HB 206 – AS INTRODUCED
2015 SESSION
04/09
HOUSE BILL 206
AN ACT relative to non-academic surveys or questionnaires given to students.
SPONSORS: Rep. Boehm, Hills 20; Rep. Cordelli, Carr 4; Rep. Pitre, Straf 2; Rep. Itse, Rock 10; Rep. Gile, Merr 27
This bill requires school districts to adopt a policy regarding student participation in non-academic surveys or questionnaires.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
15-0121
04/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen
AN ACT relative to non-academic surveys or questionnaires given to students.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; State Board of Education; Non-Academic Surveys and Questionnaires. Amend RSA 186:11 by inserting after paragraph IX-c the following new paragraph:
IX-d. Require school districts to adopt a policy governing the administration of non-academic surveys or questionnaires to students. The policy shall require school districts to make such surveys or questionnaires available, at the school and on the school or school district's website, for review by a student's parent or legal guardian at least one week prior to distribution to students. The policy shall also require a parent or legal guardian to provide written consent prior to the student's participation in the survey or questionnaire. The consent shall be indicated on a separate form provided by the school district for each survey or questionnaire. In this paragraph, “non-academic survey or questionnaire” means surveys, questionnaires, or other documents designed to elicit information about a student's social behavior, family life, religion, politics, sexual orientation, sexual activity, drug use, or any other information not related to a student's academics.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.