CHAPTER 313
SB 238 - FINAL VERSION
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2022 SESSION
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10/05
SENATE BILL 238
AN ACT relative to special education services in chartered public schools.
SPONSORS: Sen. Ward, Dist 8; Sen. Gray, Dist 6; Rep. Hobson, Rock. 35
COMMITTEE: Education
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires chartered public schools to enter into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a resident district of a student with disabilities who is attending the chartered public school concerning special education services.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/24/2022 1035s
03/24/2022 1180s
05/26/2022 2026CofC 22-3047
10/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT relative to special education services in chartered public schools.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
313:1 New Paragraph; Special Education Services; Chartered Public Schools. Amend RSA 194-B:5 by inserting after paragraph VII the following new paragraph:
VIII.(a) A chartered public school and a resident district of a student with disabilities shall enter into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to ensure compliance with RSA 194-B:3, II(e). The MOU shall include, but not be limited to, the following: how the chartered public school and school district will cooperate with each other per RSA 194-B:11, III(c) and how the school district proposes to provide special education services and supports to students with disabilities within the chartered public school to ensure a free appropriate public education and adherence to state and federal special education laws, rules, and regulations. The MOU may also contain, but is not limited to, the following information: where the services will be provided and whether the school district will provide the services directly, or through a contract with the chartered public school or outside provider.
(b) The department of education shall develop and provide chartered public schools and school districts with a model MOU document to use as a guide.
(c) Prior to the start of each school year, the chartered public school and the school district shall review and update the MOU to ensure compliance with state and federal law and responsibilities to provide services in accordance with individualized education plans.
313:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.
Approved: July 01, 2022
Effective Date: July 01, 2023