HB 223 – AS INTRODUCED

2013 SESSION

13-0278

04/05

HOUSE BILL 223

AN ACT relative to access to school-approved means of communication by recognized youth organizations.

SPONSORS: Rep. Haefner, Hills 37

COMMITTEE: Education

ANALYSIS

This bill allows federally-recognized patriotic organizations to have access to school-approved means of communication to advertise activities and distribute literature for recruiting and other purposes.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

13-0278

04/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Thirteen

AN ACT relative to access to school-approved means of communication by recognized youth organizations.

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

1 New Subdivision; Access by Recognized Youth Organizations. Amend RSA 189 by inserting after section 64 the following new subdivision:

Access by Recognized Youth Organizations

189:65 Access to Public School Facilities by Recognized Youth Organizations. A school district shall allow a patriotic organization as defined in 36 U.S.C. sec. 201 et. seq., to have reasonable access to, and use of, school-approved means of communication for the purpose of advertising activities, and to distribute literature for recruitment or other purposes, provided that such literature may be distributed at not more than 2 school-sponsored events per school year. All costs associated with such communication shall be borne by the patriotic organization.

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