HB 1483 – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

05Mar2008… 0627h

2008 SESSION

08-2519

04/01

HOUSE BILL 1483

AN ACT requiring instruction in Internet safety.

SPONSORS: Rep. Price, Hills 26; Rep. Welch, Rock 8; Rep. Dunn, Ches 3; Rep. W. Knowles, Straf 6

COMMITTEE: Education

ANALYSIS

This bill provides that instruction on the safe and appropriate use of the Internet shall be provided to all pupils in the public schools of the state.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

05Mar2008… 0627h

08-2519

04/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight

AN ACT requiring instruction in Internet safety.

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

1 New Section; Instruction in Internet Safety. Amend RSA 189 by inserting after section 11-b the following new section:

189:11-c Instruction in Internet Safety. In all public schools in the state, age appropriate instruction shall be provided to all pupils on the safe and appropriate use of the Internet. Such instruction shall be incorporated into the curriculum of all public elementary and secondary schools. The department of education shall issue guidelines to school districts regarding instructional programs related to Internet safety. The local school board shall ensure the implementation of Internet instruction in all schools within its jurisdiction.

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