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2024 SESSION
24-2469.0
02/08
HOUSE BILL [bill number]
AN ACT relative to the definition of part-time teachers.
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ANALYSIS
This bill defines "part-time teachers" and subjects them to the board of education's professional code of ethics and professional code of conduct.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-2469.0
02/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to the definition of part-time teachers.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Part-time Teachers. Amend RSA 189 by inserting after section 39-b the following new section:
189:39-c Part-time Teachers.
I. A part-time teacher or paraeducator for the purpose of this section shall mean an individual who:
(a) Is hired by a local school district to work less than thirty hours per week;
(b) Has expertise or significant professional experience in a subject-area offered by a school or district; and
(c) Shall not be required to hold a state board of education credential.
II. The local school district shall seek a criminal history record check clearance authorization from the department of education as outlined in RSA 189:13-a prior to receiving a final offer of employment.
III. The local school shall appoint a supervising teacher to oversee and participate in the evaluation of each part-time teacher’s work and effectiveness.
IV. Any person who has had a teaching credential, teaching license, or other teaching certification revoked under RSA 189:14-c or RSA 189:14-d, or who has been rendered ineligible to be employed as a teacher under another provision of law, shall not be eligible to teach under this section.
2 Rulemaking; Professional Code of Ethics. Amend RSA 21-N:9, II(cc)(2) to read as follows:
(2) The professional code of ethics and the professional code of conduct shall apply to all teachers, specialists, and administrators who are licensed or certified by the department, and part-time teachers hired by local school districts.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.