CHAPTER 59
SB 77 - FINAL VERSION
2023 SESSION
23-0975
09/10
SENATE BILL 77
AN ACT relative to changes in school placement for students.
SPONSORS: Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Rep. Ladd, Graf. 5; Rep. Hill, Merr. 2
COMMITTEE: Education
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires state board of education rules on manifest educational hardship to allow for a school board's assignment of a pupil to an approved private school.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
23-0975
09/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT relative to changes in school placement for students.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
59:1 Change of School or Assignment; Best Interest of Student. Amend RSA 193:3, III-a, (e) to read as follows:
(e) The state board of education shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to manifest educational hardship. Each school board shall establish a policy, consistent with the state board's rules, which shall allow a school board, with the recommendation of the superintendent, to take appropriate action including assignment to another public school, [or] public academy, or approved private school within the district or to a public school, [or] public academy, or approved private school in another district.
59:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 01, 2023
Effective Date: July 31, 2023
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 24, 2023 | Senate | Hearing |
| Jan. 26, 2023 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| March 30, 2023 | House | Hearing |
| April 11, 2023 | House | Exec Session |
| April 11, 2023 | House | Floor Vote |
June 2, 2023: Signed by the Governor on 06/01/2023; Chapter 0059; Effective 07/31/2023
May 23, 2023: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/18/2023); SJ 16
May 23, 2023: Enrolled (in recess of) 05/18/2023 HJ 14
May 23, 2023: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/18/2023); SJ 16
May 4, 2023: Ought to Pass: MA RC 187-183 05/04/2023 HJ 13 P. 20
April 26, 2023: Committee Report: Without Recommendation 04/11/2023 (Vote ; RC)
April 5, 2023: Executive Session: 04/11/2023 11:00 am LOB 205-207
March 23, 2023: Public Hearing: 03/30/2023 10:45 am LOB 205-207
March 20, 2023: Introduced (in recess of) 03/16/2023 and referred to Education
Jan. 26, 2023: Ought to Pass: RC 14Y-10N, MA; OT3rdg; 01/26/2023; SJ 5
Jan. 24, 2023: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 01/26/2023; SC 7A
Jan. 19, 2023: Hearing: 01/24/2023, Room 101, LOB, 09:00 am; SC 7
Jan. 18, 2023: Introduced 01/05/2023 and Referred to Education; SJ 4