Title XV, Education

The state board of education is hereby designated as the sole agency for the receipt of federal funds under the provisions of federal vocational education acts. The commissioner, department of education, shall administer programs for which the state may be entitled to receive suc…

I. The advocate shall prepare a detailed report to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the chairpersons of the house and senate education committees, and the department of education advising on the status of services being provi…

I. The department of education shall be the sole drafter of requests for proposals in order to protect all student privacy provisions. Proposals shall be submitted no later than June 30 and shall require a contract duration of not less than 3 years. The proposals shall be for the…

The department of education shall furnish aid to the blind of the state, as follows: I. The blind services program, bureau of vocational rehabilitation, shall prepare and maintain a register of the blind in the state, which shall describe their condition, cause of blindness, capa…

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…

I. The department, in conjunction with the advocate shall develop a meeting evaluation form to be provided to parents, guardians, and caretakers of students with disabilities. The meeting evaluation form shall be provided to parents, guardians, and caretakers of students with dis…

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…

I. (a) The state board of education shall adopt rules establishing a process and standards for the approval and monitoring of programs of education that are maintained by school districts, regional special education centers, and private organizations or state facilities for the b…

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 department shall establish and maintain a tracking system for all state complaints related to special education services. The tracking system shall include, but not be limited to, the following information: (a) The date the complaint was filed. (b) The complainant's contac…

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 …

I. The development of an individualized education program for each child with a disability shall be the responsibility of the school district in which the child resides or of the school district which bears financial responsibility for the child's education. II. The parents of a …

I. The commissioner of the department of education, the state board of education, and the commissioner of the department of health and human services shall, consistent with applicable state and federal law, enter into an interagency agreement for the purposes of: (a) Meeting the …

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 developing the individualized education program for a student with visual impairments as defined by 34 C.F.R. section 300.8(c)(13), there shall be: I. A presumption that proficiency in Braille reading and writing is essential for the pupil's satisfactory educational progress. …

I. The division of learner support of the department of education shall ensure that each school district develops approved programs for children with disabilities in the school district. II. The division of learner support of the department of education shall set an approved rate…

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…

I. There is hereby appropriated annually the entire income derived from the Nesmith Trust Fund to be expended by the department of education for the aid, support, maintenance and education of the indigent blind of the state of New Hampshire. The governor is authorized to draw his…

I. School districts or school administrative units, or both, may enter into cooperative agreements in order to provide approved programs for educating children with disabilities. The state board of education, when appropriate because of a low incidence of a disabling condition, h…

When an individualized education program (IEP) team or planning team for accommodations pursuant to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq) meets for the purpose of reviewing or developing an IEP or accommodation plan for a student who is 17 years of …

Each child who is determined by the local school district, or special school district established under RSA 194:60, as having a disability in accordance with RSA 186-C:2 and in need of special education or special education and related services shall be entitled to attend an appr…

For the purpose of providing blind persons with remunerative employment, enlarging the economic opportunities of the blind and stimulating the blind to greater efforts in striving to make themselves self-supporting, blind persons licensed under this subdivision shall be authorize…

The university system of New Hampshire is established and made a body politic and corporate, the main purpose of which shall be to provide a well coordinated system of public higher education offering liberal undergraduate education encompassing the major branches of learning, em…

The number of undergraduate students enrolled in the university of New Hampshire from domiciles outside the state in any year shall not exceed 25 percent of the maximum capacity for regular undergraduate students at the university as determined by the board of trustees. The limit…

The university of New Hampshire consulting center shall be an administrative unit of the university of New Hampshire research office. The consulting center shall report to the director of the research office and, through the director, to the vice president for academic affairs. T…

I. Keene state college is established and made a body corporate and politic and a division of the university system of New Hampshire. II. Plymouth state university is established and made a body corporate and politic and a division of the university system of New Hampshire. II-a.…

The general government of the university system and its constituent divisions and institutions shall be vested in a single board of trustees composed as follows and in accordance with the following conditions: I. Seven ex-officio members: the governor of the state, the chancellor…

I. The terms of office of the appointed and elected members, except the student member, shall be 4 years. The terms of the elected members and student member, shall end on June 30. II. Each member, except the student member, shall hold office until a successor is appointed and qu…

I. The board shall elect its own chairperson annually. II. The board shall choose a secretary, who shall keep a record of proceedings, and a treasurer, who shall give a bond satisfactory to the trustees for the faithful discharge of duties as treasurer. The trustees may, in their…