Revision: April 20, 2022, 3:12 p.m.
Health and Human Services
April 20, 2022
2022-1688s
10/05
Amendment to HB 1131
Amend the bill by replacing section 1 with the following:
1 New Section; Schools; Instruction of Pupils; Facial Coverings Policy. Amend RSA 189 by inserting after section 10 the following new section:
189:10-a Facial Covering Policy for Schools. The school board of a school district or the chief executive officer of a chartered public school or public academy shall not adopt, enforce, or implement a policy that requires students or members of the public to wear a facial covering for any purpose while on the school’s property unless the facial covering is necessary for a specific extracurricular or instructional purpose, or is required by some other section of the law. In this section, “facial covering” means any item worn on the face which covers a student’s mouth, nose, or both. This provision shall not prohibit any public school board or governing person or body of a school from requiring participating students to wear athletic gear intended to protect against concussive or similar sports-related physical damage, or to wear protective equipment while handling chemicals, fire, or other similar hazardous elements for scientific or similar educational purposes.