Revision: March 5, 2025, 3:30 p.m.
Sen. Long, Dist 20
March 3, 2025
2025-0664s
02/11
Floor Amendment to SB 72-FN
Amend RSA 189-B:2, III as inserted by section 2 of the bill by replacing it with the following:
III. "Compelling state interest" shall include a circumstance in which the school or school personnel have an actual and objectively reasonable belief, supported by a preponderance of the evidence, that any action or inaction that infringes upon any of the rights identified in RSA 189-B:3 is likely to cause a child to be abused or neglected as defined in RSA 169-C:3, or likely to infringe on the fundamental rights of a child including the rights to privacy, freedom of religion, freedom of association, freedom of speech, and due process. A compelling state interest shall not be found to exist solely because the school or school personnel believe that the child's best interest is served by impinging upon a parent's rights.