Title XV, Education

A district may determine upon what terms scholars from other districts may be admitted to its schools, and if a district neglects to make such determination the school board may do it.

I. Employees of chartered public schools shall be considered public employees for the purpose of collective bargaining. II. (a) Any teacher may choose to be an employee of a chartered public school, in which case such teacher shall have the rights of a teacher in public education…

I. Individuals or groups may complain to a chartered public school's board of trustees concerning any claimed violation of the provisions of the school's application and contract. II. If, after presenting their complaint to the trustees, the individuals or groups believe their co…

The fiscal and scholastic year for all school districts shall end June 30 in each year.

As an affirmation of the freedom of religion in this country, a school district may authorize the recitation of the traditional Lord's prayer in public elementary schools. Pupil participation in the recitation of the prayer shall be voluntary. Pupils shall be reminded that this L…

A school district may include one-semester courses at the elementary and secondary levels in the cultural heritage and ethnic history of New Hampshire's people, and may raise and appropriate money for this purpose.

I. As a continuation of the policy of teaching our country's history to the elementary and secondary pupils of this state, this section shall be known as the New Hampshire School Patriot Act. II. A school district shall authorize a period of time during the school day for the rec…

I. After reasonable notice has been provided to all affected parties, the state board may revoke a school's charter prior to the expiration of its term under the following circumstances: (a) The school commits a material violation of any of the conditions, standards, or procedure…

A school district may include military drill and physical exercises in its course of instructions, and may raise and appropriate money for that purpose.

I. If a chartered public school closes due to revocation of its charter or any other reason, all records shall be transferred electronically to the department. The department shall act as custodian of records for all closed chartered public schools and shall preserve these record…

I. The state board of education shall establish guidelines and criteria consistent with this chapter to be used by applicants in drafting a chartered public school contract and by school boards to determine whether or not an applicant's chartered public school contract proposal c…

A school district may include instruction in the safe and proper use of firearms including instruction in game laws and good hunting practices, and may raise and appropriate money for said purposes.

The state board shall be authorized to adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, to permit administration of the provisions of this chapter.

Any school district may maintain an evening school as a part of its public school system, and every district in which reside or are employed 15 or more persons between the ages of 16 and 18 years who cannot read and speak the English language understandingly shall maintain an eve…

I. The provisions of this chapter shall be controlling over any other contradictory or inconsistent provisions of law. II. All votes and decisions in this chapter shall be determined by majority, unless otherwise specified.

Every school district in which reside or are employed 20 or more persons above the age of 18 years who cannot read and speak the English language understandingly shall maintain schools for the instruction of such non-English-speaking persons for such time in each year, and under …

For the purposes of this chapter, an elementary school is as set forth in RSA 189:25.

All districts legally organized shall be corporations, with power to sue and be sued, to hold and dispose of real and personal property for the use of the schools therein, and to make necessary contracts in relation thereto.

I. General Provisions. (a) Any school district pursuant to an article in the warrant for any annual or special meeting may vote to create a planning committee in the following manner: (1) The question shall be placed on the warrant of a special or annual school district meeting, …

I. (a) A public school of a school district may submit to its local school board an innovation plan as described in paragraph III. A group of public schools of a school district or in multiple districts that share common interests, such as geographical location or educational foc…

I. Any school district legislative body may vote to designate one or more of its schools as a chartered public school. II. Every chartered public school shall make available information about its curriculum and policies to all persons, and parents and pupils considering enrollmen…

I. Any school district legislative body may vote to designate one or more of its schools as an open enrollment school. II. Open enrollment schools shall operate under the same laws, rules, and policies as any other public school, except as provided in this chapter. III. No public…

I. The commissioner of the department of education shall transfer to the scholarship organization the per pupil adequate education grant amount under RSA 198:40-a, plus any differentiated aid that would have been provided to a public school for that eligible student. The transfer…

Any school district may by vote or bylaw establish and maintain a high school in which the higher English branches of education, Latin, Greek and modern languages may be taught.

