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1 Foster Children With Disabilities; Representation. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 186-C:14-a, I to read as follows:
I. A foster parent or parents may be appointed by the commissioner of the department of education that he or she has the knowledge and skills to represent the child adequately in services or designee, or by the director of a child placing agency licensed under RSA 170-E that has placed the child with the foster parent or parents, to make educational decisions on behalf of a foster child for the duration of the foster placement, provided that:
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
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1 Foster Children With Disabilities; Representation. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 186-C:14-a, I to read as follows:
I. A foster parent or parents may be appointed by the commissioner of the department of education or designee, or by the director of a child placing agency licensed under RSA 170-E that has placed the child with the foster parent or parents, to make educational decisions on behalf of a foster child for the duration of the foster placement, provided that:
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.