Title XV, Education

The commissioner, department of education, is authorized to arrange with institutions and with school boards of towns or city districts in the state to furnish the necessary buildings, equipment, and additional funds required in carrying out the provisions of the federal acts, so…

A primary responsibility of the department of education shall be to provide technical assistance and information to school districts to assist the districts to effectively and efficiently implement state and federal vocational education policies and programs. The department shall…

The state board shall have the same powers of management, supervision, and direction over all public schools in this state as the directors of a business corporation have over its business, except as otherwise limited by law. It may make all rules and regulations necessary for th…

I. Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit either the department of education or the state board of education to take control of the daily operations of any local public school district or school, unless the financial and operational condition of the local public sch…

I. The state board of education shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A that establish recommended procedures for school districts to follow for vetting school district business administrator candidates and monitoring the work of business administrators. II. School business administrat…

The commissioner of education is authorized to contract with appropriate private organizations to provide volunteer services to public schools. Such organizations would serve as centralized agencies for recruiting, orienting, training and placing volunteers in public schools. The…

The state board may also make the regulations necessary to enable the state to comply with the provisions of any law of the United States intended to promote vocational or other education, to abolish illiteracy and Americanize immigrants, to equalize educational opportunities, to…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the authority of the state department of education shall be limited to the problems associated with kindergarten and grades one through 12, provided, however, that the state board of education shall be authorized to accept, distribute a…

I. There is hereby established a professional standards board to advise the state board of education regarding professional growth, certification, and governance of the education profession in this state. The board shall consist of the following 21 members: (a) The commissioner o…

I. The state board of education shall establish and promote educational programs for adult legal residents of New Hampshire and students at least sixteen years of age eligible for enrollment in a New Hampshire public school to earn a high school diploma or its equivalent. Such ed…

I. The state board of education shall promote and encourage other programs of adult and continuing education. The board shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to standards and accreditation of those adult and continuing education programs which involve certification o…

Funding for the programs authorized by this subdivision shall be from monies appropriated by the state and the school districts for such programs and from such other funds as may be made available by the state board of education.

I. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, all public high schools and all institutions within the state university system, and all private high schools, colleges, and universities which receive state funds shall offer the same on-campus recruiting opportuniti…

The state treasurer shall be custodian of any money that may be allotted to the state by the federal government for general educational purposes. He shall also be the custodian of all moneys received by the state from appropriations made by congress for vocational rehabilitation …

The state treasurer shall invest as a permanent fund the proceeds of the sale of the state lands affected under the authority of a joint resolution approved June 28, 1867 and the annual income thereof may be used by the state board of education for any activity calculated to incr…

In this subdivision: I. "Diversity, equity, and inclusion" or "DEI" shall mean any program, policy, training, or initiative that classifies individuals based on a characteristic identified under RSA 354-A:1 for the purpose of achieving demographic outcomes, rather than treating i…

No public school shall implement, promote, or otherwise engage in any DEI-related initiatives, programs, training, or policies. No state funds shall be expended to public schools for DEI-related activities, including but not limited to implicit bias training, DEI assessments, cri…

No public school shall enter into, renew, or amend any contract that includes DEI-related provisions, including requirements for contractors to implement DEI programs, conduct DEI training, or comply with DEI-related reporting obligations.

No later than October 1, 2025, the commissioner of the department of education shall submit a single report to the senate education, senate education finance, house education funding, and house education policy and administration committees of the general court identifying all ex…

I. The commissioner of the department of education shall establish a process by which all public schools shall conduct a review of existing contracts for the presence of DEI-related provisions. II. No later than September 30, 2025, each public school shall submit a signed and cer…

The commissioner of the department of education shall submit a final compliance report to the governor, executive council, and the senate education, senate education finance, house education funding, and house education policy and administration committees of the general court by…

I. Should a public school fail to abide by any section of this subdivision, either knowingly or unknowingly, the commissioner of the department of education shall immediately halt all sources of public funding to that public school, until such time as the school comes into compli…

The state board of education shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to: I. Academic standards for all grades of the public schools. II. Minimum standards for public school approval for all grades of the public schools. III. Qualifications and duties for school superin…