HB 509 – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
24Mar2009… 0632h
2009 SESSION
04/05
HOUSE BILL 509
AN ACT requiring parental consent for psychological evaluations by school districts.
SPONSORS: Rep. P. Katsakiores, Rock 5; Rep. Baldasaro, Rock 3
This bill requires school personnel to obtain written consent of a parent or legal guardian prior to conducting any psychological evaluation on a child.
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24Mar2009… 0632h
09-0767
04/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine
AN ACT requiring parental consent for psychological evaluations by school districts.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Health and Sanitation; Psychological Evaluations of Students. Amend RSA 200 by inserting after section 34 the following new section:
200:34-a Psychological Evaluations. No school personnel shall conduct a psychological evaluation of any child unless the school first receives written consent from the child’s parent or legal guardian on a form to be provided by the school.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.