Sen. Bragdon, Dist 11
June 7, 2005
2005-1824s
04/09
Floor Amendment to HB 406
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 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 entrolled in a public or non-public 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 intiate a home
education program for any child, such acknowledgement shall be contingent upon
the program meeting the minimum definitional and educational requirements
programmed 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 correspodence 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 place 60 days after its passage.
AMENDED ANALYSIS
The bill requires a parent initiating a home education program to submit a list of subjects to be taught, and requires a parent initiating or continuing a home education program to provide notice annually.