SB 340 - AS INTRODUCED
2024 SESSION
24-2815
05/02
SENATE BILL 340
AN ACT relative to communication between parents and school districts regarding special education.
SPONSORS: Sen. Murphy, Dist 16; Sen. Ward, Dist 8; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Abbas, Dist 22; Rep. Cordelli, Carr. 7; Rep. C. McGuire, Merr. 27
COMMITTEE: Education
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ANALYSIS
This bill provides that the school district may provide information regarding a child's special education program by electronic mail unless the parent elects to receive such information by U.S. mail.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-2815
05/02
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to communication between parents and school districts regarding special education.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Individualized Education Programs; Notice to Parents. Amend RSA 186-C:7 by inserting after paragraph IV the following new paragraph:
V. The school district may provide the written notice and records regarding the child's individualized education program required under this chapter to the parent by electronic mail, unless the parent elects to receive such information by U.S. mail.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 30, 2024 | Senate | Hearing |
| Feb. 8, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| Feb. 8, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| March 27, 2024 | House | Hearing |
| April 9, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
April 5, 2024: ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 04/09/2024 01:00 pm LOB 205-207
March 21, 2024: Public Hearing: 03/27/2024 11:15 am LOB 205-207
Feb. 29, 2024: Introduced (in recess of) 02/22/2024 and referred to Education HJ 6
Feb. 8, 2024: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/08/2024; SJ 3
Feb. 6, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 02/08/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 6
Jan. 30, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 02/08/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 6
Jan. 23, 2024: Hearing: 01/30/2024, Room 101, LOB, 09:45 am; SC 5
Dec. 11, 2023: To Be Introduced 01/03/2024 and Referred to Education; SJ 1