CHAPTER 309

SB 78 – FINAL VERSION

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SENATE BILL 78

AN ACT relative to the placement of twins or other multiples in the same classroom.

SPONSORS: Sen. Roberge, Dist 9; Sen. Barnes, Dist 17; Sen. Cilley, Dist 6; Sen. Kelly, Dist 10; Rep. Bergin, Hills 6; Rep. Stepanek, Hills 6; Rep. Rowe, Hills 6

COMMITTEE: Education

ANALYSIS

This bill allows a parent or guardian of twins or other multiples to request a classroom placement for the children.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven

AN ACT relative to the placement of twins or other multiples in the same classroom.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

309:1 New Section; Pupils; Classroom Placement of Twins or Other Multiples. Amend RSA 193 by inserting after section 3 the following new section:

193:3-a Classroom Placement of Twins or Other Multiples.

I. No school board shall adopt a policy of automatically separating or placing together twins or other multiples. In this section, “multiples” means triplets or more.

II. A parent or guardian of twins or other multiples in elementary school may, no later than 60 days before the first day of each school year or upon registration in the case of children enrolling in a new school, request that the twins or multiples be placed in the same classroom or in separate classrooms. This request shall be granted unless the principal, after meeting with the parents or guardians and after careful consideration of the reasons for their recommendation and of the best interests of their children and other children in the school affected by this decision, decides that a different placement is necessary.

III. This section is not intended to limit a parent’s or guardian’s right to appeal.

309:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: July 13, 2007

Effective: September 11, 2007