Revision: Jan. 9, 2025, 3:58 p.m.
HB 388 - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0366
02/06
HOUSE BILL 388
AN ACT requiring local school boards to issue public reports on special education in their district.
SPONSORS: Rep. Porcelli, Rock. 19; Rep. Creighton, Hills. 30; Rep. Nelson, Rock. 13
COMMITTEE: Education Policy and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires superintendents to provide public quarterly reports to school boards on special education statistics within their district.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0366
02/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT requiring local school boards to issue public reports on special education in their district.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Quarterly Reporting Required. Amend RSA 186-C by inserting after section 5 the following new section:
186-C:5-a Quarterly Reporting Required.
I. Superintendents shall provide school boards with a quarterly report on special education within their school district, for periods ending March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31. The report shall be provided to the school board within 45 days of the end of each quarterly period. The report shall not include any student personally identifiable information.
II. The quarterly report on special education shall include:
(a) The number of students with IEPs and number of students making adequate progress toward IEP goals.
(b) The number of students with Section 504 plans and number of students making adequate progress toward plan goals.
(c) The number of special education personnel in the district, reported as the number of administrators, case managers, paraprofessionals, and specialists by discipline.
(d) The total costs of district special education personnel, and individual categories of cost for administrators, case managers, paraprofessionals, and specialists by discipline.
(e) The costs for contracted services within the district by type of service and number of students receiving such contracted services.
(f) The number and costs of students placed outside the district, with transportation costs reported separately.
(g) The number of students and costs associated with any extended school year programs (in the September 30 report only).
(h) The number of new special education complaints.
(i) The number of current alternative dispute resolution cases by type per RSA 186-C:23 and the number of due process hearings and due process hearing appeals.
(j) The total costs associated with each case in subparagraphs (h) and (i), including legal costs reported separately.
(k) The total revenue received for special education, including but not limited to state and federal aid.
III. As an alternative to the information specified in subparagraphs (a) through (g), the superintendent may provide all reports on special education filed to the department of education during the quarterly period in compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1400 et seq), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq), education rules, or this chapter.
IV. The quarterly report shall be made publicly available by posting on the school district website within 10 calendar days after the school board meeting when the quarterly report has been provided to the school board.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.