HB 50 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
26Mar2025... 1029h
26Mar2025... 1315h
2025 SESSION
25-0002
11/02
HOUSE BILL 50
AN ACT relative to intentional or knowing violation of the prohibition on teaching discrimination.
SPONSORS: Rep. Petrigno, Hills. 43; Rep. Wilhelm, Hills. 21; Rep. Veilleux, Hills. 34; Rep. M. Murray, Hills. 37; Rep. N. Germana, Ches. 15; Rep. D. Paige, Carr. 1; Rep. N. Murphy, Hills. 12; Rep. Seibert, Hills. 21
COMMITTEE: Education Policy and Administration
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill:
I. Allows a person aggrieved by the intentional or knowing violation of the prohibition on teaching discrimination to initiate civil action against the offending school or district.
II. Deems the intentional or knowing violation of the prohibition by an educator a violation of the educator code of conduct.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26Mar2025... 1029h
26Mar2025... 1315h 25-0002
11/02
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT relative to intentional or knowing violation of the prohibition on teaching discrimination.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Education; Pupils; Discrimination in Public Schools; Prohibition on Teaching Discrimination. RSA 193:40, II-V is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
II. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit discussion by educators, or others as part of a larger course of academic instruction, of the historical existence of ideas and subjects identified in this section. Additionally, nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the objective discussion of scientifically supported information and concepts regarding differences among groups defined by age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, marital status, familial status, mental or physical disability, religion, or national origin.
III. Prohibitions in this section apply only to teaching, instruction, and inculcation targeting members of any racial group, including but not limited to, white people or people of European descent, black people or people of Sub-Saharan African descent, Hispanic or Latino.
IV. Intentional or knowing violation of this section by an educator shall be considered a violation of the educator code of conduct, which shall justify investigation and, potentially, disciplinary sanction by the state board of education.
V. Any person claiming to be aggrieved by an intentional or knowing violation of this section, including the attorney general, may initiate a civil action against a school or school district in superior court for legal or equitable relief, or with the commission for human rights as provided in RSA 354-A:34.
VI. Discrimination shall not be justified by special considerations for any racial group. The intent of this section is to equally protect all New Hampshire citizens from discrimination, regardless of race.
VII. For the purposes of this section, "educator" means a professional employee of any school district whose position requires certification by the state board pursuant to RSA 189:39. Administrators, specialists, and teachers are included within the definition of this term.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Feb. 27, 2025 | 2025-0595h |
| March 19, 2025 | 2025-1029h |
| March 24, 2025 | 2025-1315h |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 19, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| March 5, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| March 12, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| March 17, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 29, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
April 24, 2025: Hearing: 04/29/2025, Room 101, LOB, 10:15 am; SC 19
March 28, 2025: Introduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Education; SJ 10
March 26, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-1029h 2025-1315h: MA RC 183-157 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 3
March 26, 2025: FLAM # 2025-1315h (Rep. McFarlane): AA DV 174-166 03/26/2025 HJ 10
March 26, 2025: Amendment # 2025-1029h (NT): AA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10
March 19, 2025: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
March 19, 2025: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1029h (NT) 03/17/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 17 P. 49
March 6, 2025: Executive Session: 03/12/2025 10:00 am LOB 205-207
Feb. 27, 2025: Public Hearing on non-germane Amendment # 2025-0595h: 03/05/2025 01:00 pm LOB 205-207
Feb. 12, 2025: Public Hearing: 02/19/2025 03:15 pm LOB 205-207
Dec. 23, 2024: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 2 P. 3