NH GENERAL COURT

Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:

AN ACT relative to procedural requirements for initiating and continuing home education programs.

Amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following:

1 Home Education; Procedural Requirements. Amend RSA 193-A:5, I-II to read as follows:

I. Any parent [~~commencing~~] initiating or continuing a home education program for a child, for a child who withdraws from a public school, or for a child who moves into a school district shall notify the commissioner of education, resident district superintendent, or principal of a nonpublic school of such [~~within~~] no later than 30 days after the program start date and no later than 30 days after the start of any following school year in which the program continues. Notification shall include a list of the names, addresses, and birth dates of all children participating in the home education program. Subject to the provisions of RSA 193‑A:7, I, and, if applicable, paragraph II of this section, the commissioner of the department of education shall acknowledge in writing that the parent shall be permitted to initiate or continue a home education program for a child enrolled in a public or nonpublic school if the program meets the minimum definitional and educational requirements as provided in RSA 193-A:4, I and paragraph II of this section.

II. [~~Notification made by the parent pursuant to paragraph I shall include a list of the names, addresses, and birth dates of all children who are participating in the home education program and~~] For any parent who has not previously received acknowledgement from the commissioner of the department of education that the parent is permitted to initiate a home education program for any child, such acknowledgement shall be contingent upon the program meeting the minimum definitional and educational requirements provided in RSA 193-A:4, I. To assist in this determination, notification under paragraph I shall include a list and description of the subjects to be taught each child in accordance with RSA 193-A:4, I. A description of such subjects shall also be provided which shall include:

(a) The name of an established correspondence school used, if any;

(b) The name of an established commercial curriculum provider used, if any;

(c) A table of contents or other material which outlines the scope of and instructional sequence for each subject, or both; and

(d) A list of textbooks or other instructional materials used.

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