, Hills. 20; Rep. Verville, Rock. 2; Rep. Shaw, Hills. 16; Rep. A. Lekas, Hills. 37; Rep. J. Osborne, Rock. 4; Rep. Layon, Rock. 6; Sen. Ward, Dist 8
COMMITTEE: Education
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ANALYSIS
This bill creates a private right of action for bullying and cyberbullying.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
05/20/2021 1425s 21-0265
06/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One
AN ACT relative to private rights of action regarding pupil safety.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Safety and Violence Prevention; Pupil Safety Private Right of Action. RSA 193-F:9 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
193-F:9 Private Right of Action Permitted. Any person aggrieved as a result of gross negligence or willful misconduct in violation of any provision of RSA 193-F:4 may initiate an action against a school district or chartered public school and may recover court costs and reasonable attorney's fees as the prevailing party. For the purposes of this chapter, "gross negligence" means deliberate indifference. Nothing in this section shall supercede or replace existing rights or remedies under any other law.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.