I. There is hereby established a joint legislative oversight committee. The committee shall meet jointly at least twice a year and shall monitor the effect of this chapter, review the chartered public school system, and make recommendations for any legislative changes. Where appr…

I. Two or more adjoining districts in the same or different towns may make contracts with each other for establishing and maintaining jointly a high school or other public school for the benefit of their pupils, and may raise and appropriate money to carry the contracts into effe…

The school districts of the state may enter into a contract with each other for the establishing and maintaining jointly a high school for the benefit of their pupils and may raise and appropriate money to carry said contracts into effect. The school boards of said districts, act…

The adoption of a long-term contract as provided for by RSA 194:21-a may be taken by the school district at a regular annual meeting or a special meeting called for the purpose provided that an article is inserted in the warrant for said meeting relative to said contract.

The provisions of RSA 194:21 relative to joint maintenance of schools, and the provisions of RSA 194:27, as amended, relative to limitations on the payment of tuition, shall not apply to the school districts of the state if any long-term contract herein provided for is adopted by…

Any school district may make a contract with an academy, high school or other literary institution located in this or, when distance or transportation facilities make it necessary, in another state, and raise and appropriate money to carry the contract into effect. If the contrac…

If any provision of this chapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect the other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications and to this end …

I. The term "high school" shall mean a public school or public academy comprising a span of grades beginning with the next grade following an approved elementary, middle or junior high school as defined by RSA 189:25 and ending with grade 12. Such a school shall: (a) Offer those …

I. In order to satisfy compulsory school attendance laws, a high school student less than 16 years old must attend a high school which has been approved by the state board of education as complying with the provisions of RSA 194:23, or its equivalent; and the state board of educa…

The state board of education shall have the power to approve for a reasonable period of time a high school that does not fully meet the requirements of RSA 194:23 if in its judgment the financial condition of the school district or other circumstances warrant delay in full compli…

In order to be entitled to accept tuition students, a public high school must be approved by the state board of education as complying with the provisions of RSA 194:23.

The provisions of this section shall apply to all public high schools maintained by the local school board as provided in RSA 189:1-c. I. In addition to the school board members authorized in RSA 671:4, a high school shall select, in accordance with the directives of paragraph II…

Commencing with the classes graduating high school in 2027 and for each graduating class thereafter, a school board or school administrative unit board may affix the New Hampshire state seal of civic excellence and engagement, pursuant to RSA 189:11-e, to a diploma awarded to a s…

Whenever it shall appear that the attendance of a pupil at the school with which the contract is made will work a manifest hardship, which may be avoided by permitting the child to attend another approved school, the pupil through his parents, guardian or some other responsible p…

The school board shall thereupon order a hearing within 10 days thereafter, and, if it shall appear to the board that the claim is well-founded, the board shall make the order prayed for, and the district in which the pupil resides shall be liable to the school to which the pupil…

The person applying for the pupil's transfer, or the governing board of the school with which the district has made the contract, may appeal from the decision of the school board to the state board within 10 days from the date of the filing of the order, or if no order is filed w…

Any district not maintaining a high school or school of corresponding grade shall pay for the tuition of any pupil who with parents or guardian resides in said district or who, as a resident of said district, is determined to be entitled to have his or her tuition paid by the dis…

A pupil who has attended a high school, or schools of corresponding grades, for such time as is usually required and who has not been graduated may be required to certify to the school board of the district liable for the pupil's tuition that he will make the effort required to p…

If any town in which a high school or school of corresponding grade is not maintained neglects or refuses to pay for tuition as provided in RSA 194:27, such town shall be liable therefor to the parent or guardian of the child furnished with such tuition, if the parent or guardian…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in law, chartered public schools shall be fully exempt from state laws and rules which otherwise apply to public or nonpublic schools, or local school boards or districts. Notwithstanding the foregoing, chartered public schools shall have all the …

[Paragraph I effective until the contingency provided in 2025, 75:7 is met; see also paragraph I set out below.] I. A parent may apply to the scholarship organization to establish an EFA for an eligible student. The scholarship organization shall accept and approve applications f…

Single district school administrative units shall be considered the same as a single school district and shall be exempt from meeting the requirements of this chapter, except that they shall provide superintendent services pursuant to RSA 194-C:4, adopt a budget, conduct budget v…