Revision: Feb. 27, 2025, 10:38 a.m.
Rep. Cordelli, Carr. 7
February 25, 2025
2025-0595h
11/02
Amendment to HB 50
Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:
AN ACT relative to intentional or knowing violation of the prohibition on teaching discrimination.
Amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following:
1 Violations; Prohibition on Teaching Discrimination. Amend RSA 193:40, III-IV to read as follows:
III. Any person claiming to be aggrieved by [a] 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 New Hampshire commission for human rights as provided in RSA 354-A:34.
IV. [Violation] Intentional or knowing violation of this section by an educator shall be considered a violation of the educator code of conduct that justifies disciplinary sanction by the state board of education.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
2025-0595h
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill 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. This bill also deems the intentional or knowing violation of the prohibition by an educator a violation of the educator code of conduct.