SB 507 - AS INTRODUCED
2026 SESSION
26-2103
12/09
SENATE BILL 507
SPONSORS: Sen. Murphy, Dist 16; Sen. Sullivan, Dist 18; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17
COMMITTEE: Education Finance
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ANALYSIS
This bill limits a school district's financial obligations to the continuing education of an expelled pupil to the average cost-per-pupil where the pupil is expelled as the result of committing an assault against a school staff member.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2103
12/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Suspension and Expulsion of Pupils; School District Financial Obligation Amended. Amend RSA 193:13 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
II-a.(a) A school district's financial obligation in continuing the education of a pupil expelled as the result of the commission of an assault against a school staff member shall be limited to the average cost-per-pupil for that district.
(b) Nothing in this paragraph shall negate the responsibility of the parent to educate the pupil.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 22, 2026 | Senate | Hearing |
Dec. 22, 2025: Hearing: 01/22/2026, Room 103, SH, 10:55 am; SC 47A
Nov. 21, 2025: Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Education Finance; SJ 1