HB 1473 - AS INTRODUCED
2024 SESSION
24-2621
10/02
HOUSE BILL 1473
AN ACT relative to social-emotional learning in public schools.
SPONSORS: Rep. Sellers, Graf. 18; Rep. Seidel, Hills. 29; Rep. Hill, Merr. 2; Rep. Andrus, Merr. 5; Rep. McCarter, Belk. 8; Rep. Gagne, Hills. 16; Rep. T. Cahill, Rock. 4; Rep. K. Perez, Rock. 16; Rep. Gerhard, Merr. 25
COMMITTEE: Education
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ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits the teaching of curriculum for social emotional learning in public schools.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-2621
10/02
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to social-emotional learning in public schools.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Instruction of Pupils; Prohibition of Social Emotional Learning. Amend RSA 189 by inserting after section 10 the following new section:
189:10-a Social Emotional Learning Prohibited.
I. For the purposes of this section, “social emotional learning” means:
(a) Any evidence-based or non-evidence-based programming that promotes school and/or civic engagement and/or builds an equitable learning framework that creates or uses evidence-based benchmarks, standards, surveys, activities, learning indicators, programs, policies, processes, professional development, or assessments that address non-cognitive social factors including but not limited to, self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, responsible decision making, and/or other attributes, dispositions, social skills, attitudes, behaviors, beliefs, feelings, emotions, mindsets, metacognitive learning skills, motivation, grit, self-regulation, tenacity, perseverance, resilience, and/or intrapersonal resources;
(b) Any evidence-based or non-evidence-based program, policy, process, or procedure that uses school climate surveys to collect data from students according to skills that include, but are not limited to education, confidence, connections, motivation, stress, and/or well-being; and
(c) Any evidence-based or non-evidence-based program, policy, or procedure that compiles and/or uses data from school climate surveys to develop aligned learning opportunities.
II. No public school, school district, or chartered public school shall use federal, state, or private funds to promote, purchase, or utilize the concepts of social emotional learning for training, instruction, or education of students.
III. No public school or chartered public school teacher, administrator, counselor, employee, or volunteer shall use any curricula with content related to social emotional learning in the training, instruction, or education of students. The provisions of this paragraph shall apply to all learning resources.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 5, 2024 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 13, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 13, 2024 | House | Floor Vote |
March 7, 2024: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/07/2024 HJ 7 P. 9
Feb. 20, 2024: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/13/2024 (Vote 19-1; CC) HC 9 P. 6
Feb. 5, 2024: Executive Session: 02/13/2024 09:45 am LOB 205-207
Jan. 31, 2024: Public Hearing: 02/05/2024 10:15 am LOB 205-207
Dec. 11, 2023: Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Education HJ 1 P. 21